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I s there any good fiction books you can recommend ?
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My 2009 Reads so far
Children of Men by PD James
Wide Sargassa Sea by Jean Rhys
Dissolution by C J Sansom
Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women by Nancy Madore - Adult content!
The Gospel of the Second Coming by Freke and Gandy
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Fish out of Water by MaryJanice Davidson â book 3 of Fred The Mermaid series
Morrigans Cross - Nora Roberts
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Folly by Alan Titchmarsh â 3 times
Divaâs Donât Knit by Gil McNeill
The Reader by Bernard Schlink - Twice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen â 3 times
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - 4 Times
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
Could it be Forever - David Cassidy
Marked by PC Cast
Agatha Raisin and the Love From Hell
Needles and Pearls by Gil Mc Neil
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Lady Chatterleyâs Lover by DH Lawrence - 12 times!
Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Scott Fitzgerald
West End Girls by Jenny Colgan
Fallen Angels by Bernard Cornwall
The Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Just after Sunset by Stephen King - Twice
Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs - twice
Poison Study by Marie V Snyder
Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Penthouse - Between the Sheets - Erotic Bedtime stories
The Secret by Rhona Byrne
The City of Thieves by David Benioff
Gigolo by Golden
All These Lonely People by Gervase Phinn
Girl Meets Ape by Chris Manby
The Bronte Project by Jennifer Vandever
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Agnes Grey by Ann Bronte
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Ladies Delight by Anon
20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck
39 Steps by John Buchan
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Forbidden Fruit, luscious and exciting by Anon â adult content!
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
The Blue Hour â A Portrait of Jean Rhys Lilian Pizzinchi
The Vampire Maid
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Harry Potter Series 1-7 by JK Rowling
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle
Mr Macgreggor by Alan Titchmarsh
The Last Lighthouse Keeper by Alan Titchmarsh
Animal Instincts by Alan Titchmarsh
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Love and Dr Devon by Alan Titchmarsh
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh
World Without End by Ken Follett
Miss Chopsticks by Xinran
The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde
The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Education of Victoria â adult content!
Faces of Fear by John Saul
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
Mr Darcyâs Diary by Amanda Grange
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
My 2009 Reads so far
Children of Men by PD James
Wide Sargassa Sea by Jean Rhys
Dissolution by C J Sansom
Enchanted: Erotic Bedtime Stories for Women by Nancy Madore - Adult content!
The Gospel of the Second Coming by Freke and Gandy
The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
Fish out of Water by MaryJanice Davidson â book 3 of Fred The Mermaid series
Morrigans Cross - Nora Roberts
Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts
Valley of Silence by Nora Roberts
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Folly by Alan Titchmarsh â 3 times
Divaâs Donât Knit by Gil McNeill
The Reader by Bernard Schlink - Twice
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen â 3 times
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien - 4 Times
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen
Could it be Forever - David Cassidy
Marked by PC Cast
Agatha Raisin and the Love From Hell
Needles and Pearls by Gil Mc Neil
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Lady Chatterleyâs Lover by DH Lawrence - 12 times!
Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Scott Fitzgerald
West End Girls by Jenny Colgan
Fallen Angels by Bernard Cornwall
The Coldest Blood by Jim Kelly
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Just after Sunset by Stephen King - Twice
Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs - twice
Poison Study by Marie V Snyder
Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Penthouse - Between the Sheets - Erotic Bedtime stories
The Secret by Rhona Byrne
The City of Thieves by David Benioff
Gigolo by Golden
All These Lonely People by Gervase Phinn
Girl Meets Ape by Chris Manby
The Bronte Project by Jennifer Vandever
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
Agnes Grey by Ann Bronte
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
The Ladies Delight by Anon
20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
The House of the Vampire by George Sylvester Viereck
39 Steps by John Buchan
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
Forbidden Fruit, luscious and exciting by Anon â adult content!
Luna by Julie Anne Peters
The Blue Hour â A Portrait of Jean Rhys Lilian Pizzinchi
The Vampire Maid
The Queen and I by Sue Townsend
The Host by Stephanie Meyer
The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Harry Potter Series 1-7 by JK Rowling
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle
Mr Macgreggor by Alan Titchmarsh
The Last Lighthouse Keeper by Alan Titchmarsh
Animal Instincts by Alan Titchmarsh
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Love and Dr Devon by Alan Titchmarsh
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh
World Without End by Ken Follett
Miss Chopsticks by Xinran
The Eyre affair by Jasper Fforde
The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Education of Victoria â adult content!
Faces of Fear by John Saul
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Me and Mr Darcy by Alexandra Potter
Mr Darcyâs Diary by Amanda Grange
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
The Raven by Edgar Alan Poe
Book writing!!!!!! :]
Q. Advice?
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks in advance!
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hey Dog Lover
yea ur advice helped :]
i just ask questions repededly to get more widely spread answers haha
but it was a good answer :D
Answer
Writing a book is as much science as it is art. First you have to plan obviously. Make three main plans:
A basic timeline of events. Draw brackets and decide what percentage of the book you will allocate to each section.
A character-relationship plan. Each person can be a box. Draw lines connecting them. On each line write their relationship (married, enemies, brothers, etc.).
A table in which you describe each character in detail. Remember that your audience will learn about the characters by way of their actions (indirectly).
In this table you will directly describe each character. Their personality, their physical appearance, and their flaws. Every person must have at least one that will become eventually evident (antagonist), or eventually overcome (protagonist). If you buy a later edition of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", This is a GREAT example. The book is focused around four or five main characters that have puzzling personalities. At the end of the book there is an appendix that actually describes the theme behind each. (i.e. Ellsworth..the man who wanted to be, but never was..)
Next, make a more detailed time line in table form, organized be scene (like a play). At the opening of each scene you will describe it. When you switch scenes, be sure to indicate how much time has passed between the current and previous one. Ken Follett is one of my favorite authors; he writes historical fiction. Each new scene of his is a different chapter.
Finally, fill in each scene with increasing levels of detail. Every scene must serve some purpose, even if it's just introducing a new character. When you introduce someone new, first give their physical description, and maybe throw in a few mannerisms that give away a portion of their personality. Try not to follow an exact formula for this type of thing; the reader can easily pick up on this. Expose the rest of them throughout the rest of their story (or until they die, etc.) through further actions, decisions, and dialogue.
The climax of the story should be a turning point, the outcome of which is determined by a decision made by the main character. The stress level of the reader should be at its highest.
The events following should be a result of those actions. These events would not have happened without the said key decision. The reader should be content at this point.
The closing should be slightly open ended. It should provide a certain degree of closure, yet leave the reader pondering unsaid outcomes (like the ending of the movie "The Matrix"). This way you can leave room for a sequel.
Completing a book requires multiple drafts. Have others read each draft and ask for criticism. This helps to expose problem areas where more detail may be needed.
You must also decide from what perspective the story will be told from:
Third person requires the least amount of "internal" description of characters thoughts, but the balance the equation, you must develop a very gripping storyline.
Remember that the reader must gain knowledge of the storyline as the book progresses. You as the author must know all the answers from the beginning. It is your job to evenly unfold the story at a rate that keeps the reader wanting to read more.
First person will require a highly developed main character, but often is easier to detail, because you can base this character off of yourself. The books storyline will center around a personal goal or change, whereas a third person story is strongly structured around the flow of events.
Third person omniscient, is probably the most advanced perspective to write in, in a certain sense. You will have to spend more time in the planning phase in order to accurately portray multiple central characters to a higher degree.
Writing in second person is very difficult to pull off, and not done very often.
The story most always has a main character.
Well hopefully that will get you started. I feel the authors I referenced above (Rand, Follett) are highly skilled in character development. I can't stress this aspect enough: If you simply have a chain of events, and no detail on an intrapersonal level, you'll end up with a children's book (i.e. Dr. Seuss's "The Cat In The Hat"). Hah! That was probably way more than you wanted to hear. Anyway, feel free to shoot me an email if you have any more questions.
Writing a book is as much science as it is art. First you have to plan obviously. Make three main plans:
A basic timeline of events. Draw brackets and decide what percentage of the book you will allocate to each section.
A character-relationship plan. Each person can be a box. Draw lines connecting them. On each line write their relationship (married, enemies, brothers, etc.).
A table in which you describe each character in detail. Remember that your audience will learn about the characters by way of their actions (indirectly).
In this table you will directly describe each character. Their personality, their physical appearance, and their flaws. Every person must have at least one that will become eventually evident (antagonist), or eventually overcome (protagonist). If you buy a later edition of Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead", This is a GREAT example. The book is focused around four or five main characters that have puzzling personalities. At the end of the book there is an appendix that actually describes the theme behind each. (i.e. Ellsworth..the man who wanted to be, but never was..)
Next, make a more detailed time line in table form, organized be scene (like a play). At the opening of each scene you will describe it. When you switch scenes, be sure to indicate how much time has passed between the current and previous one. Ken Follett is one of my favorite authors; he writes historical fiction. Each new scene of his is a different chapter.
Finally, fill in each scene with increasing levels of detail. Every scene must serve some purpose, even if it's just introducing a new character. When you introduce someone new, first give their physical description, and maybe throw in a few mannerisms that give away a portion of their personality. Try not to follow an exact formula for this type of thing; the reader can easily pick up on this. Expose the rest of them throughout the rest of their story (or until they die, etc.) through further actions, decisions, and dialogue.
The climax of the story should be a turning point, the outcome of which is determined by a decision made by the main character. The stress level of the reader should be at its highest.
The events following should be a result of those actions. These events would not have happened without the said key decision. The reader should be content at this point.
The closing should be slightly open ended. It should provide a certain degree of closure, yet leave the reader pondering unsaid outcomes (like the ending of the movie "The Matrix"). This way you can leave room for a sequel.
Completing a book requires multiple drafts. Have others read each draft and ask for criticism. This helps to expose problem areas where more detail may be needed.
You must also decide from what perspective the story will be told from:
Third person requires the least amount of "internal" description of characters thoughts, but the balance the equation, you must develop a very gripping storyline.
Remember that the reader must gain knowledge of the storyline as the book progresses. You as the author must know all the answers from the beginning. It is your job to evenly unfold the story at a rate that keeps the reader wanting to read more.
First person will require a highly developed main character, but often is easier to detail, because you can base this character off of yourself. The books storyline will center around a personal goal or change, whereas a third person story is strongly structured around the flow of events.
Third person omniscient, is probably the most advanced perspective to write in, in a certain sense. You will have to spend more time in the planning phase in order to accurately portray multiple central characters to a higher degree.
Writing in second person is very difficult to pull off, and not done very often.
The story most always has a main character.
Well hopefully that will get you started. I feel the authors I referenced above (Rand, Follett) are highly skilled in character development. I can't stress this aspect enough: If you simply have a chain of events, and no detail on an intrapersonal level, you'll end up with a children's book (i.e. Dr. Seuss's "The Cat In The Hat"). Hah! That was probably way more than you wanted to hear. Anyway, feel free to shoot me an email if you have any more questions.
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