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So you’re finally finished writing it – the thing that has taken up all of your free time for the past two years (or more), the monkey on your back that wouldn’t let آپ sleep, that had آپ pulling out your pen and paper while on vacation with your family because The Idea came to you…
Well, you’re finished. آپ want to print it out, slap on a title, and send it off.
Hold up, there partner! Pause, breathe, put the the manuscript down. Easy! There آپ go….
What’s the big deal with a title?
Everything! It’s the first thing that a potential reader will see, the line that will either catch an editor’s attention یا send it straight to the trash can. Just as your name represents you, the عنوان of your book must be representative and catchy for your novel.
The good, the bad, and the ugly…    
There are three distinct groups of titles.
The first is the good: the ones that catch attention, make a reader pick the book up, scan the front, turn it over and read the back, and then on to the checkout stand. Examples: Empress, Boiling Point, Crown of Thorns, Slaughterhouse-Five, A Feast for Crows.
The bad: have a hit and miss chance of grabbing a reader, with good enough cover art and some fantastic quotes from the New York Times یا Publisher’s Weekly, they may be read. They probably won’t be the first book a reader picks up, but it’s possible. Examples: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, War of the Gods, Secrets of Droon: The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet, Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment.
Then the ugly: get the response “how did this ever get onto this shelf?” “What was the editor/author thinking?” Examples: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, The Adventures of شارک Boy and Lava Girl…
So how do آپ name it?
Unfortunately, while there is a plethora of baby-name کتابیں flooding the market and internet, there is no “novel-name book” for authors. So, آپ must be creative. Which really shouldn’t be that hard – hell, آپ wrote a book, didn’t you?
Coming up with the name of your novel should be a process started at the same time آپ write the firs paragraph, and honestly, will and should go on until you’re done with your final edit. It’s not an easy task – parents may argue and pine over it for nine months – why should your naming process be any different?
Following are several tips to help آپ come up witht the ideal name for your “baby.” These are merely brainstorming techniques to hopefully help something click in that creative cavity آپ have sitting between your shoulders:
Make a list
1. the names of your main characters
2. the major places in your book
3. any special talismans/objects that play a specific/important role (ie. The Sword of Shanara)
4. creatures, animals, aliens, names
Your plot
1. what is the point of your book?
2. is there a journey? To where? For why?
3. are آپ writing about a deeper meaning?
4. can آپ tie in your book with current events یا مقبول topics? (ie the Davinci Code)
5. what are your characters trying to do?
Google is your best friend
1. تلاش for pictures of a theme, character, creature, place, etc. that آپ feel represents your book. You’ll come across some cool (and weird) things, and may give آپ direction.
2. see what others writing about similar topics are using for titles. Make sure your عنوان isn’t too close to another’s.
3. get some مزید backstory on an item, relic, place, یا animal in your story. Again, think muse…
Have fun
1. play up on words and items in your book (ie One of our newest کتابیں due out اگلے summer is “Of Quills and Kings,” in which the villan is a demonic and sadistic hedgehog that overthrows the crown…)
2. be witty. آپ are trying to grab science fiction/fantasy/horror/etc fans, not collegiate professors that enjoy spending all of their waking hours with their pet rock. Uh…
3. be original. آپ want to stand out, but don’t be too off-beat that آپ scare people away.

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posted by TheEvilHoodie
The twins woke early. It had been a dark, stormy night - even some of the big ones were scared. They sat up and stretched in unison before clambering out of their smooth wooden high-walled bed. They had previously found a way to push down the bars, making the jump on the other side much less challenging and not so hard on the derriere. They took the stairs one at a time, clinging on to the handrails on either side. The twins entered the living room, fumbling around in the dark for the matches to light the torches they had fashioned out of thick wood and coal. Once this was done, they crawled...
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, fantasy~     
10
    Stilere
    I could barely conentrate throughout the day, my mind kept on wondering. Why did we need to learn at a time like this? It feels like it was just yesterday that we were almost killed سے طرف کی this storm created from the book, and the school knows it too. Why risk it?
    The سوال asked for all layers, and I could tell I was really asking myself. Why risk it? For a book of all things, a few months پہلے if آپ کہا I’d be counting ona book I would have laughed in your face,...
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posted by BlondLionEzel
Chapter 7 : Tragedy

The اگلے days sun rose, as جے knew what he had to to do...

"Welcome!, Lady's and Gents, i give you: جے vs Cole!" The announcer screamed!

"Ready to die?" Cole کہا as they Unleashed a giant لومڑی Form Kitsune! It lunged at جے and he dodged it. When جے looked at the towering Kitsune he noticed something: Whip Marks! Then he knew what to do.

"Shhh, it's ok" کہا کہا as put his hand on it's head and it started whimpering, "It's ok, i won't hurt you".

Then جے heard something: Screams! Then he saw what happened. King George stabbed Amber through the دل at the سب, سب سے اوپر of the Colosseum!...
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posted by alicia386
Chapter Six

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. JUST MAKE THE BEST OF IT. -Erica

      The things going through my mind that دن were not pleasant ones. They were mainly flashbacks. Flashbacks from ancient times but t felt lie it was not very long ago. The first one was مزید of a modern medieval setting. There were towering stone buildings and cobblestone streets. The night sky made the scene even مزید melancholy with its dreadful grey skies and cold rain. It was the perfect scene for a battle. A lofty man wearing a lengthy cost which was covered in bright jewels and beautiful pearls. His golden...
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posted by Problematic129
I wrote this a while back, for my language arts class. Please don't copy, enjoy!!!:)
Don't be careless
About the world
Many people are penniless
They have nowhere to go
Generations through generations
Our numbers subtract
Stand up and fight
We are not powerless
Together we unite
And restore our happiness
Come on let's be earnest
We can improve academically
دکھائیں that we care
Our people need compassion
We live and love
And we think of above
Forever and ever
We will be together
No matter how wicked
یا cruel we can be
We all live and die
In this democracy on Earth
posted by IlovePatch97
Reality hurts, I have experience
It makes آپ feel free, and then drags آپ to the ground
It tells آپ that everything will be ok
Later it crushes all hope and faith
It makes آپ see what آپ want to see
Let’s آپ feel what آپ want to feel
It puts آپ in those “oh snap” positions
It laughs at آپ in the face for your mistakes
It can help آپ find love یا heartbreak
In the end reality gives آپ the same outcome
The very outcome آپ tried to avoid
Reality doesn’t control me, I refuse to be destroyed
posted by SweetHoneyBunny
سے طرف کی the time I got to the small shopping center in my ever smaller town, my Jeep had stalled twice, the window was stuck half way and the little light on the dash was flashing. Could it get any worst? Better not say that in case something did happen.
I grabbed my keys, stuffed them in my bag and slammed the door.

“Julie! Over here! Juuuuulie!” Sophie was almost standing on her chair in the food court waving her hands in the air like a lunatic. “What took so long? I've been waiting for like 3 hours!” she کہا when I finally managed to weave my way through the other people there. “I...
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added by rory2011
Chapter 1: Where am I?

A massive army stood at the bottom of an active volcano. Alice, restrained سے طرف کی 2 soldiers, looked around feverishly. In piles were mauled, broken figures, all lying in growing pools of blood, dead from the recently fought battle. She looked up, towards the edge of the burning volcano, her eyes fixed on the teen standing اگلے to a dark, hooded figure. "Felix! Felix!" she cried out. But he refused to respond, his face emotionless. She struggled to free herself, but without success. As Felix was pushed into the boiling pit سے طرف کی the hooded person, he did not say a word.

"FELIX!!!"...
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Chapter 15
Sleeping in
    I yawned as I raised my head from the security of my lovely pillow, expecting the lovely outputting colors of my بستر room I was surprised to see creepy bright white paint on the walls, with no pictures whatsoever.
    I jerked up from my position and noticed I was on one of those things in the doctors office the kid gets to sit on for whether it was for a check-up یا sickness, I quickly calmed down when I realized I was in the nurse’s office, our lovely nurse was on her computer typing, and I noticed a familiar pretty girl sleeping...
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posted by alicia386
I made these collages a while پہلے and i have got to share them with you.




















































For some odd reason this things wont let me post it unless my مضمون is longer so i am trying to make it longer. Just wasting space here. I understand





































Will Bella ever stop loving Edward? Will Peeta ever cheat on Katniss? These سوالات and مزید will be answered after these messages.

































K-Stew and Rob are OVER. Well, she did cheat on him with a MARRIED MAN WHO HAS KIDS.
posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, mystery and fantasy :) Sorry for the mishap, fixed it!~
Chapter 34
        A way of escape
    Though I wanted to scream and fight, it was of no use, if we really were far away I’d just be making useless noises. Jess had taken everything out of my pockets, my phone, money, all that stuff. But she was merciful enough to give me entertainment, a tv stood on the far corner of the basement, it was on the news channel, and I kept it there for a daily update.
    It was worse than I thought.
    Mom’s...
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posted by Problematic129
    ~Genre: Fiction, mystery and fantasy :)~
Chapter 30
    Confusing sensations
    As soon as those words were uttered the world became weird. I felt weird, light headed, like I was flying یا something. I could hear screaming and shouts, they were so loud, and yet I couldn’t hear what they were saying.
    My eyes felt to heavy to open, and my head started to hurt just the faintest. Even though it felt like سیکنڈ when this weird sensation hit, I knew it was only minutes.
    I could distinctly...
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posted by alicia386
Chapter Twelve

WE UNRAVEL THE LAYERS THAT PROTECT US FROM PAIN AND MISERY AS WE GET TO KNOW YOU. -Erica

      "You lie to me!" کہا my demon as he threw the spirit of Emma through the door. How he threw a transparent object through a solid object, I will never know. I do know that Emma was whimpering as she she laid motionless on the floor. I appeared from the لائبریری before realizing that I wasn't suppose I be there anyways. Hopefully. He would be too focused on Emma to notice my mistake. "You کہا she would be here and she isn't! آپ let her escape!"
      Emma's face was planted on the...
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posted by 1999jacko
[So your back for مزید are آپ young ones, well as long as آپ don't interrupt I'll tell آپ the اگلے part.] Sam sat in the headmasters office staring at a still unconscious Drake, while the actual head master stood ripping Jake to pieces for putting ڈریک ' under' as he put it. Jake was sinking down into his chair, the fear of the head clearly دکھانا on his face trying to say," b-but he wouldn't co-" but آپ could see the head just wasn't having any excuses. "JAKE GET OUT OF MY SIGHT NOW, I'LL DEAL WITH آپ LATER!" the heads booming voice shouted at Jake, and Jake took his chance to run out...
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crime

Detective James Whitaker stood at the homicide scene, inspecting the body as thoroughly as he could, until he figured out what had happened. With all the forensic scientists gathered around him he started to tell them what had happened," well what happened was the killer was chasing the girl through the forest, and the girl tripped up and the killer slowly walked oveeer." James made his way swiftly through the branches and twigs until he reached a large درخت and took 3 steps forward, and then continued." Here, he raised his gun and aimed at the head and shot then ran as fast as he could...
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posted by Problematic129
In case were still doing genre~Genre: Fiction, mystery and fantasy :)*
Chapter 26
    The club of doom and popularity
    “Glad آپ guys could all make it,” Meredith said, grinning like a Cheshire cat. “As آپ know I’ve called آپ all girl’s because the دن has finally arrived!”
    All the girl’s around us squeal, I try to contain my excitement but my bright grinning face is a dead give away.
    We’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, ever since we’ve sat at that ‘cool table’ یا as...
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The dark shadows of the 5 tall men faintly lay on the دیوار of the old abandoned factory. Among those men was the Killer and the Leader of the group of men, but it was neither of them speaking it was the newest and most deadly member, who was trying to push himself into the spot of the killer of the group and push the old one out." Listen to me guys sure he got the job done and it was a clean job but he should of waited until the suspicion of us had moved on before killing her." He turned his attention to the leader and continued," if آپ had دیا me the job I would of waited because she didn't...
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posted by Problematic129
Chapter 11
                Game on
    “So I’ve been knocking on the door for ages,” Talia shrieks. “But آپ never answered! Never! And you’re here! And Beth’s here!”
    One thing آپ learn to not like about Talia, is that she never talks normal, yelling is her normal level of voice.
    “Oh…” I stall until a brilliant plan comes to me. “Beth and I were listening to موسیقی quite loudly, getting ready for our sleepover with the girl’s...
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