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So you’re finally finished escritura 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 tu sleep, that had tu pulling out your pen and paper while on vacation with your family because The Idea came to you…
Well, you’re finished. tu 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 tu 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 o send it straight to the trash can. Just as your name represents you, the título 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 frases from the New York Times o 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 ángel 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 tiburón Boy and Lava Girl…
So how do tu name it?
Unfortunately, while there is a plethora of baby-name libros flooding the market and internet, there is no “novel-name book” for authors. So, tu must be creative. Which really shouldn’t be that hard – hell, tu wrote a book, didn’t you?
Coming up with the name of your novel should be a process started at the same time tu 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 tu come up witht the ideal name for your “baby.” These are merely brainstorming techniques to hopefully help something click in that creative cavity tu 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 tu escritura about a deeper meaning?
4. can tu tie in your book with current events o popular topics? (ie the Davinci Code)
5. what are your characters trying to do?
google is your best friend
1. buscar for pictures of a theme, character, creature, place, etc. that tu feel represents your book. You’ll come across some cool (and weird) things, and may give tu direction.
2. see what others escritura about similar topics are using for titles. Make sure your título isn’t too close to another’s.
3. get some más backstory on an item, relic, place, o animal in your story. Again, think muse…
Have fun
1. play up on words and items in your book (ie One of our newest libros due out siguiente summer is “Of Quills and Kings,” in which the villan is a demonic and sadistic hedgehog that overthrows the crown…)
2. be witty. tu 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. tu want to stand out, but don’t be too off-beat that tu scare people away.

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posted by alicia386
This is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time and I hope tu enjoy it.



Reincarnation

"I'll do it!" I shouted at the parte superior, arriba of my lungs. "I'll really do it!" They honestly thought I wouldn't do it. They honestly believed I was crazy but I'm not! I'm not crazy! I refuse to believe that I am mentally insane.

"Just put the cuchillo down," dicho my father in a soothing tone. I'm not a baby. tu can't force me to do anything. "Becky, honey, tu don't want to kill yourself. It will not bring tu joy."

We were circling around the cena mesa, tabla and I had a cuchillo close to my throat. One mover and...
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posted by 1999jacko
" Oh no, no, no and no again im losing it man I can't do it no more. I'm falling got it now leave me alone." I sat on my cama tears streaming down my face, the things in his vision were fighting me making me do things I didn't want, but he was fighting. Yet I was losing and all because I couldn't get anything to go right without a multiple of five o five, nothing went right without five. I couldn't find anyway one to help me in my fight, I can't believe my 4 friends had abandoned me(4 I told tu nothing ever went right without 5). The sound of footsteps got louder and the doctor came in and...
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posted by tigerseye43
This is a poem I came up with

The pain is far greater
the pain is almost blinding
tu dicho you'd always amor me
a rope of amor wrapped around me, a binding

But now I know the truth
You're nothing but a fake
tu took my corazón and played with it
and now my corazón does nothing but ache

I wish to hear your voice again
I wish tu had never hurt me
for now I can't even look at tu
without having to turn and flee

This pain has gotten worse
I can't stand it much longer
but if I take a blade....
I can take the pain tu gave me and make a different pain stronger.
posted by Problematic129
Chapter 5
    So old news
    Blood, that was all I saw big dark, nauseating blood. I couldn’t look away from the grotesque thing, it just caught my attention, as dark and scary as it’ll ever get.
    Luckily it was fake blood.    
    “Do tu like it?” Lila asked, looking at me expectantly.
    “Um…yes, it’s lovely and very, very real looking” I shudder.
    “Where’d tu get it?” helecho asks, looking disturbed. “It even smells real.”
    Sasha...
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Chapter Thirteen: Eat Them Before They Eat You

      It was early the siguiente morning when I woke up. The night before seemed like a dream to me. I expected to find myself in the school dorm o in a hotel because dad and I had to stop before we go continue the mission. Then I realized that I was actually stuck in headquarters with Darrell, Courtney, and Raven. Raven was up and walking to do. She still wouldn't talk but she was walking. Darrell was still sleeping along with Courtney. The realization of finding myself in this position made it increasingly hard to fall back to sleep.
      Raven...
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((Dear Reader,
This work is the culmination of eight months of roleplaying. tu can find the original roleplay at link. I would like to take this opportunity to name the fabulous people who gave new life to these characters.
Fred Weasley - hetalia4thewin
George Weasley - hetalia4thewin and peterpansbff
Hermione Granger - Hermione-Fan361
Neville Longbottom - Hermione-Fan361
Ron Weasley - peppergirl30
Luna Lovegood - peppergirl30
Ginny Weasley - Kgirllovespasta
Cho Chang - Kgirllovespasta
Albus Dumbledore - Spainofhetalia
Sirius Black - Spainofhetalia
Lee Jordan - Hermione-Fan361
Severus Snape - wa391488...
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posted by Problematic129
    Chapter 4
    Not a good sign at all
    Those last few words from the police officer was not a good really good thing to leave with, especially while walking through a deserted and dark parking lot, I felt like something would pop out. Ms. Arthur was clearly unhappy with the turn of conversation as seeing she made us leave early right when we were getting to the good part of the boring interrogation. I’m not joking, I think that lady has it out for us, just trying to ruin everything we try to do. Luckily Ms. Arthur had brought...
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Chapter 13
    The whole gang
    “So…? Um…would tu rather, live on an island for a año but then be saved and become a billionaire, o get stuck on a cruise ship for a three months with no money whatsoever?” I ask.    
    Ryler ums, while Beth scrunches up her eyes, the others just boringly blink. Beth respuestas first.
    “Stuck on a cruise ship.”
    “Why?” I question.
    “Well…think about it, I’m going to have to find food, clothes,...
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tu lurk in the shadows...You keep a distance from society,You have no priorties,except...to stay away.You think tu have (absolutely) no destiny.Come out,Come out,Come out-Let me see tu clearly.

(Chorus) tu can't stay hidden all your damn life,it's like your forbidden to live without strife:and I don't understand...why tu have to be a mystery man (man,man) a mystery man.

You come out in the dark, gaze at the moon wondering why tu can't find your mark (in life,in life) tu flee to your car,I try to catch tu but all I hear instead is vroom,vroom as tu drive away (who knows why your going...
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posted by Problematic129
Part 11!!! Okay so, super duper sorry for it being so so so late! So I'm going to try to make this short and simple, I own nothing! Nada, zero, zilch. Most of these I found on pinterest, tumbr, twitter, blogs, all that sha bang. I own nothing. These pictures aren't mine. I amor tu guys, thanks for viewing, stay strong, stay beautiful, and stay you.
Right now I thought it would be kind to give tu a songlist, of some very powerful/nice songs. misceláneo different nice. Just thought you'd like it. Go check 'em out.
The pretty reckless-under the water
Orla Gartland-Devil on my shoulder
Toby mac-city...
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posted by Problematic129
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    “Is this true?” The man whispered, not wanting to get his hopes up.
    The two intimidating men nodded in their polished looking suits. “Reports have been made there,” one of them spoke.
    “The reports?”
    The other man nodded. “Yes sir, the time has come, the book has been found.”
    “You’d better be correct,” the man whispered threateningly. “Or I won’t take it to kindly to dead ends.”
    “Were sure.”    
    The...
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Chapter Eleven: I Don't Hate tu But If tu Were On Fire, I Would Laugh

      "Nice to see tu again, McKenna," says Arnold Stuart, my father's best friend and researcher. He handles anything and everything my father needs to know about. Arnold comes in handy one missions and assignments. Arnold was able to track down the guy who estola my wallet right out of my dad's truck. Let's just say that the guy had a punishment much worse then prison. 
      "Hello, Arnold," I greeted. "Is this important? tu could have just called. I might be a spy but I do own a cell phone."
      "I didn't...
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posted by Problematic129
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    Terry
    I nervously wrung my hands as Alex continued to tell us what happened, I wanted to ask questions, make suggestions, but I couldn’t trust myself to that. The last time I suggested something I almost killed Iris and made her hate us all, I didn’t sure didn’t want a repeat.
    “She dicho it English!” Stilere yelled excitedly. “How awesome is that!”
    Brooklyn nodded like a scolded puppy, and risked a glance at Iris, who smiled at her. “Cool.”
    “Yeah, it was,...
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posted by Problematic129
Chapter 6
    Major boy problems
    “THAT STUPID BOY NAMED CAL! OH HOW I amor HIM! BUT WHY WON’T HE LOOK AT ME?!”
    “TALIA,” I yell, hitting her with my pillow. “Shut up!”
    Talia glared at me. “I’M CALM!”
    I raised my eyebrow, and Talia sighed. “Fine! I’m not!-”
    “Inside voices Talia,” I remind her.
    Talia groans. “Ugh, I keep on forgetting, each time I look back to the way I acted, I was a freak!”
    “Yep,”...
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posted by alicia386
Chapter One

      The constant roaring of the thunder and the sparks shooting from the lightening tu would have thought we had planned for this. Nothing is planned for in Somnium. No one expects these tragic events to occur. Even if we did plan for it, it still wouldn't change the mood. It would not make me feel any better. It wouldn't change the fact that my brother was now lying in a cold coffin dead.
      The weather was the least of my concerns at the moment. This funus, o celebration for the dead, was at my parte superior, arriba priority list. Although I should be worrying about my fate, I wasn't....
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A/N so here's a story that i did that was on Fanfiction.net and desided to share it with you.

Today was just a relaxing día at the FI kingdom as a young Flame and Frosta Played outside in there garden. At least it was relaxing to the twins, they where only four so they didn't know what really was going on. Inside the great castillo was the Dictator Spike watching over his young children fearing for them. "I cant go to the Meeting and Leave them all alone.." he dicho as he watched them play. He was looking at Flame who seemed to amor being under the sun that was shining brightly. "Flame is just...
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posted by tinaloo
A/N: so i did this story on Fanfiction.net and i thought i would share it with all of you


Today was just a relaxing día at the FI kingdom as a young Flame and Frosta Played outside in there garden. At least it was relaxing to the twins, they where only four so they didn't know what really was going on. Inside the great castillo was the Dictator Spike watching over his young children fearing for them. "I cant go to the Meeting and Leave them all alone.." he dicho as he watched them play. He was looking at Flame who seemed to amor being under the sun that was shining brightly. "Flame is just like...
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The great snake god was having problems feeding his family. They were true vegetarians and were not going to eat meat, thankyou very much – never mind become cannibals. His family did have some strange ideas. The only other places he knew of that housed water and vegetation was the land of the dinosaurs. Granted, he was a lot bigger than the dinosaurs, but they had a lot of land. They would have to learn to share some día – just because they were ‘the most fearsome creatures ever to roam the planet’ it didn’t mean they could disobey the commandments of Mother Nature, the head god...
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre:realistic fiction, humor~
Chapter 30
        Love is lovely, lovely is love
    Beth smiled victoriously as I entered school Monday, we hadn’t talked during the weekend and I was super guilty, but instantly relieved she didn’t pounce.
    Beth clapped her hands excitedly. “That smile! It’s a happy smile! I’m in amor smile! The fecha went-”    
    “Perfect!” I couldn’t help myself, I just had to say it, Beth and I squealed as we jumped up and down shouting...
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Hi guys I'm a 13 año old and amor to write but I may not be able to write as fast as some pf u I have dyslexea when I think of dyslexicea when u think of dyslexicea u probly think of not being able to read right well I can not read great and with my dyslexicea I have troble writeing to something that takes maby u a hora takes me two hours I have been made fun of a tone of times about it the worst time was a teacher dicho abby how about u read out load for once so I did and I was stodering and trying to sound out words and in the middle of class a girl really dicho in frount of everyone abby...
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