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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 IlovePatch97
Sorry it took so long, school is crazy. i hope this makes up for it.
don't forget to comentario :D


Chapter 6




“Wait! Wait!” I said, needing a moment of processing. “This is real? I’m not dreaming, I’m not hallucinating and this isn’t an extremely well executed prank?”
“No Alana I’m sorry to say but this is real, unbelievable, but real” Chris replied. I turned to look at Patricia, her face unchanged like stone.
“So then what are we going to do? Are tu bringing me to this Zerokenum guy so he can cut out my heart!?” I exclaimed in sudden alarm. I didn’t think Chris o Patricia...
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, fantasy~
17
    Iris
    It felt like being hit in the gut, I just couldn’t believe it. Not saying I’m bossy o anything, but I didn’t want to walk alone in a deserted park, but I did anyway.
    What I was not ready for, however, was the real pain in my stomach when I was pushed to the ground, hitting my fragile head in the process. Ready to let people hear my screams all the way from China, I turned around, and was startled to see a black thing passing us, flying on the wind.
    I knew going...
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Orion woke up with a dark black aura slowly disappearing from his body. Libra hobbled into the room and saw Orion quickly waking up," Orion your up I have been waiting for hours, now quickly outside," he dicho hurriedly as he hobbled out through the other door that lead outside into a small arena. Orion stood up feeling fresh and powerful and ran through the door into the arena. Libra stood looking younger than he actually was at the other side, wand writhing about in his hand ready for a fight," come on Orion dont be afraid," Libra shouted out. So Orion stepped into his circulo, círculo and drew his...
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posted by Dhampires
The most beautiful creature is the most deciving creature. Foul, cruelness, and haterid are the only things that makes it's corazón whole. The rest is pit of darkness not one hearty emotion lurks in it's body, it feeds off fear- the fear of it's prey.
It was only a few nights eariler that she wore an white silk ballgown to the Ball-wearing matching gloves that came just above the wrist and glass heels. She'd had that beautiful blond hair flowing behind her back, her crystal blue eyes showed off her hair very well and her rosey lips placed together her face perfectly-not to mention her slim...
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, fantasy~     
9
    Zaria
    We came to an agreement, if anything…unusual happened, we’ll check it out. If it happens to be another thing then we’ll comw to the conclusion that we and the book caused this. So on the siguiente day, sadly where school wasn’t cancelled, I’d kept an open eye for anything weird.
    “Status report?” Stilere asks as she walks with me around school.
    “Nothing,” I sigh. “You?”
    “Same.” Stilere shakes her head....
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, fantasy~
8
    Terry
    “Yes, it was very bizarre, indeed, Michael. In the middle of the day, in the town of Spear Springs, a horrible storm occurs, nearly knocking people off their feet, it came out of nowhere ad stopped just as abruptly. And if that’s not weird, in a neighborhood of that same town all the windows of the houses on the block smashed at the same time! It’s really…” I zoned out on what the woman was saying.
    It wasn’t bizarre at all, the storm came from the book, again. Zaria, Alex, Iris,...
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posted by alicia386
Chapter Three: New School, New Worries

      "You're lying," I dicho but then again, who would lie about something like this. "My father would have told me if he was in danger. We have a strong relationship."
      "That maybe, but would he really want tu to worry when your spy exams are coming up? Would he want to add más to your plate of stress?" Darrell raised one eyebrow for my response but he didn't need one. He already knew what I was going to say.
      "You have a point but," I said. "What is the school going to do about it? Surely, they wouldn't let one of the most parte superior, arriba notch...
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posted by 1999jacko
Ron was waiting outside the school building for the MI6 agent that was being sent for him. A small, black car turned round the corner, it slowed to a stop in front of him, the door slowly opened an instead of the small agent the commenter had told him would come 3 men in odd black suits, white ties and black sunglasses stepped out and shoved a almohada case over his head, blocking his line of vision so he couldn't see what happened after that but he felt the smash of a cricket bat against his head while being roughly pushed into the back asiento of a car. Slowly his head started to hurt a lot and...
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just a warning every other chapter will be dark with a murder happening in almost all of them so if tu don't like dark stuff don't read this one

Jameson was rushing around the room his eyes blood shot with tiredness, he had received the results of the prints hours hace and had been working on it for the whole night. And when he had discovered who the killer and his little gang were he had instantly knew he was screwed, but tried to type it up so hopefully chief detective James would discover it and start arresting the people as soon as he was killed. When he finished his little message to James...
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posted by Problematic129
~Genre: Fiction, fantasy
2
Alex
    “Are tu okay?!” I asked as I rushed to Zaria and Iris.
    “Somewhat,” Iris dicho giving me a shaky smile, while Zaria replied. “Define okay.”
    I helped them out of the water, they were soaked, and kept on slipping. Which led me to fall into the water.
    “Sorry,” Iris said, looking at my now wet clothes sorrowfully.
    “It’s okay let’s just get out of here.” I said, pulling them toward the ground.
    “Wait!”...
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posted by 1999jacko
Dark Fantasy(I think)

Drake and Sam stood at the edge of the road waiting for the cars to stop zooming past. pato, drake was starting to get really impatient so she started to shout," oh come on! how long does it take for us to be able to cruzar, cruz the road," his face going red and all the while Sam was laughing his head of at the rants that pato, drake was going on about until finally he said," come on man lets just go under the bridge it may be the long way but its easily quicker than this, so come on." Sam had already started jogging towards the entrance to the little path that lead under the bridge por the...
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Through Her Eyes... Chapter One- Life No More?





Alice could still fell the warm breeze glide across her skin and through her blonde streaked fresa red hair, making it fly every which way. She remembered looking over at he father with his warm brown eyes and brown hair a shade litter then his eyes. His nose big as every. She would always make fun of him for that nose. She remembered leaning in to give him a warm kiss on the check and saying, “I amor tu dad.” He looked down at her and said,”I amor tu two.” As he turned into the siguiente road, She gasp. He slams on the breaks but it’s...
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Chapter (13):
"So, are we gonna walk inicial o is Noah gonna pick us up?" asked Leo, as they descended the school steps, "I'm calling Noah" replied Abbie, "Okay then" dicho Leo, he shoved his hands in his pockets and started rocking back and forth on his heals, Abbie fumbled her messenger bag for her phone,and found it just before she could dial Noah's number, it vibrated lightly signaling that she had a text, "I got a text" dicho Abbie, "Who's it from?" asked Leo, "Noah" replied Abbie after she'd checked the name, she read the text, 'Stay where tu are I'm picking tu and Leo up, From ur 'Also...
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posted by hgfan5602
Run now. Run fast. We all have a place that we desire to be, and that place is not inicial for me, unlike most people. My parents have started to torture me since last December, and I have had enough of it. My corazón is racing, and I know I have to get away now. I can't take any más of this. My parents have been holding me in my room, locking me under chain and key, beating my head against the wall. Not your normal kid, the kid who thinks doing homework is torture. This is what I call real torture. Yesterday past midnight, I was thinking, "Why do my parents do this to me? Why? Why? I'm definitely...
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posted by Problematic129
*Thanks for all the review!!! :) Please don't copy and please read and review*
Chapter 9
    The Seven Deadly Sins
    Greed, gluttony, envy, lust, sloth, pride, and wrath. The seven deadly sins, we all know what they are. Commit one and tu are sinner, commit all, tu are very bad sinner.
    If I have ever believed I committed one it would be wrath, I have a good temper, believe me, but when it is broken. When I’ve met my breaking point, that is when I am at my most unpleasant.
    In the bible, it tells us about...
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posted by SweetHoneyBunny
I dropped the bat and ran the two steps to his side. “Brett, what happened?! Who did this to you?!” His leg looked like it was torn apart. The skin was hanging in shreds, there was blood everywhere and I could see the bone. His arm was hanging at an odd angle and his face was covered with claw marks and a deep gash could be seen above his right eye. I grabbed some cloths from beside me and turned on the sink. Wetting one of the cloths, I began to clear some of the blood away. Brett gasped in pain. “I'm sorry. I should take tu to the hospital.” I was getting up to leave the room to...
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posted by kitty190123
One day, a girl was walking through a forest. Her name was Rachel, and she was looking for a friend. Her and her friend, Misty, were camping, but then Misty disappeared. She then saw a dim white light. She walked towards it and saw a face, a body, arms, and legs. It was wearing a white dress. tu know, when she thought about it, it looked a bit like... "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

That's all for chapter 1! Please tell me if it needs to be a little longer and feel free to post your preguntas and comments!
added by alicia386
posted by rory2011
she slept for three hours near Kat ,the ground felt harsher and colder than before ,but Kat's body made Hayley feel worm
she felt the door opening and someone is walking over her ,he grabbed her strongly ,she opened her eyes screaming " mom ... mom ... please " she was trying to escape from Mac's hand but she's too young and small to fight a 36 years old man
Kat finally felt something ,her head was killing her ,she can hardly stand cause she lost a lot of blood ,but all she wanted is respond to her daughter's scream
after she stood up she can see very clear ,she saw Mac taking Hayley ,she heard...
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posted by rory2011
Hayley was lying on the ground without any mover ,David was watching his daughter being tortured between Mac's hand

he slapped her three times then he hit her head with the muro ,in somehow ,Kat could get out of Mac's hand ,she took three steps back but everything she was seeing is dark with red and black vision ,she couldn't run away o find a way out cause her head hurt her so much
Mac walked fast after she stood away ,and he pushed her against the muro
he was holding something in his hand
" let's see if tu can handle this " Mac dicho , he looked at Kat for a minutos then he looked at David...
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