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Anna Hennings
I am a fiction writer searching for an agent to help publish my books. My goal is to end up on the best seller list, sell the movie rights to my books, and act in a cameo role within these movies. My goal is to challange JK Rowlings position as the greatest female writer of all times.
Can I successfully fill out a patent application on my own, or do I need an attorney?
I have been given conflicting information regarding this. Have any of you patented something? Can you walk me through the process please. Thanks
1 AnswerPolls & Surveys1 decade agoI've been using dictonary.com, which I love, but when I type in a word to see if it should be hyphenated...
it usually says it should be. Should I trust the fact that it is correct? Because I swear I've seen these words unhyphenated before in literature. Perhaps there are words that may or may not be hyphenated, it's simply up to the writer?
1 AnswerPolls & Surveys1 decade agoIs this sentence correct? It doesn't flow well for me, any ideas?
This, for Anna, would be forever remembered as the whirlwind summer that blew by.
11 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoIs there any type of trust fund that you can put money in that isn't included in a divorce?
I'm going through a seperation and in the process of getting a book published. I want to ensure that any money I make from this book does not end up in my soon to be ex's hand. He was very verbally and mentally abusive especially during the time that it took for me to write the book. So my question is, is there some way to keep him from getting his mits on any of it?
4 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoWhen typing a list of dos and don'ts, do you spell dos like this?
14 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoCan someone give me some pointers or websites on how to correctly set apart paragraphs in a manuscript?
Of course each time a new character speeks the paragraph changes, but how do you differentiate between thoughts? There has to be some sort of rules for paragraph breaks. Basics or a website would be great. Thank you.
Please, people who are sure of their answers only.
2 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoIs this an inappropriate double negative?
No, it was neither of these.
5 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWhen typing the name of a book title, my M. Word is telling me not to cap. everything.?
The sentence is:
She received a book called, 'Spells Made Easy'.
I thought it should all be in caps since it is the title of a book, but my comp. is telling me only to cap Spells. I even have the title italicized. What's correct?
8 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWhen typing a manuscript for a novel. . .?
do you leave one inch margins, 12 font, Times New Roman, double spaced, and two spaces between the chapter title and the text, as well as tab over for paragraph indents?
Please, only reply if you're sure of the answer.
I know there are different ways and it depends on what the standards are for that publishing co., but there must be a standard I can initially set it up in.
3 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWith a fiction novel that is about 400 pages long, is there a set number of pages required for a chapter?
Are their guidelines that suggest no less than 10 pages for a chapter and no more than thirty, for example? Thank you.
10 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWhen typing within a story an incantation that is 10 lines long...?
do you center it within the page and italicize it, so that it stands out from the rest of the type?
3 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWhen typing someones thought within a story, do you italicize it?
Sit up, was she kidding. She'd fall off for sure, Anna thought to herself.
4 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoShould Coming of Age Ceremony be capitalized in this sentence?
We will be performing your Coming of Age Ceremony on your birthday.
Good grammatical web sites would be appreciated too.
1 AnswerBooks & Authors1 decade agoIs the punctuation ok in this sentence?
Who wouldn't, what with all the crazy, and let's face it, unnerving information she'd been given the day before.
2 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoIs the punctuation appropriate for the following?
1. She pulled up to a building bearing a sign that read, 'The Village Square'.
2. Is two-story spelled this way or storey?
3. She walked through the 'Employee's Only' door. - punctuation ok here, and is Only caps?
4. Level 1 Spells - should 1 be spelled out?
5. She decided to 'cheer the place up'. - puctuation ok here? No caps, correct?
6. Is crypticness a word? Microsoft picked it up as an error but I swear I've seen it before.
7. Distracting Anna, Celia continued, "Behind... - Is the punctuation ok here?
If I could get the answers for these punctuation rules, I should be able to fix the rest of them. Thank you.
8 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoWhen typing the word/s name-calling, is it hyphenated?
Is lo and behold spelled just lo, or low?
Is leather-like spelled with a hyphen?
When someone is hesitateing in their speech, do you write it like this: W-what?
Is two-story hyphenated?
Our ancestors were part of the great white brotherhood - should great white brotherhood be capitals?
If typing the words - the symbol of an X, do you capitalize the x?
Is tooth fairy capitalized in a sentence or hyphenated?
Sorry for all the questions. I'm editing, and it's quicker to ask sometime then it is to flip through my reference books. Thank you for your help.
4 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoI have just purchased several writing guides. Can you tell me if you have them and which one you prefer?
The First Five Pages - Noah Lukeman
How To Write What You Want & Sell What You Write - Skip Press
Whose Grammer Book Is This Anyway - Good
The Marshall Plan for Getting Your Novel Pulished - Marshall
The Creative Writers Style Guide - Leland
Writers Market FAQ's - Rubie
Getting Your Book Published For Dummies - Zackheim
Which one has the best grammatical info? I'm looking at a months worth of reading in front of me, so if i could get input on the one you found particularly helpful that would be great. Thank you.
3 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade agoHaving some grammatical issues with my book, could someone please help?
I'm writing a magical fiction and when typing out spells and chants should I capitalize and italicize them? ie: As she took up her wand she said, Tatome.
Should all words of the chapter heading be capitalized, but not in the contents. ie: Lost and Found Legacy (contents), Lost And Found Legacy (chapter title).
Is it er or err when someone doesn't know what to say. ie: Er, did you say dragon?
And how about ah in the same sense?
Thank you for your time.
5 AnswersBooks & Authors1 decade ago