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The American Author Gore Vidal Dies

Posted by Ali Khader on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

© Robyn Beck / AFP


SOURCE REUTERS 

Gore Vidal, the elegant American author, died on Tuesday during the night at his home in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, at the age of 86.

His nephew Burr Steers said that he died due to complications of pneumonia, reported the Los Angeles Times.

Born in West Point in the state of New York as Eugene Luther Vidal Jr , he later adopted his mother's last name as his first name.



He started his career very young at the age of 19 years old while he was still a ...


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CreateSpace And How It Saved Authors, Musicians and Filmmakers

Posted by Ali on Saturday, June 23, 2012, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

What is CreateSpace? 



CreateSpace is an Amazon company. Their service consists of an on-demand distribution of books, films and musics. CreateSpace's goals are to provide creative tools and services to help authors, filmmakers and musicians publish and distribute their creative content to millions of potential customers.


What can Authors, Filmmakers and Musicians get from CreateSpace?


Authors can design and publish their books. Also, filmmakers can make their films available to milli...


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Searching How to Rent Cheap College Textbooks Online? Learn How!

Posted by Ali on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, In : Literary Resources & More 

Searching How to Rent Cheap College Textbooks Online? Learn How!

The cost of textbooks is always a problem among college students, but thanks God there are services on the internet to help college students that are looking to rent cheap college textbooks or simply people looking to rent textbooks online.


How to Rent Cheap Textbooks Online?

You use an online textbook rental service such as BookRenter.com.


Why is BookRenter.com a Great Textbook Rental Service?

The good thing about ...


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Pottermore.com Will Finally be Open to Everyone in Early April 2012

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, March 9, 2012, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

After months and months of patience and frustration, the Harry Potter fans will finally be able to access the Pottermore website as well as the e-books and others merchandise in early April!

The Harry Potter fans were expecting the website to open in beginning of 2012, but it was sadly delayed for various reasons.



The news was announced on the official website of Pottermore and the post read "We’re pleased to announce that pottermore.com will be open to everyone in early April 2012."...


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Book "Souvenirs" By Barbara Phinney - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, February 17, 2012, In : Book Reviews Rubric 

Our interviewer team particularly felt in love with Barbara's books and we suggest that you try them out (you'll find the links at the bottom of this interview). We also suggest that you to try the books of every authors that we have interviewed. All links will be posted at the bottom.

Barbara writes romantic suspense and inspirational romantic suspense under her real name Barbara Phinney. She also writes time travel and sci-fi romance under the name of Georgina Lee. She has had 8 books trad...


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Write-A-Thon Write Your Book in 26 Days (and live to tell about it) By Rochelle Melander - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, In : Interview With Authors 

Here we go again with another great interview! This time, with Rochelle Melander. Her new book Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (and live to tell about it) was out on October 18. Rochelle's interview is probably our "jucious"interview so far! Lots and lots of details! 



Write-A-Thon

Write your book in 26 days

(and live to tell about it)

by. Rochelle Melander

Interview

 


1. In your book chapter summary, there are so many topics and things you go through, where did you begin and w...


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Willowtree By Mike Bove - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, January 23, 2012, In : Interview With Authors 
We are always happy to interview a new author. What is fascinating with authors is that no matter how many authors you've talked to, you realise that they are all different even tough they live for the same passion: Writing.

We have interviewed Mike Bove, a self-published author. His first cozy mystery was self-published in August 2011. He is currently working on the second in the series. The senior sleuth, an avid golfer, likes to cook, and lives in a fictitious Arizona town.










WILLOWT...


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A Spy At Home By Joseph Rinaldo - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, In : Interview With Authors 
So this is our first interview of 2012! What is better to start the year with an interview with a sel-published author such as Joseph Rinaldo.

Joseph has two ebooks available for sale on Amazon: A SPY AT HOME and HAZARDOUS CHOICES. Hazardous Choices is also available on Smashwords and Barnes & Noble, and both are available on Goodreads.


A Spy at Home by Joseph Rinaldo

Interview


So, let's start it Joseph!



1. Your opening of your book immediately catches the audience. How much practi...


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What is The Next BIG Thing For 2012?

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

In the year 2011 we had the end of a glorious reign of magical creatures, wizards, witches and Hogwarts and the start of a crazed teen (and even crazed mothers) book series of vampires and werewolves that transpired into movies.

With so many teen books becoming movies, what is the next BIG thing for 2012? The Hunger Game Trilogy is to become a movie soon and many are excited and in anticipation. Perhaps this series will be the new “Twilight” craze? Only readers will tell. 2012 is rumor...


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Best Wishes - Merry Christmas And Happy New Year

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, December 23, 2011,



Me and Aerica would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our visitors. We hope that the upcoming year will be a new, shiny and happy year.

Best Wishes!

Ali & Aerica


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The Top 10 Most Popular Fallacies Of Argument And How To Detect Them

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, In : Top Lists 

During an argumentation, you or the person you are arguing with might use some fallacies argument. Fallacies argument are “false” argument. It means that it's a reasoning that appears true and logic, but that is in fact not valuable (not logical). The second characteristic of a fallacious argument is that it is not a MISTAKE: It is used INTENTIONALLY to deceive and/or take advantage during an argumentation. We will give you the ten most popular fallacies of argument used by people every ...


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The Future of 3D Media by Keith Fredericks - Author Interview

Posted by Ali Khader on Saturday, November 19, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 


Today's interview is with Keith Fredericks. For the 3D fans out there, you have to read this interview!

Keith wrote "The Future of 3D Media" to expose 3D glasses as "one of the biggest marketing blunders of all time" and to show how 3D will be adopted by consumers through a series of short pieces with different styles. His latest piece, "3D Glasses 404," is a scifi pastche of "The Emporer's New Clothes," where he looks back from the near future to see how stereoscopic 3D was first mass-...


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Pottermore Maintenance is Over But Still Not Open To The Public

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, November 11, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
J.K. Rowling. By Joel Ryan, AP.

The Pottermore website is now back online after the maintenance on November 2nd, but is still not open to the public. The Pottermore website was on a maintenance for three days straight and was back online on November 5th.

Based on the official blog of Pottermore, they have made some changes during the maintenance to the Hardware so that participants no longer risk getting stuck at points on the website. However, the website access is still limited to 1 milli...


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6 Reasons Why It Rocks To Be a Writer

Posted by Ali Khader on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, In : Top Lists 

We have wrote an article about the 6 reasons why it sucks to be a writer. As we have promised, here are 6 reasons why it rocks to be a writer!



1 - As a Writer, You Are Powerful And Even More If You Are Published.

We wrote an article long ago about the power that a writer can have. As a writer, your pen is LITERALLY (pardon the pun...) like a gun, a microphone, even like a camera. Not only you can share your opinion to thousands if not more of people, but you can also be detrimental to peop...


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How To Write a Great Book And Properly

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, October 30, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

Writing a book is mainly a matter of personal feeling and practices. Only the writer knows how he/she wants the book to be like. Remember that writing is an art and that you have to find your own writing style. We will give general advice on how to properly write a book.


How To Write a Great Book And properly?


The rhythm – Your story needs a good rhythm. A rhythm that fits your story, of course. A rhythm that is going to capture the reader's attention. Do you remember when your paren...


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Pottermore Site Will Be Updated

Posted by Ali Khader on Saturday, October 29, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
If you remember, we had published an article where J.K. Rowling announced pottermore. Pottermore is community for the Harry Potter fanatics. The beta version of the website has been launched on July 31st and is still available as a beta version for late subscriptions.

Now the full version of the website, which was supposed to be available on in October 2001 has been extended.

By the last news from the official blog of pottermore, Pottermore-insider, on November 2nd the beta version of the...


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About Criticism For Writers

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, October 25, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

This is a guest-post by Phil Bledsoe


Criticism is an inevitable outcome of writing. I have never known a single person who made even the pretense of writing without holding strong opinions on the work of others, whether those opinions were positive or negative. This can be as simple as the person who credits their favorite author with inspiring them to get started in the first place, or as complicated as someone who has a top ten list of favorites and a bottom ten list of least favorites, al...


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Rough Diamond by Dai Llewellyn - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, October 23, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 
 

Rough Diamond by Dai Llewellyn

Interview



Today's interview with TheWritingCorner was with, David Ellis, the author of 4 books. David has written 4 books in the last 4 years. The first, 'Poor Little Chess Boy', is a semi-autobiographical and touches upon the murky world of espionage. The following three ('Rough Diamond', 'Jack in the Box' and 'Jack the Lad') comprise the Jack Diamond trilogy. Jack is an iconic MI6 secret agent with a genius for disposing of his Department's dirty was...


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Widowhood Happens by Gene K. Garrison - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 



 

Widowhood Happens by Gene K. Garrison

Interview

 

TheWritingCorner is very happy to interview, Gene K. Garrisson, another very experienced writer.

Gene has been writing since 1972. She first freelanced to magazines and had amazing luck, then she became a feature articles writer for a regional magazine for 20 years and in the late 70s she started writing some books. Two of these books were published by the “traditional way”.

When these two books went out of print, she switched to...


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A Waiting Wave by Kulpreet Yadav - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, October 13, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 
 
A Waiting Wave by. Kulpreet Yadav
Interview



We interview today Kulpreet Yadav. An author from India.


1) What gave you the inspiration to write such a novel?

THE STORY WAS INSIDE ME WAITING FOR A RELEASE FOR A LONG TIME. BUT SOMEHOW I WASN'T SURE WHERE TO SET IT. WHEN I REACHED THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR GROUP OF ISLANDS, I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE STORY BELONGED HERE. AND THE RELEASE HAPPENED.    

 

  1. What made you want to write the novel the way you did? (Keeping history about th...


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The Flying Phone Booth by Lou Tyrrell - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, October 7, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 

 

We have recently interview the author Lou Tyrell. Now, Lou Tyrell's story is pretty amazing and inspiring.

Lou has been a television producer, director and writer all his life for 50 years. He worked on all kinds of shows, drama, comedy, quiz, medical, sports. In the early 60's, he went to work for Allen Funt to direct his Candid Camera show on CBS. He spent three years with him. Three years of joy, tears, laughs putting up with a genius who was always switching personalities. He told hi...


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The Swedish Poet Tomas Tranströmer Wins the 2011 Nobel Prize Of Literature

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, October 6, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
The Swedish Academy gave to, the 80 years old Swedish poet, Tomas Tranströmer, the Nobel Prize for Literature. He won it not even a hour ago (as I am writing this blog post). Tomas Tranströmer is the 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize of Literature. He won it at about 7PM EST time.

The Swedish Academy says and I quote "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".

Isn't that beautiful? Congratulations amazing Tomas Tranströmer and long live literature!...
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So You Want To Live On Sark & From a Feudal Isle To Aotearoa by Christine Curtis - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, October 3, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 
Recently, it was the turn of the author Christine Curtis to be interviewed. Christine Curtis has written two memoir books; she is currently working on finishing the third of the trilogy. The first trilogy titled “So You Want To Live On Sarkwas about running a smallholding and guest house on the tint feudal Island of Sark in the British Channel Isles; the second titled “From a Feudal Isle To Aotearoawas about touring and working in NZ in a delivery van; the third trilogy is about h...
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Baccarat by Justine Huffman - Author Interview

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, September 29, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 

We have interviewed the author Justine Huffman on her book titled Baccarat. She writes poetry, fiction and non-fiction. She currently have a short action-comedy story for Kindle titled “Baccarat” for sale and a story titled “Up In Smoke” in a newly published collection of short stories titled “Morning Stories: The Beginning”. She had her first poem published when she was ten years old in the “Anthology of Poetry by Young Americans: 1995 Edition”. She is currently in the proc...


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Blurry by Sherri Fulmer Moorer - Author Interview

Posted by Ali Khader on Monday, September 26, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 


 

Today we present to you the result of our interview with the independent author Sherri Fulmer Moorer on her book titled "Blurry".

Sherri Fulmer Moorer is an independent author in Columbia, SC. She has published two books: an inspirational book in 2004 and a young adult mystery book that was e-published in August 2011. Her next book, a supernatural suspense, will be e-published in April 2012.


 

Does a title to a story you are writing just come to you easily or have you ever had a pr...


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How To Boost Your Creativity And Imagination As A Writer

Posted by Guest Author - Maryam Hussain on Sunday, September 25, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 
 

This is a guest-post by Maryam Hussain.


Creativity is a gift by nature. But there is a way that can help you compete the real talent and that way is 'determination'. If you don't possess an innate tendency to write, there is nothing to worry about. You only have to be opinionated and that is it. Then, determination can take you to the top. Read loads of stuff that interests you and then begin attaching your own ideas to it. This will boost up your imagination that almost everyone posse...


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Are You An Author? We Want To Interview You!

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, September 16, 2011, In : Interview With Authors 
 We are interviewing writers and authors from all over the world to post it in our popular Literary Blog.

Do you write stories? Do you want to talk about your book and yourself to people? If yes, we would like to interview you by Email and have it posted in our blog. Your interview will be viewed by many people. If you have a website/blog or a Facebook/Twitter account, we will post a link in your interview so that the readers can visit your page.


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How to Make The Best of Your Writing

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, September 12, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

Tears, Words, and Soul

How to Make The Best of Your Writing

Writing can seem daunting whether you are writing it for yourself, a friend, or for a school paper, but never fear, we have three easy tips to help you on your way. The paper you are writing may seem like it's missing emotion, like you just don't get the reaction you were hoping for. The words might resemble that of what a three year old had written. Or, perhaps the paper just doesn't make any sense at all. Everyone has had the...


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It Is Never Too Late To Be A Writer

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, August 28, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

This guest-post is by Ben Moore.

From when I first read books I knew I wanted to be a writer. My 12 year old self-wrote a story about a boy who had a secret pet Pacman who would constantly get him in trouble and then save the day, but I did not bring it to an end.

A few years later I tried to write a mystery, but that didn't pan out. At 18, I co wrote a play that was produced three night's running in my local town hall. In university I edited the arts pages of the student newspaper and c...


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Write For Us

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, August 18, 2011,

The Writing Corner's popularity is increasing slowly but surely. That is because we are constantly aiming at publishing unique and original contents.

If you want to write for us and at the same time augment your website or blog popularity or your Twitter or Facebook popularity, then here is your chance. You can write for us as a Guest Author.

 

How Does It Work? 

It is really simple. Your name and whatever link you give to us will be posted with your blog-post as a guest post. You ...


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TwitterMagnets: A Ressource to Find The Poets in You

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, August 12, 2011, In : Literary Resources & More 

If you have a Twitter account and wondering what will be your next tweet then you should try TwitterMagnets. TwitterMagnets is like a game of scrabble, but the difference is that you play with words instead of letters. You have random words called “magnet” like the ones you put on your fridge. You use these virtual magnets to create something. It will usually looks like a poem. Also, to make the game more challenging, you have a maximum of 120 characters allowed. There is a very relaxing...


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7 Top Qualities That Describe What Makes A Good Writer

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, July 21, 2011, In : Top Lists 

So what are seven qualities that describe a great writer?


1. The Great Writers Are very Patient And Never Give Up.

As an aspiring writer or a published author, you will find some problems along your way. “Writer's block”, manuscript refused, “negative” criticism, poverty, etc. It can suck to be a writer, but the best writers never give up and go full bore towards their goal.



2. The Great Writers Have a Big Heart.

The best writers are bighearted. They have lots of empathy which...


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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, Book 2) By Suzanne Collins: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, July 18, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 



One word: AMAZING! Head into the nearest bookstore, library, or borrow it from a friend. This is a great adventure science-fiction book.The first book: The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins was very good and lifelike. You understand the characters and almost immediately you side with Katniss (also referred to as: Kat and Catnip). You understand the story and then the action begins. You will be at the edge of your seat with the first book and then comes the second book: Catching Fire By Suzanne ...


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Matt's Extra Smart and Amazingly Fast Computer By Jacquelyn Quattro

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, July 17, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 


 

Today I present to you a best selling children's book entitled: Matt's Extra Smart and Amazingly Fast Computer and it's written by Jacqueline Quattro.

Despite what people may say, it's harder to write for children than adults, because kids have a higher imagination. It's, then, harder for adults to surprise them. As the Russian author Maxim Gorky once said: “You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better."

So the amazing Jacqueline Quattro managed to create...


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J.K. Rowling Announces Pottermore

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, July 16, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
 


J.K. Rowling announces a free website called Pottermore where the Harry Potter fanatics can register. The website will be open in October and it will be a community specifically centered around the Harry Potter book series. Pottermore will be a website where the Harry Potter fans can read, share and rediscover the story, J.K Rowling announced. The fans will also be able to purchase exclusive digital books and e-books of the Harry Potter series! The fans have been waiting for something like...


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Marvel Comics' Book in Theater - Captain America: The First Avenger

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, July 15, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

Marvel Comics, the famous American comic book publisher will see one of his superheroes in theater on July 22
nd. We are talking about Captain America. The movie entitled “Captain America: The First Avenger,” based on one of the Captain America book series will be released in theater on July 22nd of this year.

Captain America is not really a superhero, but a “super-soldier” of the second World War. With his armours that have the colors of the USA flag, he is fighting against Hitler a...


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Sony To Release Two E-Book Readers To Compete With The Kindle

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, July 14, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
(Picture taken from ibtimes)



For the E-Book readers out there, I think that this is great news. Sony wants to compete with the Amazon Kindle by releasing their own E-Book readers. Some days ago, I have posted an article to talk about Barnes & Noble's strategy to compete with the Kindle.

Today, Amazon announced that they will reduce their Kindle 3G price and then, right after this announcement, Sony announced that they will release two digital E-Book readers that will cost between $180 and $3...


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Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 

Interesting book. And thankfully, different than most other books I've read. This book entails the story of Faerie and involves some pretty interesting fey, or fairy folk. Theres Keenan, the Summer King, who is looking for his long lost Summer Queen. This book tells the tale of how Keenan may find her, but shes mortal. He chooses Asilinn who is already in love with another mortal named Seth. Aislinn is a girl who is very normal except she can see the fey. She is said to be gifted with the Sig...


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Penguin Classics By Penguin Group USA: The Literary iTunes Application

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, July 11, 2011, In : Literary Resources & More 

 (Pictures Taken From iTunes.Apple) 


A good resource for the Literature fan is an iTunes application called “Penguin Classiscs”. This application is the most popular application related to English literature. With this application you will find the best English-language literary work throughout history, genre and disciplines to fit your needs. You can search any literary work by Author or by Title. You also have access to the newest literary classic and more.
Penguin Classic is the leadi...


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Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, July 9, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 

Do you know and/or like the whole Twilight love story? Well, this is even better. Can anybody say, Archangel? Patch, the totally cute and pretty sarcastic new boy in school is moved to sit next to Nora Grey. And oddly, Patch knows a whole lot about Nora, even though Nora knows nothing about Patch. Nora becomes scared of Patch, but even so more intrigued by him. She starts hanging out with him, and then two more new boys start school. And Elliot is into Nora, but Nora doesn't like him. Nor...


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Tempted - House of Night: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali Khader on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 

The 6th newest addition in the House of Night Series. It's written in a different view form than other books, switching from Zoey, to Stevie Rae's, and even a Raven Mocker's point of view along the story. It continues where Zoey has banished Kalona along with Neferet at Mary's Groto where the nuns had been keeping Zoey's grandma safe. Stark had saved Zoey's life, but also had put his own life in perile. Zoey still feels her feelings for him even though they are now linked by a Warriors bo...


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Hunted - House Of Night: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali Khader on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 


Kalona is released and Neferet is Queen Tsi Sgili. Zoey is with her friends underground and the world outside the tunnels is in disorder. Soon Zoey will have to face Kalona and survive.
Zoey returns sooner than expected and has to face Kalona. His breathtaking beauty and sexiness is overpowering, but Zoey and her friends who have returned to the House of Night escape his gaze. But Zoey still dreams and Kalona stars in those seductive dreams. Stark, the fledgling she has died and now comeb...


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Untamed - House Of Night: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Wednesday, July 6, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 

No boyfriends. No friends. And a war on humans. How have things come to this? Neferet, Zoey’s mentor and the Head Priestess at the House of Night, has changed and not for the better. Zoey’s made some mistakes, but they all weren’t her fault. Tensions are rising and Zoey has two death visions that could come true. Will everything work out all right? Read Untamed, the fourth book in the House of Night Series that chronicles Zoey Redbird’s adventure to restore good and vanquish evil....


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Barnes & Noble Giving Away 30 Free e-Books if You Buy The Nook

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, July 2, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

 

Do you know the Kindle? It's an e-book(electronic book) reader made by Amazon. It's the most popular e-book reader. Now one of the main competitor of the Kindle is called the Nook which is made by Barnes & Noble. Now to be even more competitive Barnes & Noble decided to give away free e-books to people that are ready to change their current ebook reader for their Nook, Since July 1st 2011. Barnes & Noble are giving away 30 free e-books to anyone ready to change their current e-book reader ...


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Where to Sell Your Used Books Fast And Easily

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, July 2, 2011, In : Literary Resources & More 

If you read a lot or if you just want to make a few bucks, you might want to find yourself in this situation where you are thinking how and where you should sell your used books easily. You want to sell them with no hassles. The solution is to sell your used books online.

You can sell your used books online at Barnes & Noble, fast and easily. Please note that you will need the ISBN number of the book. An ISBN number is just a code that you will find on the book back's cover and it's usual...


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6 Reasons Why it Sucks to be a Writer

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, In : Top Lists 

1 – The “Job” of Writers is Not Enough Recognized as a “job”.

It's a fact that the job of Writers/Authors is not enough recognized as a “job”. How many people have been victim of mockeries and derision after saying that they wanted to be a Writer? The job of a Writer is usually seen as something that requires an amazing talent because most people tend to know more about the popular Authors. What these people ignore is that you can be a successful Writer even if you are not aske...


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The Online Writing Communities: A Great Resource For Literature Fans

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, June 26, 2011, In : Literary Resources & More 
 

First let's explain what is an online community. An online community is basically a virtual group. By “virtual” we mean that it's on the internet as opposed to a group of people in the “real world”. This virtual or online group are usually linked by the same interests. If you like to cook, for example, you could join a forum that is related to recipes. For instance, this forum can be called an online culinary community. So an "online writing community" is a community where people ...


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How to Write a Love Letter

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, June 24, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

 

A love letter is not just good for Valentine's day, but it's good at any time. Why? Because without love, everything is harder...everything. So let's add some love to this blog and let me tell you how to write a simple, yet effective, love letter whether you want to write a love letter for her or for him.

The purpose to write a love letter to someone is, of course, to express your love toward that person. One myth about love letters is that it should be written like a poem and nothing coul...


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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martins Bestseller

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, June 20, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 

A Game of Thrones by George Raymond Richard Martins in the top 100 On Amazon

 (Picture Taken From Amazon.com)

 

Today we present to you a series of four books entitled A Game of Thrones: A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martins. This set of books is in the top 100 on Amazon.com for more than 73 days now.

This book has been published for the first time in 1996 so imagine! The story related in these books is mainly taking place in, Westeros, an ima...


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How to Become a Famous Writer Before You're Dead by Ariel Gore Review

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, June 16, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 

  

Do You Want to Become a Famous Writer?

If you are reading this post you are probably interested in becoming a writer, publishing your book and becoming a famous writer. If this is your goal, let me tell you that you should head for this and believe in it because it's possible. We will give you some advices to help you.

How to Become a Famous writer?

We will go straight to the point. To become a famous writer, you need three things: get ready to “take action now” and not waste your ...


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The Demon Girl by Penelope Fletcher eBook Review

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 
 

Title: The Demon Girl
Author: Penelope Fletcher

Synopsis: The Rupture created by demon kind (fairies, vampires and witches) caused humans to shelter themselves inside so-called Temples and train children to become Clerics and fight demons. The most feared demon is a fairy. Rae Wilder was left at a Temple with no family known of. She grows up accepting that demons are bad, but one day that all changes. She goes on an adventure that changes her whole life. She meets fairies, a vampire, and a ...


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One Thing That Google +1 Button Can do For Writers

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, June 11, 2011, In : Literary Resources & More 
 

First of all, let me explain to you what is the “Google +1 Button”. As the name suggest, it's a button called “+1” and it's made by Google. That button is placed on websites' pages and every time that people visit a website and like the content of that website, they can simply click on the “+1” button to kind of give a good quotation to that website for other web surfers. If you want to know what it looks like, check to the top left of this blog. This button has been implemente...


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The Impact of Digital Printing on The Publishing World

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

 

Digital printing is just a fancy word to say that it's printing through a “digital” technology instead of a “mechanical” technology such as it was done in the past. The difference between these two is very important. Let's say for example that you want to print a one page text through a mechanic printing (the old way of printing), you need to have the original of that paper physically (in your hands). Then, by applying some kind of a physical pressure over your paper (letterpres...


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As a Writer How Can Your Friend Help You Write Better?

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, June 3, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

 

 

 

Ever have problems with writing a story? Maybe a road block or even not sure about an idea? Sounds like you need a D.S.F. What's a D.S.F.? It's a little term I coined to mean a “designated story friend”. This may sound a bit like a sales pitch but once I list the pros of having a D.S.F. you will be thankful for this small little tip.

A D.S.F. is a simple little helping accomplice to your writing needs. A person there to bounce ideas off of for your latest writing adventure can h...


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The Different Ways to Publish a Book

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

 

Different Types of Book Publishing

 

 

So today we are going to go over the different ways to publish a book.

Officially, to publish a book, there are three ways: you can either self-publish your book, asking the service of a book publishing house or publishing it as an author by the help of an ancillary service.


The Ancillary Service


Let's explain now the differences between them. Publishing a book "as an author" means that you won't publish your book by the help of a book publis...


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Are You Searching What to Write About?

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, May 28, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

 

Asking yourself what are the subjects you should write about is the same thing as asking what are the subject that you can write about in literature.

First of all, let's explain what literature means. “Technically”, during the 12th century, literature meant whatever that was “written” and then it slowly changed to mean “the ability to obtain knowledge from books”.

Nowadays, the definition of literature is used to express any text that we give an aesthetics value to it an...


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Liberty Media Bids For Barnes & Noble

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 
 

 

Barnes & Noble to be Sold to Liberty Media

 

If you are usually buying your books at Barnes & Noble, you might have heard that this booksellers company has been trying to find a buyer who would buy the company.It looks like Barnes & Noble might have found a potential buyer. That buyer might be Liberty Media, which is some kind of a “multi-company” institution that owns different kinds of companies like television companies, radio, internet, etc. It's called a media conglomerate. ...


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The Power Of Your Pen

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, May 23, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

The Power of Writing – The Power of Writers

Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.” - Pearl Strachan Hurd

Officialy there are three types of political power: the executive power, the legislative and the judiciary. Don't worry, I am not going to give you a lesson in politics. All this to say that, there is a 4th and non-official type of power that can be called the “mediatic power” or the power of the media.

You know that FoxNews is not CNN when you l...


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Find Your Writing Style

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, May 21, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

Everything that you do, you do it your own way (style), whether you are dancing, an athlete or writing. But any dancer or any athlete would tell you that this style has to be discovered. No matter what yourexperience might be as a writer, you need to discover your style and use it to your advantage.

Now, if you are already a writer and are constantly writing in your personal journal, stories, etc, you might have already discovered your own writing style and feels good and comfortable whe...


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Chosen - House of Night: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 

          
Review of "Chosen - House of Night". A Series Novel By. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast.



 

Something’s wrong at the House of Night. Neferet seems different and Zoey is lost with three boyfriends and not knowing how to let one go from an Imprint to walking away from the very sexy and seductive Loren Blake. Erik is sweet to her, but Zoey starts to think that perhaps he’s way too jealous and controlling.

What’s even weirder is Aphrodite is a friend…sort of, and Stevie Rae is unde...


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Betrayed - House of Night Review: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 


Review of "Betrayed - House of Night". A Series Novel By. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast.


 

Becoming Imprinted with a past human boyfriend, leader of the Dark Daughters, and not being an ordinary fledgling vampire is a lot for Zoey Redbird. Sadly there’s more to come. Betrayed, the second novel in the House of Night Series, continues the breathless journey of Zoey and her adventure on the path of the Goddess Nyx and overthrowing evil.
Things are getting out of control though. Heath is in love...


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Marked - House of Night: Plot Summary

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, In : Book Reviews Rubric 


Review of "Marked - a House Of Night". A Series Novel By. P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast.


 

First note so you understand that this series is a vampire story, but it’s not Twilight By. Stephenie Meyer. Yes there’s love and romance, danger and mystery, and of course a bad guy…or should I say girl, umm… This book is great. Once you start reading you get caught in the story…

Zoey Redbird has been Marked, but she’s no ordinary fledgling vampire. She meets new friends and also the very se...


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New Release of Sookie Stackhouse Novels Series

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, May 14, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

 

Ever seen the hit television show True Blood? Or perhaps you are hooked on the novel series "Sookie Stackhouse Novels" by. Charlaine Harris? If you are into either one there is some big news! The next novel in the new Sookie Stackhouse series will be released in May of 2011 and True Blood, the hit television show will be releasing it's 4th season June 26, 2011. True Blood is a recreation of the thriller murder mystery novel series. The next installment is the 11th novel By. Charlaine Harri...


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How to Overcome The Writer's Block?

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 
 
What Is The Writer's Block? How To Get Rid of The Writer's Block?

The “syndrome de la page blanche” for “the blank page syndrome” in english or the “writer's block” is a very recurring problem among writers of any experience, and anyone who had to write something for school knows what we are talking about. When experiencing this, the writers find themselves in a situation where they want to write, but are hesitating on whether or not this is what should be written. If it happ...


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Short Stories Writing Contest #1 (Closed)

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, May 1, 2011, In : Writing Contests 

We have received 10 stories already and the contest is closed FOR NOW. We will open the second contest soon so to stay tuned, please

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The rules: We take a block of ten short stories, compare them together and decide the winners. There will be a total of three prizes for these ten. So we compare a block of ten stories every time. Each contestant may submit a total of three entries (three stories). However, even though up to three stories can be submitted by the same c...


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War Poetry Contest #1 (closed)

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Sunday, May 1, 2011, In : Writing Contests 

We have received 10 poems already and the contest is closed FOR NOW. We will open the second contest soon so to stay tuned, please

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The rules: We take a block of ten poems, compare them together and decide the winners. There will be a total of three prizes for these ten. So we compare a block of ten poems every time. Each contestant may submit a total of three entries (three poems).

Finally, once we receive your poem, we will post a small part of that poem (mostly one ...


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Screenwriters Tips

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, April 28, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

This was posted in the forum by one of our member which is a published author by the name of Ernie Johnson. It's pretty interesting, soI wanted to share this with you.
So If you're a screenwriter and you've got a completed screenplay that you are trying to submit, know that Amazon.com is getting into the movie business, and the good thing is it's all free. They do have a rather complex development agreement, and you are advised to read it through thoroughly, but all in all the prize struct...


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How to Write a Letter

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

Writing letters can be challenging at the beginning. But with practice anyone can get the hang of it. You don't need to be a writer to write a good letter. The important aspect that you should keep in mind about letter writing is to have a writing plan.

FIRST STEP: LET'S GET ALL THE BASICS INFORMATION.

As we have said, a good plan is needed first, in order to write a letter. You will first need to make a list of everything that should be included in your letter. That means, every aspect ...


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How to Write a Book Review

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, In : Writing Tips & Guide 

In this book review rubric we will explain how to write a book review. When the time comes to look for a book review on the internet, it's pretty easy to find one. But it is also easy to base a book review on your personal opinion. It is OK to give your opinion about a book, but a good and objective book review should be the object of a deepest research by the reviewer. In fact, the more profound of researches are required.
This is true in order to write a book review and true for any other t...


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Bossypants by Tina Fey - Amazon Bestseller Book

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

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(Picture taken from Amazon website.)

 

One of today's best-selling book on Amazon is Bossypants by Tina Fey. Bossypants is in the top 100 for 34 days now as I am writing this. On April 8th, Tina Fey was at Barnes&Noble in New York to give signed autographs to hundreds of people. First, Tina Fey is known to be an actress, but it looks like she has added author to her resume and she is doing pretty well since this book is also among the top 150 books sold in America based on USATODAY.


The cove...


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Stephenie Meyer Goes From Vampires to Mermaids

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, April 23, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

Stephenie Meyer has come out saying she is leaving Twilight in the past and going to the future with mermaids, literally. Her mermaids will be time-traveling in her new novels. Check out this link if you don't believe us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRj86uAlask



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Vampire Academy Book News

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Saturday, April 23, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

 

From http://www.richellemead.com/books/vampireacademy.htm:

The New VA Series
Last Sacrifice will be the last book about Rose, but it'll be followed by a spin-off series still set in the Vampire Academy world. Side characters we know from the current series will now be our main characters, and there'll be a whole new storyline (not the last one told from a different perspective). It is scheduled for release in August 2011 and is called Bloodlines.”

So don't be sad if you think that w...


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The Hobbit Book's Movie Version to be Released in 2012

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, April 15, 2011, In : Movies Based On Books 

 The Hobbit is the prequel to the series Lord Of The Rings by. J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins finding the ring before the adventure of Frodo. This book is now going to be on the big screen! The movie will be in two parts. The first part will be out in 2012. Filming started on March 21, 2011. Check it out on IMDB.com!


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Vampire Academy Book Series in Theaters in 2003

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Friday, April 15, 2011, In : Movies Based On Books 

 Coming in 2013, the official movie based on the finished series of Vampire Academy by Michelle Mead will be here! If you check out the information on IMDB.com, there is no information available yet and the movie is listed as in development. Check it out on facebook.com and like the page if you are a fan of this book series and can't wait for the movie!


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5 Most Read Books in The World

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Monday, April 11, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

Here are the 5 most read books in the world for all types and kinds of books.



You might have heard about it, but the most read book is the
Holy Bible. It is hard to put a number on how many people possess a Bible, as religious books are sometimes given for free to people rather than sold.


On the second rank right after the Bible is
Quotations From Chairman Mao. This book contains quotations taken from speeches and statements of, Mao Zedong (Chairman Mao), a revolutionary Chinese from the C...


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The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger - The Battle of Tull

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, April 7, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 


image source: Stephen King official website 
 

The popular series of The Dark Tower is still not outdated. The Battle of Tull, is the next portion of The Dark Tower series. It is scheduled to be released in June 2011. This news was announced on Stephen King's official website.

source: Stephen King official website




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The Hunger Games Book by Suzanne Collins in Theaters

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, April 7, 2011, In : Movies Based On Books 
 The Hunger Games book by Suzanne Collins in theaters for march 23, 2012! This popular science-fiction novel will finally be released in theater in 2012. Fans rejoice!



Source: IMDB

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J.K Rowling Will Release Harry Potter in ebooks

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, April 7, 2011, In : Current News Stories & Fun Facts 

 (picture taken from csmonitor)
 

J.K. Rowling hesitated a lot on the idea of releasing Harry Potter books in e-books (electronic book) versions. But she finally decided that this might be a good idea, as the fans were asking for this too.

We can say that J.K. Rowling is entering the 21st century with those famous book and every fan must be happy about that. The news was announced by J.K. Rowling's agent Neil Bair. However, we still don't know when those books will be released, as J.K. Rowlin...


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The Dark Tower by Stephen King to be Released in Teathers

Posted by Ali & Aerica on Thursday, April 7, 2011, In : Movies Based On Books 

NBC Universal has confirmed that one of the famous Stephen King's book called The Dark Tower (series) will have its movie released may 17th 2013! More precisely, the movie will be about the first book in the series.

That is great news for the Stephen King's fans like me.


source: Stephen King's website




source:
Stephen King's website



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