Questions

My sister would like a satirical book for christmas about a historical event or anything historical. Does anyone have any good ideas? I was thinking about Jon Stewart’s America book, but that is too recent. Something based on an earlier event would be good.
- Arloa E

Also…I need some good authors…I LOVE Janet Evanovich…anyone know any other authors similar to her?
Yes, I’ve read almost all if not ALL of Janet Evanovich’s books! I love her She is an amazing writer!
- kimmers_angel

Around Christmas I saw this book at Barnes and Noble. It has a black cover. Inside, you are supposed to do things, like spill something on one page, tear out another page and make a paper airplane, draw a self-portrait on another. I cannot find the book online and have no idea what the title is. Any help would be great!
- Kate S

Its been going on for weeks now. Ever since I went away for Christmas and New Year, now I’m home and I just cant seem to get into it. Ideas are fine, I’m full of ideas but when I sit down to write it out it just comes out like dribble. Its so bad and so frustrating.
- Alice

I need to write a poem about Christmas. How do I start? I need it not rhyming, and I can get going after I get it started. I don’t know what type of poem to do, either. If you tell me how to get started(you dont need to start it for me) I can follow through and get the poem done. Please?
- mad monkey

I’m going to NY this week after Christmas, so I’d like to know any good poetry open mics/competitions/clubs, I can enter or just be there to check out the spots.
- yumiyukai

I want to write this story where a woman who was once a ‘nightwalker’…in other words, serviced other men, but changed. However, her family never forgave her and she spent many Christmases without them. One year she is determined to resolve their problems and have a cozy Christmas again. I wanted to contrast her old memories of Christmas with the present narrative in the books through two or three flashbacks–is that too many? Can flashbacks ruin a story? I also want to tell about her fall into prostituion without making it a long story. How can I work it into a narrative? This is how I’m working my flashbacks in now, BTW: She is drifting in and out of sleep on a cold December night, and relives various memories of the happy Christmases. Is this too chintzy?
- BudgieTweet