Story

How long should a prologue for a short story be?

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:11:10 +0000

If a short story should have a prologue or not. Should they?

I usually just read novels, I’ve not read many short stories so am not fimiliar with the structure, etc of them.

I don’t think short stories really need a prologue, to be honest. But I suppose if it did have one, it would be just a few sentences.

In a short story collection are some of the stories usually already published?

admin — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:20:44 +0000

I’m looking to bring out a short story collection. I have ten stores that have already been published, and ten that I’ve written specifically for this collection. I’m not sure how many reprints to include (obviously I’ve already checked the previous contracts and rights, so they’d be no problem reprinting some of the stories in a new collection).
Also how many stories would you expect to see?

I don’t know if there’s any rule as to the ratio of new and old stories. Some short story collections have a list at the front, saying, "[name of story] first appeared in [magazine]" or "[name of story] reprinted by permission of [company]", so you can assume those are old ones, and any story that’s not in the list must be new.

How many stories I’d expect would depend on the length of each one. I’d expect to pay about as much for a short story collection as I would for a novel, which would mean the collection overall would be about the same length as a novel – 40,000 words or more.

How do you quote from a short story literature book?

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:55:15 +0000

How do you quote from from a literature book? The short story is in a literature book, however the author of the story is not the author of the literature book. For example, the author of the literature is X.J Kennedy, but I am quoting a paragraph from another author who wrote the short story. Do you quote the actual author who wrote the short story or the author from the literature book?

You would just quote the author of the story. For example, I have a literature book for my English class that has a bunch of different poems, plays and short stories in it all of them obviously by different authors, where as the lit book has the name of two authors on the front. In actuality, those two authors on the front of my lit book are the editors for the lit book. If you were writing a works cited page you would want to include the name of the editor for the lit book as well as the author of the story you are citing.

Suggestions for a really good love story book?

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:59:20 +0000

I am a 20 yr old female and I just want to read a really good book. Preferrably a love story but any other books for my age would be great suggestions!

Nora Roberts "The Bridal Quartet"

How can i develop a whole story plot for a screenplay?

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:41:18 +0000

Because I already came up with a synopsis for a story i wanted to do but i only have 3 characters and i’m gonna need more than 3 characters.

I already have descriptions for the characters i have now and what they want but i just need help coming up with the storyline so how can i come up with a GREAT story plot for the synopsis?

From Michael Hauge, who had a more detailed version online at on point, comes the basic structure which can be applied to nearly every screenplay. Flesh out what you have until you can write at least one long and detailed paragraph for each step. That’s your starting point.

01STAGE I: SETUP (0-10%)
02TURNING POINT 1: THE OPPORTUNITY (at 10%)
03STAGE II: THE NEW SITUATION (10-25%)
04TURNING POINT 2: THE CHANGE OF PLANS (25%)
05STAGE III: PROGRESS (25-50%)
06TURNING POINT 3: THE POINT OF NO RETURN (50%)
07STAGE IV: COMPLICATIONS AND HIGHER STAKES (50-75%)
08TURNING POINT 4: THE MAJOR SETBACK (75%)
09STAGE V: THE FINAL PUSH (75-90/99%)
10TURNING POINT 5: THE CLIMAX (90 – 99%)
11STAGE VI: THE AFTERMATH

Can anyone recommend me short stories or short story authors?

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:51:16 +0000

Can anyone recommend me some interesting short stories or short story authors? I’m not looking for short stories by classic writers, I’m looking for something modern, gloomy, atmospheric, with iconic main character. If you have seen the 2011 movie Drive, than i would love to find some short stories similar to it.

The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction. We used it for a class and every story was gloomy.

http://www.amazon.com/Scribner-Anthology-Contemporary-Short-Fiction/dp/1416532277/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324846680&sr=8-1

How to cite a short story NOT in a collection in MLA format?

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:10:13 +0000

So I have the text "Rappaccini’s Daughter" by Nathaniel Hawethorne to cite in my composition. Problem is that my teacher emailed the story to us, so it is not included in a collection or anything nd I have no clue where he got the text. How do I cite a short story that is not in a collection in MLA format?

There’s an excellent website called easybib (easybib.com). It allows you to create citations for free in MLA format. You’ll go to that cite, click on the type of resource (in this case web) and highlight your teacher’s link and paste it in the appropriate box. When you press the button that says cite this, it will do it for you. easy peasy.

Where can I buy a cool story bro blue sweatshirt for kids?

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:12:44 +0000

So my friend wants a cool story bro sweatshirt(with hoodie) blue for kids.. It’s the one that says "Cool Story Bro" not the one that says "Cool Story Bro Tell It again" He wants it blue and with a hoodie so he can match with his friend. Where can I buy this ?

Check out this site, they normally have a whole bunch.

Where in the Philippines or asia can i buy the complete set of bible story books by arthur maxwell?

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:23:29 +0000

i grew up reading these set of books, unfortunately when my siblings and i started going off to college, my mother thought we would outgrow our love for these books so she donated it to the church. Now that i am a sunday school teacher i realize how helpful the books are since it has very good illustrations. Please do help me. thanks.

new egg

What are some good easier to read true story books..?

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:34:53 +0000

I’m reading a stolen life right now and really liking it. Just wondering what some other good true story books are. Maybe one’s written by survivors or such. I’m just getting back into reading, so I wouldn’t want anything to difficult.

Thanks

Oh and I’m also reading Night by Elie Wisel

I personally like Zak bagan’s Night World. It his true adventres as a Paranormal Investigator. It’s a little biographical, but it’s honestly a really good read that is sure to make you think.