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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Know of any way to make something crafty out of my husband's sports newspaper articles?

    Under the bar top would be good, if that is possible. Shellacked to the bar as well, decoupage I guess it is called. It seems a bit boastful to paste up your own clippings though. Maybe just use a picture or two with his funny high school haircut instead (everyone had a funny haircut in...
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    what are some questions i can ask an author of a childrens book?

    Is it true that You only write children's books because you failed at writing adult books? What do you say to people that claim your books are derivative?
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    what are some questions i can ask an author of a childrens book?

    Is it true that You only write children's books because you failed at writing adult books? What do you say to people that claim your books are derivative?
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    what are some questions i can ask an author of a childrens book?

    Is it true that You only write children's books because you failed at writing adult books? What do you say to people that claim your books are derivative?
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    I'm a teenage author. I have a question about advertising?

    Only if your novel is based on your own life, which allows it to be sold as "a true story of teens. Take a novel like Curtis Sittenfield's Prep. The age of the author is what got it picked up, as it is an honest, first person look at life in an eastern boarding school. So the author's age was...
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    I'm a teenage author. I have a question about advertising?

    Only if your novel is based on your own life, which allows it to be sold as "a true story of teens. Take a novel like Curtis Sittenfield's Prep. The age of the author is what got it picked up, as it is an honest, first person look at life in an eastern boarding school. So the author's age was...
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    Why do authors use pseudonyms?

    They write about family or friends. They want to sell in a genre or market they don't normally write for and don't want to be judged as "that sci-fi" writer. They just don't want to be bothered. I bet Salinger still wishes he hadn't used his name, I know the guy who drew Calvin & Hobbes does...
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    Why do authors use pseudonyms?

    They write about family or friends. They want to sell in a genre or market they don't normally write for and don't want to be judged as "that sci-fi" writer. They just don't want to be bothered. I bet Salinger still wishes he hadn't used his name, I know the guy who drew Calvin & Hobbes does...
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    Why Don't the Writers/Authors themselves get as much Credit as the Actors/Celebrities?

    Because most people can't whack it to an author. Beyond that most movies have always been so formulaic that half get written by a producer.
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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Interesting American History Facts in 1680's?

    Good range. You have thousands of topics since they gave you an open ended range of dates. You could do Indian tribes, their migrations, their trade routes, the epidemics which decimated them, most explorers, the viking settlements, unproven discoverers of the America, the foundation of any...
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    Why do authors use the literary technique of a Christ-figure in their piece?

    Mary Shelly wasn't a greek pagan, yet she referenced prometheus. Religions are often well known and deal with a lot of the big questions, thus it is easily to refer, allude, and borrow from them in a literary piece, adding a bit more depth to the writing, for people who are acquainted with...
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    Does anyone here buy a book based on the appeal of the cover?

    More than once. I was sorting through some books the other month and I realized that I had more than a dozen I'd bought based on the cover art alone. Horrible books that I'd trade off in a moment, but I really like the artist. Curse you Thomas Canty! Of course the good side is that without...
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    How did the political environment of the 1950's influence Arthur Miller to write the

    The red scare, during which people were grilled by Congress as to their political affiliations and the affiliations of their friends. Just like the witch hunts in the Crucible, people were forced to inform on their friends and coworkers. Many people were accused, had their lives wrecked, and...
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    American and British Crime Fiction :Discuss the literary and social influences

    I'd say this is complete garbage. At this point, anyone claiming that there is a big difference in literary influences in a modern genre like this is cracked. The assertion simply isn't held up by the wide variety of product out there. Take something like the Hannibal/Silence of the Lambs...
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