I'm not a mod.
It was sarcasm.
Well with sarcasm like that you certainly should be (a mod)!
I'm not a mod.
It was sarcasm.
One circumstance where I've seen second person work well is when it's clear that "you" is not actually the reader, but a distinct character the narrator is addressing. An example being John Scalzi's THE SAGAN DIARY, in which the narrator is speaking addressing her husband for most of the story. I'm not sure that cases like that really count as second-person, though, as they feel more like either first (the narrator) or third-person detached (as with epistolary novels, in which readers might see letters that address the intended recipient in the second person, but we're not actually inside the head of the person who wrote the letter--we're observing externally). UJ, am I on crack about those being second person?
What planet are you from? The bible is NOT a piece of american literature.
Somebody go ask Bush where he put all the deeds when he left...
She complains about everything starting with the first page.
Anybody read The Trumpet of the Swan? I was in maybe fourth grade, but I remember loving that book. It was about a swan who couldn't honk(trumpet) so a boy helped him, and cut the webbing in one of his feet so he could work the keys on a trumpet.Makes sense. Swans are notoriously mean-spirited.
She complains about everything starting with the first page.
On page zero?That's quite a complaint. I mean, where else will everything start? [Missing icon of insufferable grin]
--Milton
Aw man, I missed the title of this thread yesterday. What was it?
Also, I don't know if this has been covered before, but: Pen Names. How do they work, and who decides them--you, the publisher, the agent?
Jim,
I've noticed that many books can be bought from Amazon for crazy knockdown prices. "New and Used from $2.95" or "Used - in good condition for $0.01" Even some recent books can be bought in this way.
How does this benefit the author? How much royalty would he/she get from a 1 cent sale?
How does this benefit the author? How much royalty would he/she get from a 1 cent sale?