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altivoUnder the full moon, which is brilliant tonight...
Off to a rough start last night, the first chunk of text, though probably usable, needs heavy editing and isn't a suitable opening. Met today's quota with a better opening chapter. I'll post it tomorrow morning, probably and start publishing the link here for those who are curious enough to look.
Current word count: 2682
Target count would be: 3334
As always, I strive for quality, not just quantity. ;p Better a little slow now than floundering later, and I'm off work next week to make this thing move along.
Also pulled together my contributions for the Authors and their Novels staff party on Sunday. You may remember I was to create a multiple choice quiz on the topic.
Here are the questions:
1. Which of the following successful novelists was NOT a woman?
a. George Eliot
b. James Tiptree, Jr.
c. Samuel Richardson
d. George Sand
2. Which of these “trilogies” really does have exactly three books?
a. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
b. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
c. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
d. The Wolves of Time by William Horwood
3. Who was the original author of the unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood?
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Edgar Allan Poe
c. Agatha Christie
d. Charles Dickens
4. Which of the following authors continues to appear as a byline on new work, despite being quite dead and buried?
a. Isaac Asimov
b. V. C. Andrews
c. Frank Herbert
d. All of the above
5. Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) is often credited as the “father of the modern novel.” His epistolary novel, Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded was parodied as An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, later credited to which well-known novelist?
a. Mark Twain
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Henry Fielding
d. George Sand
6. The Brontë sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, are easily confused by most of us. Though Charlotte was the most prolific of the three, she did NOT write which of the following novels?
a. Wuthering Heights
b. Jane Eyre
c. Villette
d. High Life in Verdopolis
7. A number of 20th Century American novelists have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Which of the following did NOT win this award?
a. Saul Bellow
b. Willa Cather
c. John Steinbeck
d. Pearl Buck
8. Which of the following authors is generally believed to have been the first to submit a typewritten book manuscript to his publisher?
a. Henry James
b. Bret Harte
c. Francis Parkman
d. Mark Twain
9. The Science Fiction Writers of America awarded its first Grand Master title to Robert A. Heinlein in 1977. As of 2008, 25 authors have received this award, and only three of them were women. Two are very well-known authors today, Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. LeGuin. Who was the third?
a. Andre Norton
b. Marion Zimmer Bradley
c. Kate Wilhelm
d. Elizabeth A. Lynn
10. Which of the following mystery writers is most often acknowledged as the first woman to succeed in the field?
a. Agatha Christie
b. Dorothy L. Sayers
c. Mary Roberts Rinehart
d. Amanda Cross
Answers:
(c) Samuel Richardson was male. The others were all female.
(c) Only Kristin Lavransdatter is a “real” trilogy. Tolkien's masterpiece was actually six books published in three volumes. Douglas Adams wrote five books, and left a sixth unfinished all as part of his “trilogy.” William Horwood intended to write a trilogy but a squabble with his publisher forced him to finish the story in just two volumes.
(d) Charles Dickens left only the first few chapters, but it has since been made into a musical and published with various endings.
(d) All of these authors continue to “write” and publish as if still living.
(c) Henry Fielding is usually credited with authorship of Shamela, though some scholars dispute it.
(a) Emily wrote Wuthering Heights.
(b) Willa Cather never received a Nobel Prize.
(d) Mark Twain claimed in his autobiography to have been the first ever to submit a typewritten novel manuscript to the publisher. He said it was for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in 1874. It is true that Twain purchased and used a Remington typewriter starting about that time, and quite probably did submit the first typewritten novel, but experts today think it more likely that the actual book was Life on the Mississippi, in 1883. In either case, Twain didn't type his own work. He said the typewriter made him curse and swear and want to throw it out the window, something he also said about numerous fountain pens over the years.
(a) Mary Alice Norton (1912-2005,) who wrote as Andre Norton, was the first woman to be awarded the title of Grand Master by SFWA, in 1983. She also received the title of Gandalf Grand Master from the World Science Fiction Society in 1977.
(c) Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) is probably most often acknowledged as the first woman to succeed in the field of mystery writing.
Off to a rough start last night, the first chunk of text, though probably usable, needs heavy editing and isn't a suitable opening. Met today's quota with a better opening chapter. I'll post it tomorrow morning, probably and start publishing the link here for those who are curious enough to look.
Current word count: 2682
Target count would be: 3334
As always, I strive for quality, not just quantity. ;p Better a little slow now than floundering later, and I'm off work next week to make this thing move along.
Also pulled together my contributions for the Authors and their Novels staff party on Sunday. You may remember I was to create a multiple choice quiz on the topic.
Here are the questions:
1. Which of the following successful novelists was NOT a woman?
a. George Eliot
b. James Tiptree, Jr.
c. Samuel Richardson
d. George Sand
2. Which of these “trilogies” really does have exactly three books?
a. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
b. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
c. Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
d. The Wolves of Time by William Horwood
3. Who was the original author of the unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood?
a. James Fenimore Cooper
b. Edgar Allan Poe
c. Agatha Christie
d. Charles Dickens
4. Which of the following authors continues to appear as a byline on new work, despite being quite dead and buried?
a. Isaac Asimov
b. V. C. Andrews
c. Frank Herbert
d. All of the above
5. Samuel Richardson (1689-1761) is often credited as the “father of the modern novel.” His epistolary novel, Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded was parodied as An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, later credited to which well-known novelist?
a. Mark Twain
b. Daniel Defoe
c. Henry Fielding
d. George Sand
6. The Brontë sisters, Emily, Charlotte, and Anne, are easily confused by most of us. Though Charlotte was the most prolific of the three, she did NOT write which of the following novels?
a. Wuthering Heights
b. Jane Eyre
c. Villette
d. High Life in Verdopolis
7. A number of 20th Century American novelists have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Which of the following did NOT win this award?
a. Saul Bellow
b. Willa Cather
c. John Steinbeck
d. Pearl Buck
8. Which of the following authors is generally believed to have been the first to submit a typewritten book manuscript to his publisher?
a. Henry James
b. Bret Harte
c. Francis Parkman
d. Mark Twain
9. The Science Fiction Writers of America awarded its first Grand Master title to Robert A. Heinlein in 1977. As of 2008, 25 authors have received this award, and only three of them were women. Two are very well-known authors today, Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. LeGuin. Who was the third?
a. Andre Norton
b. Marion Zimmer Bradley
c. Kate Wilhelm
d. Elizabeth A. Lynn
10. Which of the following mystery writers is most often acknowledged as the first woman to succeed in the field?
a. Agatha Christie
b. Dorothy L. Sayers
c. Mary Roberts Rinehart
d. Amanda Cross
Answers:
(c) Samuel Richardson was male. The others were all female.
(c) Only Kristin Lavransdatter is a “real” trilogy. Tolkien's masterpiece was actually six books published in three volumes. Douglas Adams wrote five books, and left a sixth unfinished all as part of his “trilogy.” William Horwood intended to write a trilogy but a squabble with his publisher forced him to finish the story in just two volumes.
(d) Charles Dickens left only the first few chapters, but it has since been made into a musical and published with various endings.
(d) All of these authors continue to “write” and publish as if still living.
(c) Henry Fielding is usually credited with authorship of Shamela, though some scholars dispute it.
(a) Emily wrote Wuthering Heights.
(b) Willa Cather never received a Nobel Prize.
(d) Mark Twain claimed in his autobiography to have been the first ever to submit a typewritten novel manuscript to the publisher. He said it was for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in 1874. It is true that Twain purchased and used a Remington typewriter starting about that time, and quite probably did submit the first typewritten novel, but experts today think it more likely that the actual book was Life on the Mississippi, in 1883. In either case, Twain didn't type his own work. He said the typewriter made him curse and swear and want to throw it out the window, something he also said about numerous fountain pens over the years.
(a) Mary Alice Norton (1912-2005,) who wrote as Andre Norton, was the first woman to be awarded the title of Grand Master by SFWA, in 1983. She also received the title of Gandalf Grand Master from the World Science Fiction Society in 1977.
(c) Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) is probably most often acknowledged as the first woman to succeed in the field of mystery writing.
