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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Book 1 Project



Have you ever wanted to create your own ending to a novel? Do you have what it takes to have your ending published? Relive the experience of Hazel and Augustus by writing the end of the novel An Imperial Afflictions. Contestants will receive a copy of the book and have extra pages to write their entry. One lucky writer will be chosen to have their ending on the final print of the novel, their name on the cover, and a cash reward.

In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel is astounded by the novel An Imperial Afflictions. She has written to the author multiple times but still no response, questioning the ending of the incomplete novel. August and Hazel travel into a new world, Amsterdam, to meet the author himself to finally receive an answer for how he desires to end the novel. We all question the ending of novels when we feel they don’t have a sense of closure, “And then there are books like An Imperial Afflictions, which you can’t tell people about.” While receiving the book the contestant will also have ideas that Hazel hints throughout the novel. Even her love interest Augustus has vowed to Hazel to create the ending hoping it is the ending she desired for all along. Trust us when we say chicks love guys who can write, especially books.   Contestants are encouraged to use the characters ideas but also can create a plot twist, “Tell me my copy is missing the last twenty pages or something. Hazel Grace, tell me I have not reached the end of this book. OH MY GOD DO THEY GET MARRIED OR NOT OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS?!” We all are just as anxious as Augustus to know how the ending should be interpreted.


It is amazing the impact of an ending a book can have. The way writers end a novel is like determining the after taste of the story. Does the writer want the reader to feel sad, angry, questioning, confused, excited, happy, overjoyed etc. after completing their novel? Should there be a cliff hanger? Should a second book be written? You could create the after taste we are looking for in the story. It takes your own words to create that ending,  “Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.”  We believe there is a writer out there who can make us want all living humans to read the story.

The contest is for AMATEUR WRITERS ONLY. We want the words they have not been heard YET in the book publishing industry. In order for your work to be read, only hand written words into the extra pages will be reviewed. We believe in the importance of having the entire novel in our hands instead of trying to connect the words through email or a word document. If you wish to use more pages simply staple the rest at the end of the pages, but remember details and connection is key to catch our eyes. The more creative and impactful the better!  To enter our contest please visit, www.endingofanimperialafflictionscontest.com, to order the copy and instructions on details with deadlines and notifications.

It is not too late to have your words out in the book industry world! We are just the first step to help create your dreams of being a famous writer into a reality. This is your chance to amaze us with your skills and creativity! Enter now and have your chance to win!

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Book 1

Believe me when I say you have no idea how many times my friends haved told me to read The Fault in Our Stars. Everyone kept crying, sobbing, laughing, fantasizing about this book that it only made me less interested in reading it. I today have still not read one book of Nicholas Sparks for the same reason, for me the stories seem way too cheesy. Once I finally decided to read The Fault in Our Stars, my opinion changed drastically.

If I could scale this book from 1-10 in a heartbeat I would say infinity. This book opened my eyes into the world of people going through cancer. In my perspective I always defined those kids of people based on their disease just how one of the main characters complains about in the book. I never realized how one sided I was looking into these people, knowing that they're could be so much more to a person.

The main character Hazel was by far my favorite character in any book. I love how she made fun of the group therapy, she didn't want people to feel sorry for her, and she just wanted one thing, freedom. She opened my eyes to how she is a "side effect" in life, and how in comparison when someone is killed in a car accident will recieve more sympathy compared to a kid dying of cancer. She believed she was in a losing battle but she still had dreams and goals.

And ofcourse what makes a successful story is having a little romance. Agustus is the definition of the perfect guy in almost every girls eyes. He's flirtatious, good looking, funny and ofcourse there's always a dark side that every girl wants to see. But the connection Hazel and Augustus had was not only true love, but I would consider a better love story than any nicholas sparks movie I've ever seen. It was REALISTIC. It had heartbreaks, suspense, it was just amazing!

The tragic story of the novel by far has opened my eyes to even just my taste in books. By far one of the best novels I have ever read.

Post 2

A book is a journey into a new world. It is a ride of emotion, suspense, and thrill inside your head. In reality though you are just reading a bunch of words that somehow connects within your mind. I agree with Tom Piazza when he says novels offer a new perspective, where you can pretend to be somone else for a certain amount of time in a day. You take a break from your own story and its like a paradise island where you can finally be someone else.
I believe that books whether it comes from an electronic device or actual hard cover it doesn't matter where it comes from because you're still going to be reading the same story. None of the words are changed and the story doesn't have a different ending, it's still going to be the amazing story we've grown to love. I understand the connection of having to hold the actual book compared to just looking at a flat screen. I love book stores, I love seeing the variety of books and being able to read through some pages compared to only seeing a glimpse of a few pages on the kindle. At the same time though whenever I buy a book off of my kindle the price is much lower compared to buying one in a book store, and it doesn't require me to go anywhere. It's just a few clicks and boom, I have my new book.
I dont compare a book based on being an electronic or hard copy, I base the book on the story it gives me. People need to realize that the importance of the story in the book is much more valuable then being able to stock on it on a book shelf or being stored in a kindle. The story should be more looked upon than regardless of how it looks when you are reading it.