To recreate classic kids books with adorable babies. Its appearance holds a valuable lesson on the consequences of every word he speaks. She was raised in ann arbor, michigan, where she got through many a cold winter by reading all the books on her houses shelves. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Daniel is very insecure, angry, and bitter at the beginning of the book. As a result, she has to endure humiliating teasing at school, in her town, and on her phone. What will happen in each chapter, and how much has to happen before you move on to the next chapter. Nov 29, 2011 eddie murphy is jack mccall, a fasttalking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. With eddie murphy, cliff curtis, kerry washington, clark duke. Analysis of the one thousand and one nights 1592 words 7 pages. He does not get his job back aaron was promoted to jacks old position, but he writes a book about his experience, called a thousand words, and gets aaron to make the deal. Thank you so much for having me on a thousand words, a million books.
A strong man is one relentlessly betrayed and beaten down by everyone he holds dear, who can still take every blow and stand back up even straighter than before. Its not about how many words are in your novel or novella. Do keep in mind that 50k words is way too short to qualify as novellength for publishers in most genres. As in most family dramas, the main character learns that he needs to be there for his son, unlike his own father. Like his first novel, the kite runner, it is set in afghanistan. The authors characters were as real as if this was a real life experience of their own. It contains exactly one thousand characters, each used only once, arranged into 250 lines of four. Apr 01, 2014 thousand words by jennifer brown is a book that i bought in hardback awhile back and was really excited about reading. I actually cried while reading this novel because i could personally relate to the pain of each character. The characters instructor name the killer angels the novel the killer angels by michael shaara is a historical novel based on the events of the battle of gettysburg. Do you wonder how many pages a given number of words is. The book is noted as a principal forcealong with the introduction of buddhism into koreabehind the introduction of chinese characters into the korean. How many chapters will you need before you reach your target word count.
If a book was 30,000 words long, how many pages would that. Theres a short authors note at the back of the novel, along with the transcript of an interview with jennifer brown. This was my first novel, both in terms of the first piece of fiction i ever finished and the first i sold. If a book was 30,000 words long, how many pages would that be. Lessons learned from eddie murphy in the movie, a thousand words. I really do think that teenage girls should read this, especially those who might think doing something like sending a naked picture of yourself to your boyfriend is okay. Jack mccall eddie murphy is a literary agent who uses his gift of. Used widely by teachers in australia for lote and esl. The estimates below are based on a rough average of 6 characters per word. Thousand words could open up some good conversations about the dangers of sexting. A thousand words when mary and betty inherit their great uncles house, they find some charming paintings hidden in the attic. A thousand words, a 2012 film starring eddie murphy a thousand words, a 1997 song by savage garden.
Everything you need to know about worth a thousand words, with. Many other character names from dickens novels have been turned into words, including pecksniffian marked by unctuous hypocrisy, from martin chuzzlewit, pickwickian marked by simplicity and generosity of character, from pickwick papers, and, perhaps bestknown of all, scrooge a miserly person, based on ebenezer scrooge of a christmas carol. Buy a cheap copy of a thousand words for stranger book by julie e. Serendipity was the creation of horace walpole, the famed 18thcentury english writer, who is known both for authorship of the first gothic novel in english the castle of otranto and for having a lifelong obsession with writing letters more than a thousand of which were to horace mann. Thousand words is a wellwritten novel that does just that. A thousand words, a 2008 album by belgian indieelectronica artist styrofoam. Sable sutliff background about jennifer brown she wrote this to inform teens that at times we make stupid decisions, but in the end everything will work out, however, there will be consequences. The value of loyalty in the book of job 66 words 6 pages.
Anne the loving, skilled girl who is creative, fun, but serious when needed. I am sure everyone can learn a few lessons from this movieplot summary. Of course, depending on how you format your document your page count may vary, but with a typical layout, default page margins and times new roman or arial 12 point font your output should be nearly identical. There are over 85 thousand actual characters but most people read well learning only 3. By analzying picture books, students will make connections between the text and the illustrations of a story. Choose one of these characters and show by using examples from the book how they do or do not meet your criteria for being a good friend. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Deconstructing five spooky picture books with spoilers and word counts. How does it feel to actually have your own book out there for the world to read. The main characters in the bronze bow are, daniel, joel, malthace, leah, and jesus.
This website converts the number of words to the number of pages, online and for free. You pretty much know whats coming that murphys character will resolve the issues which keep him from being happy. The amount of pages depends on what word font your using. He learns that forgiveness, not revenge, is the right answer to his inner turmoil. It is based in the 21st century where everyone who is anyone has. Smashwords more than a thousand words a book by ann.
Qianzi wen, also known as the thousand character text, is a chinese poem that has been used as a primer for teaching chinese characters to children from the sixth century onward. The man character isnt the typical person you would put this act down to, and she ends up tangled in a massive problem when she breaks up with her boyfriend the same boy she drunkenly sent a nude photo to earlier in the summer. With nanowrimo around the corner, many authors are gearing up to weave worlds, characters, and stories into novels with their words. These page counts may vary depending on how youve formatted your writing, but with a typical setup using default page margins and times new roman or arial 12 point fonts the result should be comparable. Aug 05, 2019 for most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. This book reminds me a lot of good girls by laura ruby, except it appears that thousand words has a large focus on sexting while good girls is mainly just about the strength the main character discovers and the changes she goes through after a picture of her goes viral. Single spaced, 4000 words would produce about 8 pages.
It was released in theaters on march 9, 2012, four years after it was filmed in august 2008. Oct 03, 2016 lessons learned from eddie murphy in the movie, a thousand words. This book was recorded one most appropriate meaning from many meanings of the word from the sentence. Related questions and answers for characters in thousand cranes. My only addition is that the term book report to me says its not the kind of essay where you have to argue something. Many have ended tragically, and thousand words by jennifer brown brings this subject to such a reality. Depending on your word processor and preferences the page count may vary slightly, but with typical margins and 12 point arial or times new roman font you should expect a similar number of pages.
This book shows us what the victim, ashleigh maynard, goes through after her nude picture goes viral. Ive really enjoyed jennifer browns hardhitting subject matters and i found the idea of a book about a girl trying to get over and get past the fact that her exboyfriend spread around a naked picture that shed sent him. Pictures of babies as book characters are worth way more than a. Harrow, explores the power of words and storytelling as the author imagines a world in which. Qian zi wen, the thousand character classic, a chinese essay of one thousand distinct characters, without repetition. Mary is thrilled to discover the paintings were done by their great aunt maude, who died young. There are some themes infidelity, divorce, disability, family dysfunction that are for slightly more mature readers than my 3rd graders. Thousand words is a great book to tackle this issue. When it gets closer to 1,000, editors and agents may shy away. Its also one of the few somerville works which isnt drenched in darkness and foreboding and although i happen to like the darkness and foreboding, more than a thousand words definitely made for a nice change. Essay on loyalty in book characters words bartleby. Parents may also want to talk about the kids at ashleighs school who forwarded on the photo even though they werent responsible for its initial dissemination. If the characters and words were bigger this would be the ultimate learning book for everyone. Most of the characters in the ten thousand doors of.
I loved the smooth plot development from beginning to end, and no false happily ever after. Single spaced, 3000 words yields about 6 pages, while double spacing produces around 12 pages. As a publisher who has laid out dozens of books for printinga 50,000 word manuscript should end up somewhere between 180 and 220 pages. The new england scenes are bright, colorful, and full of life. Loyalty has the potential to serve as the basis for strong relationships. Theres some swearing and some kissing, and other characters include a suspected drug dealer and a pregnant teen.
Worth a thousand words is an excellent read, and one of the best books ive read so far this year. Holly the one who changes the most and isnt afraid to be who she is no matter what. I love the arabian nights stories and he used this knowledge to get me to change my initial decision of not reading any book during the summer. The thousand character classic has been used as a primer for learning chinese characters for many centuries. If youre single spacing your work, 6000 words is close to 12 pages. The others are specialised for certain professions much the. At a writers conference i recently attended, publishing veteran jane friedman said 80,000 words is good for most fiction, below 60,000 isnt novel length territory, and above 120,000 is likely too much. Roughly how many pages would 50,000 words produce in a. Jun 01, 20 by not listening to the other side of the story, but rather just accepting what is seen in their texts or emails. Heres the thing i think what thousand words tackled and how it was portrayed was phenomenal.
Brigit young is the author of the middle grade books worth a thousand words and the prettiest. Nevertheless, thousand words was a very educational read regarding the topic when reading an issue book, i always judge it on how well the said issue was covered and the level of my emotional connection with the storycharacter, and while reading thousand words i never felt that connection. Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50,000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel see also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors who consistently write at the nanowrimo pace or faster the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams 46,333 words. The ending did more realistically end with feelings of hope for the characters. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The ending of the film, involving mccall going to the grave of his father who he never got along with, is a touching moment. Jack mccall is a fasttalking literary agent who can close any deal, any time, any way. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Possible words for describing a character copy this list to. Many chinese characters have different meanings in the same shape and same meanings in the different shape.
Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. Jack and caroline get back together, with jack buying the familyfriendly house caroline asked for earlier, and the tree is in their front yard. Parents need to know that thousand words is about a girl who while drunk at a party with lots of heavy drinking takes a naked picture of herself that eventually goes viral. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and pageturning suspense. I think its an important book for teens in this age because sexting is a huge issue along with other abuses of technology. Over 300,000 authors trust the professionals on reedsy, come meet them. Here are some quotes and lessons i took away from this film. Analysis of the thousand and one nights 1518 words.
After stretching the truth on a deal with a spiritual guru, literary agent jack mccall finds a bodhi tree on his property. Words that come from characters in books merriamwebster. What made me give this a 7 instead of a 6 is the ending. Find a book thats formatted in the way you imagine your book as being, and count the number of words on a typical page. Daphne the girl who always knows what to do and is a great leader. Thousand autumns is a fantastic analysis of what makes a strong man. It is uncertain when the thousand character classic was introduced to korea. He does not get his job back aaron was promoted to jacks old position, but he writes a book about his experience, called a thousand words. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. Sep 14, 2019 a book tells the story of a world where writing words is literally a power.
That said, youll probably get a number somewhere between 250 and 350, so your story would come out at between 85 and 120 pages. And when it comes to creating art, just how important is. Worth a thousand words, a new young adult novel that has left me. A man isnt strong because he can shatter mountains with a single strike, or make a nation bow with a wave of his hand. A thousand words has a mouthful of problems, but theres one issue in particular that it cant ever shake.
See the definition, listen to the word, then try to spell it correctly. This japanese novel gets its title from the ancient tradition that if a sick person makes a. I didnt find any character to be particularly sympathetic, even ashleigh. Nevertheless, thousand words was a very educational read regarding the topic when reading an issue book, i always judge it on how well the said issue was covered and the level of my emotional connection with the story character, and while reading thousand words i never felt that connection. For most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. The thousand character classic, a chinese poem used as a primer for teaching chinese characters to children. Generally i consider any novel that is less than 300 pages to be a short one, 500 page a medium sized novel and anything more than 750 a lengthy novel.
Worth a thousand words is a terrific book for upper middle grade readers. In thousand words, well known author, jennifer brown, takes on the controversial subject of sexting. The two main characters, ashleigh and mack especially. Jun 27, 2019 find the perfect editor for your book. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide. A thousand splendid suns study guide contains a biography of khaled hosseini, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
A thousand words basic messages are that people should think before they speak and not spout so many meaningless lies. The end falling action ashleighs parents find out about the picture going around at school, and she has to go to court for being charged of child pornography. Once you know what your book will be about, its time to start planning the structure of the story. A thousand words a million books a young adult book blog. Rebecca the casual one, who is selfless, but doesnt know how to react in certain situations. The typical book s words perpage count tends to range between 225 and 275an average of 250. I take long periods off between projects, when i read a lot, garden, and think about the next book or stories. As book characters are worth way more than a thousand words. Now, if youre using an unconventional formatting or margins you could see different results, however, with standard word processor defaults and a 12 point arial or times new roman font your output should be very similar. Her first story, written at age six, told the tale of a monster who wanted a human friend. If i remember rightly, the industry rule of thumb for paperbacks is 250 to 300 words per page, so that word count would amount to about 170200 pages.
The new england archaeological society isnt quite what it seems. Talk about the characters and the setting in which the story takes place. One theme that resonates throughout the book is that there is a blessing in both the good and the bad situations that occur in our lives. A thousand words is a 2012 american comedydrama film directed by brian robbins and starring eddie murphy.
The film has half of a heart, which is about the worst percentage possible for a comedy. Character limits into estimated word and page counts. Aditi a thousand words a million books has read 18 books toward her goal of 80 books. I mean, the main character is a little drunk at a party and her girlfriends encourage her to. First thousand words in chinese wonderful colourful book beautifully illustrated and extremely helpful. Refer back to your discussion about essential qualities in a good friend. First thousand words in chinese mandarin in usborne. Ashleigh was a very interesting character to read about. Review a hundred thousand words this book was great from start to finish. I write about five thousand words a day, when working on a book, about three thousand a day if im writing a short story. Its a heartwarming tale of fixing ones life, but unfortunately, there really arent many funny jokes in it, and thus eddie murphy is wasted in this role. It is generally understood as an individuals intrinsic motivation towards a commitment resulting from their selfhood.
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