I'm writing a magic-story and it's nothing like Harry Potter the greatest story EVER...?
Yeah, I love the Harry Potter books! Have you seen JKRs documentary or read her biography? The documentary was very interesting because it talked about how she lived before HP arrived. Her families home is very beautful, with a lovely green garden full of willows and lots of greeny leefy stuff like that. But her mother died. I can't remember the details, but she may have had a sister. I think they had to sell the property. JKR then lived in a small flat that she described as pretty miserable. She had a job (but as Lilly Allen's song said) not a carreer. She spent a long time travelling on trains (I think for work) which is where she first thought of HP. She didn't have any paper to write on, so she just kept thinking the story through, firstly describing the characters to herself one by one, and then the plot. I read a few chapters from her biography but I can't remember anything!!! :( Anyway... I like your story. A few grammar mistakes, etc. but an interesting one none the less. I think the argument between her parents needs a bit of work, but overall I'm really interested in where this is going. Perhaps if you just called the girl Jane for when you wanted to show your writing to people it would be a bit more readable. It sounds exciting!!! A french palace... ooh! I'm sure they all have romantic names... should the names of the school be in the given language. Ie. "Le palais Vilois de francais (France)" I'm sure people would love that! It would be so exotic! PS. I don't think Vilois is a word. I'm sure BabbelFishTranslater could give you much better french words than I could! :D Good luck with your story! Remember to have fun with it ('cos that's the important thing, isn't it?) :)
A question about obsessive compulsive disorder.. (im writing an essay)?
Okay I am writing an essay on OCD that has to be 4-6 pages.. I need subtopics for paragraphs. For example, paragraph one would be my introduction/thesis statement.. but after that, I need additional information; i.e statistics; who it affects; etc. Help with any other subtopics? Thank you!
Is it correct to say "please let me know if you need help" or must I use "whether"?
De’Veon, here is an explanation about whether versus if from a blog I wrote in 2018:Whether ... or not & if | Ruthless Editor Kathleen WatsonWhether and IfWhen using informal language, if and whether can be interchangeable:I wonder if Ben is going to the baseball game.I wonder whether Ben is going to the baseball game.(Both sentences question Ben’s plans to go — or to not go — to the baseball game.)When you’re expressing a choice between two alternatives, use whether:I don’t know whether Ben is going to the baseball game or the basketball game.(Ben will decide to go to one game or the other.)When you substitute if for whether in the same phrasing, you create a statement with a different implication:I don’t know if Ben is going to the basketball game or the baseball game.(Ben could decide to go to neither.)Consider how you would use vocal emphasis if you were speaking each of the last two options:I don’t know whether Ben is going to the baseball game or the basketball game.I don’t know if Ben is going to the basketball game or the baseball game.Whether or notNow consider these examples that show how or not affects meaning:Let Ben know if you would like to go to the baseball game.(This statement requests that you contact Ben only if you choose to go to the game.)Let Ben know whether or not you would like to go to the baseball game.(This statement requests that you contact Ben in either case.)
What are conditions that make a baby "Incompatible with life"?
im writing a book...and i've heard about pregnant mothers being told that their babies are "incompatible with life"...i need to know some conditions that would make a doctor say this about a fetus. Preferably some that have a slim chance of being fixed but DO have a possibility of being fixed
How would you write the sound of a heart monitor?
The steady rhythm of the heart monitor's beeping pierced the silence of the hospital. Each time it echoed down the white halls was a reassurance that life was still here. It gave hope that a heart was still beating. OR The steady rise and fall of her chest. Her breathing came in short bursts and fell away for what seemed a moment too long for anyone to hold their breath. OR The heart monitor followed the steady beat inside her chest and called out in it's voice "She's still here." With every beat and every moment the lines dashed up and down on the screen, a life was hanging in the balance of that steady sound. Oh goodness, I have no idea. But I just wrote a whole bunch of random stuff so if you like it GREAT, if not, oh well. Hope that helped a little bit. Good luck with your writing!