Wrote the wrong name on a money order...?
If the money order is refundable, take it back where you purchased it and exchange it. If not refundable, submit it and hopefully it will pass. If you have a receipt, hold onto it.
Can authors use the names of songs in their novels?
yes.
Why does the Book of Mormon not use God's personal name Jehovah?
2 Nephi 22:2 is where the Prophet is reading out loud from the book of Isaiah 12. Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. You will notice though in chapter 12 of Isaiah Jehovah's name appears 3 times. Vs 1, 2, and 5. See Young's Literal Translation below. I find it interesting that the Book of Mormon contains the same translating errors that the KJV has. Young's Literal Translation (YLT) Isaiah 12 1And thou hast said in that day: `I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me. 2Lo, God [is] my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song [is] Jah Jehovah, And He is to me for salvation. 3And ye have drawn waters with joy Out of the fountains of salvation, 4And ye have said in that day, Give ye praise to Jehovah, call in His name. Make known among the peoples His acts. Make mention that set on high is His name. 5Praise ye Jehovah, for excellence He hath done, Known is this in all the earth. 6Cry aloud, and sing, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in thy midst [is] the Holy One of Israel!' .
Why do authors change their name depending on the book they are publishing?
Because they want to keep their writing separate. Their adult novels might have content that their YA readers might not want to read. If you love romance and Stephen King wrote a romance novel, would you read it? Many people wouldn't because King is more known for his horror writing, so romance fans will think his romance book is crap. Fans who love his other books might read his romance novel thinking it's going to be the same as his horror/fantasy/sci-fi and be disappointed and give it bad reviews. These are some reasons why authors use pen names when writing in different genres.
What is the name of the swan in the book the eleventh hour?
the book was written by an australian author graeme base (maybe i spelt it wrong) and it includes many secret codes, i know all the other charactors names, but the swan he leaves it to you to figure out. I have a theory ( based on my own overanalyzation of the illustrations) that her name is rebecca. if you start after the page where they are going into the great hall (where she is the prominent figure in the picture) and trace her shape (until the accusations page) she forms vauge letters... anyone else see this besides me? (the big one is in the tennis game, she is clearly a B!) if anyone else is familliar with this childrens classic, do you agree with my theory or do you have your own? I would love to hear any others!
When writing a book, is it okay to mention/make references to famous celebrities, movies, other writers, songs, copyrighted stuff and related things?
When you are writing a book, during the actual writing process itself, yes all of these are allowed.It is publishing the book that can triggering copyright infringement, libel, and other legal issues.This is why publishers have lawyers that go over the entire book and clear all of the content. This is a very important legal service that publishers offer, and something that self-publishers often fail to be aware of.In general, yes, you can actually use real names in passing. Names of movies, writers, songs, books, celebrities, etc. What you cannot do is use actual copyrighted material: an excerpt from a book, lyrics from a song, dialog from a movie. But names do not enjoy copyright protection. In fact, it would be silly if they did since you could refer to anything in writing if they did. Nominative use is when you just refer to something by name and that is totall allowed.But you cannot go beyond that and use someone’s character. Sure, you can say “His hair looked like Harry Potter’s hair.” (By that way, don’t. That’s horrible writing.) But you can’t actually have the character Harry Potter in your book. That would be copyright infringement.And you run into all sorts of potential for libel if you include real people doing things they did not do in real life. Sure, mentioning them is okay. But turning them into a character in your book is a touchy subject. Disclaimers can help, but are undercut by using a real name of a real celebrity that is obviously a representation of that person.And, if your book is non-fiction then you must have a lawyer go over the book to look for libelous statements. There really isn’t anyway to make that risk safe otherwise.But again, this is the publisher’s headache, not yours. Unless you center your book on a fictional representation of a celebrity, making it essentially nonpunishable, you really aren’t negatively impacting your chances of finding a publisher by having a song quote or referencing Google or having a character carry around an iPad.Meanwhile, be aware that there are books like this out there:Shatnerquake“After a reality bomb goes off at the first ever ShatnerCon, all of the characters ever played by William Shatner are suddenly sucked into our world. Their mission: hunt down and destroy the real William Shatner. Featuring: Captain Kirk, TJ Hooker, Denny Crane, Priceline Shatner, Cartoon Kirk, Rescue 9-1-1 Shatner, singer Shatner, and many more.”