A Writer's Glossary (Part Two)

Find definitions from H to P. .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ H ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A Haiku-three line, seventeen syllable poem, usually about nature. Hardcover - hard on the cloth-bound book that includes a carton of paper dust jacket. Historical Fiction-Fiction of any kind set in the past. First Home-page of a document on the World Wide Web Hypertext words in an electronic document that are linked to other text or illustrations, such as a related document, or a definition. Market books ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NNS = HEAD HEAD HEAD ~ = ~ = ~ NNS NNS NNS = HEAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HEAD = HEAD = NNS NNS NNS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = HEAD = HEAD NNS NNS = HEAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HEAD = HEAD NNS NNS = I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NNS = HEAD HEAD HEAD ~ = ~ = ~ NNS NNS NNS = HEAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = HEAD NNS ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NNS = HEAD HEAD HEAD ~ = ~ = ~ NNS NNS NNS = HEAD ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HEAD = HEAD = NNS NNS Institutional Sales-business and mass that are sold to libraries and schools . Interactive-Fiction features multiple plots and endings. The player determines the structure of the story by choosing among alternatives, at the end of each chapter. Invasion of Privacy-Writing of someone without their consent, even if it is true. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ K ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Kicker-Used in journalism for a final short and snappy. Kill Fee-The amount of money one pays for publishing an article writer when they were assigned to write was canceled. The amount is usually determined by the initial contract, and varies depending on factors such as: guidelines of the publishing house, the length of this article, and the time spent searching for the piece. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lead Time-The time between receiving the item or the query and publish the article. This is very important for the stories and seasonal items. Lede-At the end of journalism at the beginning of a story. List Royalty-the amount paid on the basis of a book or a percentage of the retail price of 'list'. Literary Fiction-A general category for fiction nonformulaic, Intelligent, and serious. Little / Literature-A small publication created with the primary objective of providing literary writers a place to publish their work instead of making a profit. This type of publication typically has poor circulation and offer no pay, even if the writers can be compensated with copies of the lenders (free copies of the issue in which their work was published). Logline One-sentence description of a game or a TV screen. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ M ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Magalog-A mail-order catalog that includes how-to articles on sale items. Fiction uses more mainstream-depth background, characterization, etc., which genre novels, which tend to be more narrowly focused. Manuscript A document-writers of nonfiction book script, or novel. Markets-markets writer publishing poems, articles, stories or books. Market research-Uusually for books of essays to show a publisher there is a need for the book proposed. Publishers Publishers of mass market paperback books cheap, produce in large quantities, titles to suit the needs of the current market, selling to high volume in a short period of time. -A Memoir of a fiction writer (or narrator's fictional) story of a family or personal background. Meter-The regular patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. These books Midlist-traditional or new unknown writers that are expected to have only limited sales. Monograph-One academic study that has documented and detailed on a single subject. Multiple submissions - Sending more than one work piece at a time. (Comments submitted in this way are usually charged, greeting cards, poems, etc ...) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ N ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Price Net-sometimes called "wholesale price." This is the money the publisher receives from each book sale after discounts are granted to buyers and libraries. Some publishers base the royalty paid for the author and illustrator on net price. Net-A royalty payment of royalties based on the amount a publisher receives from the sale of a book after the return of special discounts on prices and discount bookseller. This new-age used to be an argument 'fringe' that included occult and UFO phenomenon. Now, includes general topics such as health, religion, or psychology, but stresses the alternatives, the spiritual, or mystical. Newbie-a new writer. A Novel-fiction book for writers is usually 40,000 to 60,000 words, young adults and are less contemporary romances. Spy thriller, and historical books are often generating 80,000 to 100,000 words. Novel-Fiction which is more than 7,500 and less than 40,000 words, but may vary with the kind. -Usually a paperback novel that is made from the script of a film. Also called a film 'tie-in'. Nut graf-At the end of journalism for the paragraph containing the point of the story. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Online Payment Acceptance is given to the author when the publisher accepts the article. On Spec - When you write an article based on the interest expressed an editor in your idea. But since the editors did not assign the piece to you, you have no obligation to accept your final work. One Time Rights The publication buys the nonexclusive right to publish the piece once. The author can sell the same article to other publications simultaneously. On-Publication Payment is given when the piece is published. One-shot feature-A feature unique to a syndicate to sell. The opposite of regular columns or series of articles. Outline-A writer's guide for their play or novel. Over-the-poop-The submission of unsolicited material from a Freelance writer. Overview-The description of the nonfiction book or novel to a publisher is a couple of pages. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Sale-A packet publisher pays for photographs and a manuscript as a 'package' with a single check. Rate-When the page of a magazine pays a fixed rate per published page, instead of the word. Several different parallel presentation-articles have been written by a research unit to be sent to magazines like. This is not a simulcast or more because it is not the same item. The imitation-parody of a work in order to mock or ridicule the work. Payment Acceptance-The writer receives the payment as soon as his work was accepted by the publisher. Paying in Publishing-The writer receives the payment, when his work is published. PB-Picture Book. Pen Name-A name that is not the legal name of the writer. When a writer wants to remain anonymous, his work is published under a pseudonym. Permits-A fee paid by anyone wishing to reprint a portion of your book for different uses, such as another writer who use more than 50 words from your book in a published article, teachers reproduce all or part of your story for use in class (often the publisher will allow teachers to use the material for free). The editor handles permissions for the publisher and usually splits the proceeds 50/50. Personal Essay on the life of the writer usually written in first person. Photo features The emphasis is on the photographs of the function instead of the written material. Measure Pica-type printer = 12 points, used to measure the columns and pictures. Plagiarism-using words and ideas of another writer as your own. POD, Print on Demand publishing a book or books that are required by the publisher. Point of View-first person, second person (you), or third person. Potboiler-Quick projects to bring in money or 'keep the pot boiling' with minimal effort or time involved, such as stories, short articles, how-to tips, anecdotes, or as fillers. POV-Point of view. The Reading-depth reading and correction of a typographical error manuscript. Proposal-A summary of a proposed book, usually non-fiction that includes articles you have written (in particular on the proposed topic), 2-3 sample chapters, chapter by chapter outline, author information, marketing information, an overview of the page the manuscript and a cover letter. Poetry-A prose poem form which open along the lines seem prose. Overview-A description of an article or book that is usually about a page long. Public Domain-Work that has never been protected by copyright (or work which has had its copyright expire) ....