Posts by Sharon Rickson

How to Research a Quotation

by Sharon Rickson
November 22, 2013
Researching a quotation can be fun, but it's not always easy and many times may require some serious digging. This post can serve as a useful starting point for anyone seeking to research a quotation or find the source of a quotation.
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I Remember It Had a Blue Cover and... Finding Books by Their Plot Lines

 by Sharon Rickson
June 28, 2012

Fictional works are usually cataloged by author and title, not by subject or plot line, which makes identifying books by their plot or story line difficult.

Before you start your search it would help if you can identify everything you remember about the book, plot, character names, time period in which the book may have been published, genre, etc. All these can help in identifying the title and author of the book.

There are some resources online that can help with a search for a fictional work if all you have is a plot line. Also sometimes the best way to 

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