User talk:Bruce Cunningham

Hello, Bruce. Thanks for your note re: Michener. I didn't realize anyone else was expanding the Michener books. Hope I didn't edit anything you'd written recently. I'm new to editing Wikipedia, and have been using the Michener section as a sort of tutorial for myself. Also, I could have sworn I read that Miracle in Seville was nonfiction, based on his travels in Spain. Anyway, I notice that you are part of something called "Novels Portal". What is that, and how can I be a part?? Thanks! --(Joshua) ic0n0klast (talk) 13:23, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To join the novels project, just follow the link from the banner on my profile, it'll take you to their page. All you have to do is add your name to the list and let them know what you're working on.

I had to dig up a copy of Miracle in Seville before I discovered it had been misclassified at nonfiction. My main argument to put it in the fiction area is that it is told in first person, but not in the name of the author. Fictional Characters = Fiction. The narrator says early in the story that he didn't publish this earlier in his career because he didn't think people would believe it and he was afraid of ridicule, and I think that is the reason some people have been willing to put this in the nonfiction section, but that's really not an objective enough reason for me. Bruce Cunningham (talk) 16:16, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Literary Reflections

I have some questions and concerns to pose to you about the article you created on March 6: Literary Reflections. First, is the article about one book in particular, Literary Reflections, as the title suggests; or is it meant as a collection of lesser-known non-fiction works by James A. Michener, as the current state of the article suggests? Either way, you're going to have to pick one topic and expand on it. Then there is the list of improvements, as suggested by User:NerdyScienceDude. It may seem intimidating, but the general idea is to make the article resemble others on Wikipedia, and to include sources so readers can verify the stated information. And, if you need any help, just ask. You can leave a comment here, on the Talk page of the article, or on User_talk:Bobnorwal, my talk page. Thank you, and good luck! Bobnorwal (talk) 15:51, 9 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Literary Reflections is indeed a compilation of previously published works. I tried organizing it a little better for you. For a reference, I cited the actual book since that is where I got all the info on previous publication dates. Let me know if you need anything further.Bruce Cunningham (talk) 05:58, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hello Bruce Cunningham, and welcome to Wikipedia! As you are getting started, you may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. You certainly don't need to read them all now, but it may help to keep them around as a future quick reference guide. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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A belated welcome for you... some of the links above may prove helpful (feel free to remove this if you don't like it on your talk page). 7 06:42, 12 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New WikiProject Novels initiative

We have begun a new initiative at the WikiProject Novels: an improvement drive. As a member listed here, you are being notified. Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels#5-5-5 Improvement Drive and Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Collaboration for more details. Also I would like to remind you to keep an eye on the project talk page at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels. Thanks, Sadads (talk) 02:27, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Novels Collaboration for February

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