Submissions

Please read these, even if you've read them before:

Please note that this form is NOT for corrections. To correct a mistake, go to the relevant book's page and click the edit icon under the entry - a drop down list will then appear which will let you correct/change things.

If your entry has been written without reading these it gets automatically removed from the database before being seen. If your entries don't appear after a while, feel free to e-mail me, but please note that any e-mails asking why submissions haven't been posted will be ignored unless they include EXACTLY what was submitted, together with the precise title used.

Please follow the rules below to make my life easier and keep the quality of the site up - badly written or incomprehensible submissions will likely just be discarded.

• At the moment I'm not accepting spelling mistakes/poor grammar, as there'll just be too many of them. If you think something's really of note, feel free to submit it, just bear in mind it may not get online.
• Try and make it clear which part of the book you're referring to without the use of page numbers, as they can vary from version to version. Use chapter headings, mention the surrounding events, or even just "half-way through". If you can't avoid using page numbers, please specify which version you're referring to - details should be in the front of the book.
• Please start your submissions with ## before you write anything else, even a space. For example write "## In the scene where...", without the quotes. This is simply a test to see who's actually bothered reading the rules (such as your good self) - in my experience all the junk comes from people who don't bother.
• Stupidity isn't a mistake. Characters are entitled to make daft decisions - it's only a "character mistake" if it's a mis-spelling, or if a character states something which is inaccurate, and that inaccuracy isn't part of the plot.
• Be VERY cautious if your entry contains "why...?" Logic's normally needed, but the plot has to be moved forward too. If you start second guessing every character's decisions, you'll never stop. If you'd have done it differently that doesn't make it a mistake - it's only a mistake if a character does something absolutely ridiculous purely because it furthers the plot, but situations like that are relatively rare.
• Bear in mind that some suspension of disbelief is always allowable - for example yes, most action heroes would have been dead from bullet wounds/broken bones long ago, but then the world of fiction would be much less interesting.
• Don't copy mistakes from other sources, or send in alleged mistakes that you've heard rumours about.
• Please check to make sure that what you're about to submit isn't already listed. Be sure to read any title-specific notes below, and the sample entries on the next page.
• Start with a capital letter, and end with a full stop or question mark. The ONLY words that should have capital letters are place names/people's names, and the first word of a sentence. Please don't write any words in all capitals, and please don't use exclamation marks.
• Once you've typed out your submission, give it a read to make sure it looks OK, and please correct as much of the spelling as possible.

Thanks for following these - it makes updating the site a lot faster, means your submissions are more likely to get online, makes my life a lot easier, and makes the site better for everyone.