25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach

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25.6 - TraceyL's Task: Princess Peach

When I think of Damsels in Distress, I immediately think of Princess Peach from Nintendo's video games. Help Mario save the princess by reading two books which follow the SRC Rules using the options below.

This is a two book task. Choose two options and read one book for each.
Required: State which options you choose when you post.

Option 1: Although she has always been known as Princess Peach in Japan, she first appeared in America under the name Princess Toadstool. Read a book written by an author using a pen name or alias.
REQUIRED: If the book's main page author listing does not include both the pseudonym and the real name, you must include a reference when you post.
Examples:
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Real Name Stephen King)
The Mister by E.L. James (Real Name Erika Leonard - see wikipedia)
City of Bones Cassandra Clare (Real Name Judith Rumelt - see wikipedia )

Option 2: Princess Peach appeared in her first video game in 1985. Read a book originally published in 1985.
Examples:
The Handmaid's Tale, The Cider House Rules, Death of a Gossip

Option 3: Mario and Peach are a classic video game couple. Read a book with Romance as a MPG.
Examples:
Pride and Prejudice, The Fault in Our Stars, Outfox

Option 4: The princess is in another castle! Read a book with a building on the cover.
Examples:
, . .

REQUIRED: Include the cover in your post.

[TraceyL]

Approved Books:

Option 1: Author Aliases

Renee Patrick
M Never
Christina Lauren

Option 3: Romance MPG

Carry On
Crazy Rich Asians
We Were Liars
Everything We Left Behind
Sullivan's Island
Siege and Storm
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee
Archangel's Enigma
The Nothing Girl

Option 4: Building on the Cover

[TraceyL]

Not Approved Books:

Option 1: Author Aliases

Lynda La Plante
M. Robinson
Kyle Mills

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This thread is now open.

[Marie (UK)]

please can you approve
(not sure if it is too stylised)

and for buildings

[TraceyL]

Marie (UK) wrote: "please can you approve
(not sure if it is too stylised)

and for buildings"

Both covers are approved. I can make out windows and balconies on the first one and the second clearly has houses.

[Marie (UK)]

Tracey wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "please can you approve
(not sure if it is too stylised)

and for buildings"

Both cove..."


thanks

[Emily]

Could I get Carry On verified for "Romance"?

[TraceyL]

Emily wrote: "Could I get Carry On verified for "Romance"?"

Done.

[Pia]

Hi,
Can you please verify for Romance:







Also, for author, option 1:
Lynda La Plante born Lynda Titchmarsh.
Will it work?

Thanks

[TraceyL]

Pia wrote: "Hi,
Can you please verify for Romance:"

A three of Romance books are approved.

However, Lynda La Plante will not work for Option 1 because that is her legal married name and it is what her books are published under. A pen name hides an author's identity by being completely different than their real names, past or present.

[Pia]

Tracey wrote: "Pia wrote: "Hi,
Can you please verify for Romance:"

A three of Romance books are approved.

However, Lynda La Plante will not work for Option 1 because that is her legal married name..."

Got it. Thanks!

[Kim]

Option One: Are only single authors allowed or can it be a writing team writing under a unique name? An example would be Design for Dying, written by a husband/wife team.

Thank you.

[TraceyL]

Kim wrote: "Option One: Are only single authors allowed or can it be a writing team writing under a unique name? An example would be Design for Dying, written by a husband/wife team.

This works. Approved.

[Kristina Simon]

Could I get Sullivan's Island verified for Romance, please? Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Kristina Simon wrote: "Could I get Sullivan's Island verified for Romance, please? Thanks!"

Approved.

[Wanda]

Can I get The Widows approved for Option #4

[TraceyL]

Approved

[Cat]

Will Iain M. Banks by acceptable as an alias for Iain Banks??? It's slight, but was a deliberate choice he made between his genre and mainstream writing.

And what about pseudonyms for two-person writer combos? e.g. Ilona Andrews / P.J. Tracy / Christina Lauren

[TraceyL]

Cat wrote: "Will Iain M. Banks by acceptable as an alias for Iain Banks??? It's slight, but was a deliberate choice he made between his genre and mainstream writing.

All 4 authors mentioned are approved.

Iain M. Banks doesn't have a middle name listed anywhere, and both his GR profile and Wikipedia consider it a pseudonym. Just to clarify - if we knew his middle name started with an M but he just didn't use it previously, it would not count because that would be his "real" name.

Although no one has asked about her yet, I'll add JK Rowling to the approved list for the same reason as above. She doesn't have a middle name so adding a K technically makes it a pseudonym.

All writing teams which combine parts of their names, or make up a new name all together, count as pseudonyms.

[Tien]

For option 4 - does it work if buildings are falling apart?

[Aprilleigh]

Good question - I have one that's a silhouette of a crumbling building -

[TraceyL]

Tien wrote: "For option 4 - does it work if buildings are falling apart?

"

Approved.

[TraceyL]

Aprilleigh wrote: "Good question - I have one that's a silhouette of a crumbling building - "

Approved. It just barely looks like buildings, but I'll count it.

[Tien]

terrific, thanks, Tracey!

[EShay]

Please confirm Siege and Storm as a romance for option 3. Thank you!

[TraceyL]

EShay wrote: "Please confirm Siege and Storm as a romance for option 3. Thank you!"

Approved.

[Jecca]

Would
M. Robinson count as a pseudonym? Her real name is Monica Robinson. I only know this because I am a blogger and have been reading her for years.

Thank you,

[TraceyL]

M. Robinson would not work because she is still using her real initial and last name. Not approved.

[Amy]

Can you approve Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee for option 3? Romance is currently last on the genre list.

For option 4, will the drawing of a building in the middle of the cover work:

[TraceyL]

Amy wrote: "Can you approve Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee for option 3? Romance is currently last on the genre list.

For option 4, will the drawing of a building in the middle of the cover..."

Both are approved.

[Tammy AZ]

Can I see if this one would work for Option 1?

Vince Flynn

It's a weird situation where a different author is writing under the original author's name.

Thanks!

[TraceyL]

Tammy AZ wrote: "Can I see if this one would work for Option 1?

Vince Flynn

It's a weird situation where a different author is writing under the original aut..."

Sorry, this is not approved. The Goodreads page for the book lists Vince Flynn as the Series Creator and Kyle Mills as the Author, which doesn't appear to be a pen name.

If the Goodreads page only had Flynn listed or it was being ghostwritten by an anonymous author, then it would have counted.

[Tammy AZ]

Tracey wrote: "Tammy AZ wrote: "Can I see if this one would work for Option 1?

Vince Flynn

It's a weird situation where a different author is writing under..."

Thanks!

[Trish]

Morning. Could you confirm whether the tower on this one works for option 4. Thanks.


Thanks.

[TraceyL]

Trish wrote: "Morning. Could you confirm whether the tower on this one works for option 4. Thanks.


Thanks."

Approved.

[Trish]

Thanks.

[Midu]

Hi! Will these do:
Option 3:
Option 4:

[TraceyL]

Midu wrote: "Hi! Will these do:
Option 3:
Option 4: "

Both are approved.

[Midu]

Tracey wrote: "Midu wrote: "Hi! Will these do:
Option 3:
Option 4: "

Both are approved."
Thank you!

[Jecca]

Looking to see if this will work for a pen name/alias

M. Never is an alias for Marissa Carmel

There is this old post about it:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

and Strip Me Bare was published under Marissa but republished under M. Never Strip Me Bare

Thank you.

[TraceyL]

Jecca wrote: "Looking to see if this will work for a pen name/alias

M. Never is an alias for Marissa Carmel

There is this old post about it:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/s..."

Approved.

[Stormie ~ Book Dragon ~]

I cannot seem to find the rules on minimum page numbers.

For Option 2 I have Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card for the year 1985. but it has only 226 pages.

Do I need more pages or what? I have looked through the rules for pages number - minimums, but I must be missing something. If this book doesn't have enough pages, I can look for another.

Thanks!

[TraceyL]

The standard rule for page numbers is a book must have at least 100 pages unless otherwise stated in the task. I haven't set a page limit for this task so the 100 page rule stays as it it.

Ender's Game is approved.

[Sally]

Can I have The Nothing Girl verified for Romance? Please and thank you!

[TraceyL]

Sally wrote: "Can I have The Nothing Girl verified for Romance? Please and thank you!"

Approved

[Darlene]

Would this work for building on the cover - to me it looks like a building with two garage doors - and it is upside down


Thank you.

[TraceyL]

Darlene wrote: "Would this work for building on the cover - to me it looks like a building with two garage doors - and it is upside down
[bookcover:It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength Wh..."

Approved

[Kelly]

Can I have Christina Lauren approved as a pseudonym? It is a writing team of two women who write under the shared name Christina Lauren.

[TraceyL]

Kelly wrote: "Can I have Christina Lauren approved as a pseudonym? It is a writing team of two women who write under the shared name Christina Lauren."

Approved