30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple Swaps

[Kristina Simon]

30.3 - DLMRose's task: Small Changes or Simple Swaps
They say that making small changes or simple swaps can be an easy and effective way to get big results and help you stick to your New Year’s resolutions. For this task read TWO books.

First, read a book of your choice.

Then, for your second book, select a word in the title or subtitle of your first book and make one of the following changes. Read a book with that new word in the title or subtitle.
A. add one letter or character to that word: If your first book is A Duty to the Dead, dead + r = dread. So your second book could be Rides a Dread Legion. Or “the” + m = them, so your second book could be Say You're One of Them. Adding an "s" to get a plural works. Adding an apostrophe to turn the word into a possessive (ex. from Scottish Brides to The Bride's Baby) will work, too.
B. subtract one letter or character from that word: If your first book is A Duty to the Dead, dead - e = dad. So your second book could be Shit My Dad Says or you could subtract a "t" from the word “the” = he and read All He Ever Wanted. You may not subtract a letter from a one-letter word.
C. swap one letter or character in the word for a different letter: A Duty to the Dead swap the letter "d" in dead with an "l" to get lead and read Bury the Lead or swap the "A" with an "I" for I Capture the Castle. Letters must appear in the same order as in the original word (Ex. "the" could swap into: tie, toe, she).
Required: Please indicate the word and the change made

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Half a hyphenated word works as long as the word could stand alone. In a hypenated word like Un-Bridaled, the "un" wouldn't work

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

reserved

[Kristina Simon]

This thread is now open.

[Katrina]

For option C, does it have to be the same letter spot

For example, as I don't think that made sense:

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and Ten Things We Did

The, Ten.

Removed the H, shifted the E to the middle spot of the word and added an N. Clarifying if this works or if the letter we swap has to go into the same spot as the letter that was removed.

I.e it would have to be something like Tie, rather than Ten.

Hope this makes sense!

[Denise]

Does Book A - At Grave's End and Book B - Destined for an Early Grave work? Remove the ('s).

Thanks.

[Dee]

I was going to ask a similar substitution question - could I take Rider, drop the R and add a P and make it pride - or does that not work

[Lahni]

I like this task!

[Lahni]

What if the second title has the new word and the previous word in the title? Will it still work?
Book A: Bet Me
Book B: The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me
- change the "e" in "me" to "y" in "my"

If not I guess I could change the "m" in "me" to a "b" in "be".

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Could I take the word Bardic and change it to Bards?

[Midu]

Would these work: ?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Katrina wrote: "For option C, does it have to be the same letter spot

For example, as I don't think that made sense:

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and [book:Ten Things We Did..."

It has to be a swap for a letter in the same place- "the" could swap into: tie, toe, she..

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Denise wrote: "Does Book A - At Grave's End and Book B - Destined for an Early Grave work? Remove the ('s).

Thanks."

sorry, only one character. we'll make that clearer in the description

For B, graves to grave would work- but not the apostrophe s

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Dee wrote: "I was going to ask a similar substitution question - could I take Rider, drop the R and add a P and make it pride - or does that not work"

sorry, no, only one change- rider to ride

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Lahni wrote: "What if the second title has the new word and the previous word in the title? Will it still work?
Book A: Bet Me
Book B: [book:The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the..."

Or the "bet" to "be", it works

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Could I take the word Bardic and change it to Bards?"

No, that's more than a one letter change

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Anomander wrote: "Would these work: ?"

No, that's more than a one letter change

[Hettie]

How does punctuation affect this. I am hoping to use

A Wizard Alone and
The Wizard's Dilemma

Will this work for a by adding an s to wizard.

Thanks

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Hettie wrote: "How does punctuation affect this. I am hoping to use

A Wizard Alone and
The Wizard's Dilemma

Will this work for a by adding an s to wizard.

Thanks"

Sorry, it's only a one character change

[Hettie]

Dlmrose wrote: "Hettie wrote: "How does punctuation affect this. I am hoping to use

A Wizard Alone and
The Wizard's Dilemma

Will this work for a by adding an s to wizard.

Thanks"

So..."

Okay. I thought that would be the case but wanted to try anyway. Back to the drawing board.

[Denise]

Dlmrose wrote: "Denise wrote: "Does Book A - At Grave's End and Book B - Destined for an Early Grave work? Remove the ('s).

Thanks."

sorry, only one character. we'll make that clea..."

Gotcha - but I think I figured out how to make the books work by substituting a letter and turning At into An. Yes?

[★Meghan★]

Just wanted to double check...

1st book-The Unwritten Rule (THE)

2nd book-option A-I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (THEN)

[Christine US]

OK, this might sound silly...but I want to be safe:

Book 1: Letters From Home

Book 2: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter


I know that dropping the "s" will make Letters into Letter...but is it a problem that the word is repeated?

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Dlmrose wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Could I take the word Bardic and change it to Bards?"

No, that's more than a one letter change"

I found one that worked

The Ruby Ring
Sword of the Rightful King

swapping the r in ring for the k for king

[♥Meagan♥]

My Life As a White Trash Zombie and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
As to A should work right?

[Felina]

Just making sure...

The Hero of Ages - (The)
That They May Face the Rising Sun - (The - They)

I'm sure its fine but wanted to make sure.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Denise wrote: "but I think I figured out how to make the books work by substituting a letter and turning At into An. Yes? "

Yes! :)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

★Meghan★ wrote: "Just wanted to double check...

1st book-The Unwritten Rule (THE)

2nd book-option A-I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (THEN)"


Yes

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Christine US wrote: "OK, this might sound silly...but I want to be safe:

Book 1: Letters From Home

Book 2: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter


I know that dropping the "s" will ma..."

double words not a problem- that works

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Could I take the word Bardic and change it to Bards?"

No, that's more than a one letter change"

I found one that worked

The Ruby Ring
Sword of the..."

That works

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

♥Meagan♥ wrote: "My Life As a White Trash Zombie and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
As to A should work right?"

That works

[Dee]

Christine - I loved Letters from Home - I hope you enjoy it. I was lucky enough to read an ARC of her new books and its even better

Christine US wrote: "OK, this might sound silly...but I want to be safe:

Book 1: Letters From Home

Book 2: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter


I know that dropping the "s" will ma..."

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Felina wrote: "Just making sure...

The Hero of Ages - (The)
That They May Face the Rising Sun - (The - They)

I'm sure its fine but wanted to make sure."

That works

[Midu]

Would work with ? (Bed and Bad?)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Anomander wrote: "Would work with ? (Bed and Bad?)"

Sorry, no, the word in the first book is "bedtime"

[Kim]

Do small words like 'or' count? "The Mists OF Avalon" and "Candide, OR Optimism"?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Kim wrote: "Do small words like 'or' count? "The Mists OF Avalon" and "Candide, OR Optimism"?"

yes, they do

[Midu]

Would these do (On and One)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Anomander wrote: "Would these do (On and One)
"

That works

[April]

The Picture of Dorian Gray to Shades of Grey

Change the "a" in gray to "e" in grey.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

April wrote: "The Picture of Dorian Gray to Shades of Grey

Change the "a" in gray to "e" in grey."

That works

[Emily]

Just to clarify, I can change a one letter word for another one letter word? So A Clash of Kings and Jacob Have I Loved, swapping "A" for "I" would be okay?

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Kate wrote: "Just to clarify, I can change a one letter word for another one letter word? So A Clash of Kings and Jacob Have I Loved, swapping "A" for "I" would be okay?"

That's ok!

[Emily]

Dlmrose wrote: "Kate wrote: "Just to clarify, I can change a one letter word for another one letter word? So A Clash of Kings and Jacob Have I Loved, swapping "A" for "I" would be okay?"..."

Awesome. Thanks so much!

[Jessica]

I'm considering using American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee and To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, grabbing "and" from the first and "end" from the second. I'm not sure if American Rose is OK because "and" appears in the sub-subtitle, so I'm requesting a ruling.

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Jessica wrote: "I'm considering using American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee and To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, grabbin..."

That works

[Aneeqah]

Would these work?

The Trouble with May Amelia
Drink, Slay, Love [I swapped the M in MAY with a SL in SLAY]

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Aneeqah wrote: "Would these work?

The Trouble with May Amelia
Drink, Slay, Love [I swapped the M in MAY with a SL in SLAY]"

No, you can only swap one letter for one letter

[kiki]

i'm curious to know where you stand with hyphenated words? i'd like to read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and The Year of the Flood, using the blood/flood switch for option C. would you accept that? thanks for your help! :)

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

Half a hyphenated word works as long as the word could stand alone. In a hypenated word like Un-Bridaled, the "un" wouldn't work

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
blood-flood is ok