The book cover title at Smashwords and Amazon: Alice
Winter’s Story
The book page title at Smashwords and Amazon and the author’s page at Amazon: Alice: Winter’s Story
The book blurbs:
“…. Alice Winters must travel ….”
“…. This story follows Alice Winters ….”
The Look Inside! shows the title page: Alice:
Winter’s Story
Then there’s Alice: Stone’s Story
The cover title and title page are: Alice:
Stone’s Story
The blurb:
“…. Alice Stone is a coward ….”
The cover title “Alice Winter’s Story”, title page “Alice: Winter’s Story”, is the story of Alice Winters.
The cover title “Alice: Stone’s Story”, title page “Alice: Stone’s Story”, is the story of Alice Stone.
I know “petty consistency is the hobgoblin of a small mind” and calls for clarity are aggressive assertion of normative privilege.
The series appears to be [b]Alice:[/b]
with stories of Alices with different last names
titled [b]Alice: [i]lastname[/i]’s Story[/b]
or [b]Alice [i]lastname[/i]’s Story[/b] inconsistently.
Adult themed fan-fic of Alice in Wonderland.
The series appears to be Alice:
with stories of Alices with different last names
titled Alice: lastname’s Story
or Alice lastname’s Story inconsistently.
Adult themed fan-fic of Alice in Wonderland.
And Nathan added a preview feature believing commenters would use it to proofread. *rolleyes*
Alice seems to be using assumed names. When Alice’s alias is “Winters”, my knuckles suggest the story should be “Winters’s” and when it is “Winter” it is “Winter’s”. It is just a matter of the author figuring out which Alice Alice is at any given time.
But because both of her and all the other ones are included in the series title, that suggests: Alices: Winter[s]’s Story, or if they are different, Alices: Winter[s]’s Stories.
Or just Alice’s’: Winter’s’s’ ‘S’tory and let Smartquotes figure it out.
I believe Winters’s is Oxford style and Winters’ is Cambridge style. Either is correct as long as it’s used consistently and matches the style of the rest. Either way it’s not correct in this instance.
OK, gotta ask. Is it:
Alice Winter’s Story? As in, a character named Alice Winter?
Or,
Alice–Winter’s Story? As, a winter story about a gal named Alice?
Clarity counts, would-be publishers!
I’m going to pass on the cover artwork. As they say, if you can’t say something nice, (come to LBC!)…
The book cover title at Smashwords and Amazon:
Alice
Winter’s Story
The book page title at Smashwords and Amazon and the author’s page at Amazon:
Alice: Winter’s Story
The book blurbs:
“…. Alice Winters must travel ….”
“…. This story follows Alice Winters ….”
The Look Inside! shows the title page:
Alice:
Winter’s Story
Then there’s
Alice: Stone’s Story
The cover title and title page are:
Alice:
Stone’s Story
The blurb:
“…. Alice Stone is a coward ….”
The cover title “Alice Winter’s Story”, title page “Alice: Winter’s Story”, is the story of Alice Winters.
The cover title “Alice: Stone’s Story”, title page “Alice: Stone’s Story”, is the story of Alice Stone.
I know “petty consistency is the hobgoblin of a small mind” and calls for clarity are aggressive assertion of normative privilege.
Consistency! Clarity!! Forever!!!
Ah, so the one variant that would be correct – “Alice Winters’ Story” – is the one they haven’t used anywhere.
My knuckle-rapping schoolmarms would have preferred “Alice Winters’s Story”.
The series appears to be [b]Alice:[/b]
with stories of Alices with different last names
titled [b]Alice: [i]lastname[/i]’s Story[/b]
or [b]Alice [i]lastname[/i]’s Story[/b] inconsistently.
Adult themed fan-fic of Alice in Wonderland.
The series appears to be Alice:
with stories of Alices with different last names
titled Alice: lastname’s Story
or Alice lastname’s Story inconsistently.
Adult themed fan-fic of Alice in Wonderland.
And Nathan added a preview feature believing commenters would use it to proofread. *rolleyes*
Alice seems to be using assumed names. When Alice’s alias is “Winters”, my knuckles suggest the story should be “Winters’s” and when it is “Winter” it is “Winter’s”. It is just a matter of the author figuring out which Alice Alice is at any given time.
But because both of her and all the other ones are included in the series title, that suggests: Alices: Winter[s]’s Story, or if they are different, Alices: Winter[s]’s Stories.
Or just Alice’s’: Winter’s’s’ ‘S’tory and let Smartquotes figure it out.
Your knuckle-rapping schoolmarms needed to go back to classes. 😉
I believe Winters’s is Oxford style and Winters’ is Cambridge style. Either is correct as long as it’s used consistently and matches the style of the rest. Either way it’s not correct in this instance.
May I reference paragraph 7.18 of the Chicago Manual of Style?
Uh… what is that brown thing next to (I’m assuming) Alice?
A giant banana in a Jawa onesie?
bigfoot: the waning years
I thought it was a large mole.
Whatever it is, at 1400×2100 pixel resolution, it has a piggy tail curlicuing from between its shoulder blades.