There is only one Pegasus; in addition, Pegasus is a name, and thus as a proper noun would be pluralized Pegasuses in English, as people named Mouse would be pluralized to the Mouses, not the Mice.

Found the above while trying to track back to my water ladies reference... still looking for that one.

tapestries, from what I know, at this time, there are hundreds of books self-published by Create$pace each month, most of which are much better than mine, sell better than mine, and deserve front page sponsorship moreso than mine.  Mine, also, is most definitely an erotic novel, erotica not being as openly advertized as all the other fiction genre books due to age restriction and moral taste of the general public.  It was not expected to compete with other books on an equal standing, it was not written that way, and I would not change it to do so.  It is what it is, a bit different, a bit too explicit, and a bit adventurous.  And I am a bit too happy with it.

Last week, I sent a contributor's copy to one of the main characters in the book, and he called me to tell me how thrilled he was with it.  He reads a lot, so, coming from him, it means I hit my mark.  He also wants a copy of the next Volume.  It was a goal in life, I suppose, and I accomplished it.  What more could I want?

FYI, it has nothing to do with mythology, rather the story was inspired by the drawings I did for some of the special people in my life, and features those people in an imaginary modern tale of love and human interaction surrounding an attempted murder mystery, deer hunting and geographical history of the land where I was born and raised, trust and betrayal concerning money and modern finances, a bit of magic, and explicit sexual encounters which place it squarely within the erotica category of the fiction genre.  It is undeniably a "reader beware" book, but I'll not apologize for that because it is part of the story, too.

From the Dark and Dampy Dungeon.

tapestries wrote:

There is only one Pegasus; in addition, Pegasus is a name, and thus as a proper noun would be pluralized Pegasuses in English, as people named Mouse would be pluralized to the Mouses, not the Mice.

 

Found the above while trying to track back to my water ladies reference... still looking for that one.

I guess Drucker (and countless others) have been wrong all these years.  "One Superman; two Supermans," huh?

Nothing in English is without exception, and proper nouns are no different in this.  For those who feel that the O.E.D. is too shaky as a reference, this thern from Wikipedia:

"If the proper noun has multiple plural forms, use the pl2 and optionally the pl3 parameters, e.g. on "Snuffaluphogus":

{{en-proper noun|es|pl2=Snuffaluphogi|pl3=Snuffaluphogae}}Snuffaluphogus (plural Snuffaluphoguses or Snuffaluphogi or Snuffaluphogae)...."

Greta: if you'll read back to my post, you'll see that the O.E.D. supports your "Pegasuses" as the preferred plural (I actually numbered them), cites "Pegassi" as the secondary plural (using the second declension Greek "Πήγασος" as the root singular), and the collective "Pegasus" third ("one sheep, two sheep; one Pegassus, two Pegasus...").

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I was not citing the quote properly, and posted without the part where I mention that there IS a lot of discussion.  I may even have stumbled a few related old discussions.

I'll bring Possum (baked of course)

 Raccoon or duck as an appetizer (U-Pick)

  wet roads have filled the Larder  down here in central Fla

 (harder for the little fellopws to get out the Way)

took 30 months off very refreshing

Prayers that you stay safe in all that mess.  I'm not a big fan of wild game, and especially road-kill, so I think I'll pass.  But thanks for thinking of us. I think.

From the Dark and Dampy Dungeon.

house_of_hansell wrote:

keziak, the "big six" are not readily receptive to unknown, first-time authors in this economy, and investment dollars are not encouraged toward unproven sales and readership.  With just a bit of research, there can be found a monumental change in the traditional publishing world, along with the popularity of the less expensive ebooks and the freedom offered authors from deadlines and content restrictions, there is a notable shift toward the once-shunned indie authors.

 

Desktop publishing is proving to be a growing and recognized business for those with interest of having their works published with little or zero investment dollars, and the networking and word-of-mouth advertizing is proving to be as popular as print-on-demand formats for a multitude of very fine writers.

 

Amaz0n, Barnes & N0ble, and others in combination with such self-publishing enities as Create$pace, Lu!u, W0rdpress, and others are becoming the trendsetters of the indie authors, and offer considerable force to accomplish that which an unpublished writer desires most: to reach a reading public. In fact, stories abound in the wild of "big six" publishers seeking to sign indie authors once they have proven the worth in the self-publishing world.

 

I am a member of the indie author group, and proud of it. I self-published my book through Create$pace, and it is available there to the general public and on the parent company, Amaz0n dot com, and I am the sole source of signed copies, which makes me comfortable. With a bit of luck, I will be able to offer it soon as an ebook on Kindle, with designated free downloads. I am networked with other indie authors, and we all promote each other through various websites and blogs.

 

We're happy where we are.

 

HOH, congrats on getting your book published!

I wish my BIL had known about all the info you posted above.  He might have had a chance with his specialty cookbook.  Then again maybe not as he wanted to get $$$ for each copy and there were already some sort of similar books on the market for a lot less.

Women are angels. And when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly...on a broomstick. We are flexible like that.

Fantastic Read, hugs

Live Today Like There Will Be No Tomorrow. Brat

Didn't Bumpy get the memo?

Random House has pushed back the release date to mid November.

Oh, and there will probably be a sight adjustment to the cover art.

Greta,

Check your e-mail.

Liz