Sentences with phrase «around fiction work»

However, as usual, all of this data and talk revolved around fiction work.

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It's a work of fiction set around 18th century Scottish events.

That's the conclusion of a new study, which finds that, compared with mainstream fiction, high - brow literary works do more to improve our ability to understand the thoughts, emotions, and motivations of those around us.

Together with the Foundation's Directors, Advisory Board and staff, Rod pursues the goal of turning science fiction into science fact by providing critical support to leading - edge organizations around the world working in the areas of science and technology, the environment, education and humanitarian advances.

Jacques Rivette's dazzling 750 - minute Out 1 (1971)-- an eight - part serial in 16 - millimeter still unscreened in this country that remains one of the boldest experiments in film narrative ever attempted — was conceived as a kind of parody of Bazin's ideas in its deft mixture of documentary and fiction, its improvising actors working through a dense plot built around real and imagined conspiracies, and even its extended takes, one of which lasts 45 minutes as it records a theater group's exercise.

The Pros: Orson Scott Card «s «Ender's Game» is one of the most beloved science fiction novels around, and Summit are hoping to do for hard sci - fi what they did for vampires with «Twilight,» with this long - in - the - works adaptation, directed by «Wolverine» helmer Gavin Hood, and produced by «Star Trek» supremos Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci.

But around the time that a married couple gets into the cab, the husband bloody and badly needing medical attention, it becomes clear that Panahi's setup is actually a ruse, the whole project a work of fiction.

In President Obama's farewell address in Chicago, he notes that for democracy to work in a nation that is becoming more and more diverse, we need to «heed the advice of one of the great characters in American fiction, Atticus Finch, who said, «You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.»»

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Mark works with authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's books), around the world, in these programs.

As a literary agent, she is looking for new voices, character - driven fiction or nonfiction works that reflect an engagement with the world around us, literary thrillers, memoirs, YA literature and graphic novels.

Wilkinson Studios represents artists from around the globe, and can help you find the perfect illustrator for your self - published book, whether it's a children's book, YA or adult novel cover, fantasy, science fiction, graphic novel, comic book, scientific publication, or educational work.

Mark specializes in books with bestseller or high commercial potential, and he works with authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, children's books) around the world, at all stages of development.

Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, smart writers who know how to build their catalog around funnels will always make more money directly with their words than writers who publish their work using the old «hope and pray» business plan.

Mark Malatesta specializes in books with bestseller or high commercial potential, and he works with authors of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, children's books) around the world, at all stages of development.

Literary Agent Undercover works with authors around the world, writing in every genre: fiction, nonfiction, and children's books.

It will be a weekly publication dedicated to short fiction — including work from debut authors and stories from around the world translated into English — and poetry.

By the era around 1970, fiction agents had worked into a more solid position in the business, since many fiction writers now lived outside of New York and the numbers of writers and books published was exploding.

Surely, a literate, competent, self - published author has been around the block enough to recognize the enormous quantity of poorly written, ill - conceived works of fiction being churned out via the self - publishing route.

If Jane Austen were writing today, her work would be very different, because she would not have been around 200 years ago to shape modern fiction.

The novella is a narrative work of prose fiction of around 30,000 to 50,000 words.

Amazon Publishing today announced Day One, a weekly digital publication dedicated to short fiction — including work from debut authors and stories from around the world translated into English — and poetry.

In fact, I was so interested in this phenomenon that I did an MA dissertation about why people write without certain markets once, and doing my research I worked out that there are roughly around 99 % more people writing fiction than would get accepted by commercial houses, i.e. 1 % would get taken on, if that.

I don't have much time to sit down and read fiction anymore so much of what I «read» in the fiction category is in audio books while I am driving, working around the house, or exercising.

Interesting tidbits found around the web this week: Amazon launches Kindle Worlds publishing platform for fan fiction... http://www.engadget.comWed, 22 May 2013 13:49:00 GMT The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for stories inspired by established works.

They were all working on novels and memoir and didn't take her short fiction work seriously.I saw another writer on Google Plus asking for help because his work kept coming in at around 40 pages — like that -LSB-...]

Amidst the flurry of excitement around indie published fiction, businesses are simultaneously discovering that ebooks work really well for corporate storytelling.

His other interests besides medicine include getting together with family & friends, staying active in his church, reading adventure fiction and anything outside; working around the house, jogging, tandem biking, and hiking.

- after the remakes of Terry's Wonderland 3D and Dragon Quest Monsters 2, Yuji Horii asked the team what should be next - the choices were Caravan Heart (GBA), a professional version of Dragon Quest Monsters 2, or a brand new game - the staff made the plot together with Takeshi Uchikawa (who is currently directing Dragon Quest XI)- the suggestion was to make the theme become something catchy, which lead to a science fiction vibe - Horii said «anything's alright as long as it's interesting» - the creation of the Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light helped build Joker 3 - fan feedback from the mobile game was used, which lead to monster stats being seen - the Reactor device lets you easily see all the things that occur on the field - the team had some trouble bringing together the ridable monsters aspect of the game, but eventually worked it out - the full game starts off with monsters that players can ride on land - you'll eventually unlock sea, air, and multi-jump land rising monsters - a «Big Air ride» was teased as well - by clearing the story, features will be unlocked that further modify monsters such as abilities and changing their sizes - Stealth Boxes which can not be found without using the Reactor only contains useful items that are optional - compulsory items that are needed to be found with the Reactor are placed in non-stealth locations - accessories can strengthen monsters, but monster strength is mainly determined from raising and combining them - features more offense - related content in the form of new spells and skills - new water - type spells are included - new skills added enable more detailed adjustments in versus, adding more strategic features - one of the items that can be bought with Communication Coins has the same effect with «Key of Encounters» - this lets players recruit monsters a bit more easily they've befriended before - since Communication Coins can only be obtained from multiplayer battles, it's completely optional - people who still do StreetPass but don't want to do multiplayer battles can still get them by combining monsters - DLC monsters are planned to be added regularly post-release until around Golden Week (April 29 — May 5)- - A national tournament is also planned, with more details coming later - carryover feature from Dragon Quest Monsters 2 that comes into play after the ending - players can bring up to 10 monsters which are ranked A or below from DQM2 to DQMJ3 each day

We learn early on that Zellner has always had a passion for crime, and detective work in particular through reading much fiction around the genre.

Link's voiceless escapades shaped my view of the world around me like no other work of fiction, whether it be movie, book, or otherwise, ever could.

The two artists share a commitment to creating work that revolves around questions of art and feminism within public space, geopolitics, fictions, and speculative futures.

Beyond the Barrier, guest curated by Kate Greenberg and part of Baxter St at CCNY's Guest Curators Program, seeks to highlight contemporary work being made by a group of emerging artists around science fiction themes.

Either as a pop cultural reference point or the conceptual link between the speculative practices of contemporary art and science fiction, this trend has seen dozens, if not hundreds, of international and Australian artists creating sci - fi - inflected pieces, with exhibitions around the world surveying their work.

Around 50 original pieces are on show, including famous works such as Laugh Now, Barcode, Girl with Balloon, Kids on Guns, Pulp Fiction, Flower Thrower, Monkey Queen and Soup Can.

2.05 pm An in - conversation between artist Erica Scourti and writer Paul Clinton focussed around ideas of the self, identities, fiction, and stupidity in a fully mediated world, including works introduced by Erica Scourti.

Studio Museum assistant curator Naima J. Keith and independent curator Zoe Whitley have collected over 60 works by 29 international artists around the concept of «Afrofuturism,» a term coined in 1994 by theorist Mark Dery to indicate an aesthetic mode that intermingles pan-African concerns with science fiction and fantasy imagery.

Based on research in the AGO's archives, Scott wrote fictions around the works in the collection to create new performances and installations during his residency.

In addition to the group show Isolated Fictions (which opened last Friday and features works by Deb Sokolow,  Carmen Price,  Jason Dunda,  Amanda Browder,  Nadine Nakanishi,  Rebecca Mir and Nick Butcher), a reading by Adam Levin, a performance evening centered around world - based art, a screening curated by Eric Fleischauer and Jesse McLean, and the third installment of the Now Itâ $ ™ s Dark experimental film and music series are all on the agenda.

Valenzuela's work in photography, video and installation is rooted in contradictory traditions of documentary and fiction, often involving narratives around immigration and the working class.

Often combining fictional narration with seemingly archival or documentary footage, the works in the exhibition employ a range of tactics to blur the line between fiction and reality, weaving fragmentary stories around elusive or even entirely absent centers.

Speaking about the commission, Keith Piper said: «Unearthing the Banker's Bones is a work emerging out of a period of research into science fiction as a space in which metaphors around social, racial and class anxieties are played out.

It is a far more rational overview of the state of our understanding of climate, and the science around it than anything dems point to, especially gores inconvenient work of fiction.

He says stories by The Guardian that CA worked on pro-Brexit campaigns were based on «one or two data points» that they «then created an entire narrative around that that was pure fiction.»

You relate a work of fiction to the reality around you and find there's value in letting your brain go briefly unwired.