Sentences with phrase «as a fantasy author»
But speaking as a fantasy Author who regularly makes up his own words, this spells serious trouble for someone like me.
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Anne Rice, as a fantasy writer, should know better than anyone where all religious texts come from... the imaginations of the authors.
If The Sword in the Stone owes anything to fantasy, it is to the tradition as practiced by Kenneth Grahame, an author White revered, not Tolkien.
However, is it fantasy to think that Welbeck is the «messiah» (as the author of this article puts it) and that he will come and rescue us from this goal drought with his many goals?
Yes, there can be a pathology to women like Friedman who fall for an inmate; many have a «wound,» as Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside author Bridget Kinsella says or have a «need for a safe, idealized, romantic fantasy of love» that «transcends judgment» as Women Who Love Men Who Kill author Sheila Isenberg says.
Scotland About Blog This is the Official Website of Joanne Rowling, who writes under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, film and television producer, screenwriter and philanthropist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series.
In fact, SF and fantasy authors draw on real experiences and facts all the time, as some of the top authors told Jeff VanderMeer.
While it features the delicious Erin Grey who no doubt featured in many a schoolboy's fantasy life (including the present author's), what it lacks as exploitation is a sheer sense of fun and mischief as is the case with movies like Battle Beyond the Stars...
That movie was also effective in the way it presented Carroll's world and characters, although it, too, stumbled in the way the movie took the author's nonsensical, absurd foundation and re-imagined it as a generic fantasy adventure.
Pilar has parlayed a successful career as a fantasy sports analyst, an in - demand model, host, actress, radio personality and author.
(Though for authors I recommend focusing not on writing itself as a topic, but on what you write books ABOUT — i.e., I write fantasy fiction, so I post about things like the monster in Netflix» Stranger Things series.)
Kristen is the author of the gothic fantasy series, House of Comarre, from Orbit Books, as well as several other paranormal romance titles.
In addition to holding down a day job as a board game photographer, Scott is the author of several middle grade fantasy novels, a thriller, and a couple of non-fiction titles, including this newest one.
Red Adept: As a fantasy / science fiction author, what improvements do you see for eBook Readers in the future?
New York Times bestselling steampunk / fantasy author Gail Carriger joined us this week to talk about writing and marketing for traditionally published novels as well as her experiences self - publishing novellas and short stories.
As the author of five fantasy novels, all of which are currently sold on Amazon, I am not without experience in the area of text editing when it comes to finalizing one's fiction book for publication in one form or another.
As a reader, Cornelia has always loved good fantasy, particularly British authors and their books, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter PaAs a reader, Cornelia has always loved good fantasy, particularly British authors and their books, such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter Paas J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia, and J. M Barrie's Peter Pan.
Tonight we chatted with fantasy author Abigail Hilton about making money from Patreon, audiobooks, and web comics as well as full - length novels.
I also have 1,000 - odd fantasy fans as newsletter subscribers and, if I needed to, I could do some discreet advertising there (i.e. promote another fantasy author's work for $ XX) in addition to providing updates about my own work.
Jonathan Lyons represents a select list of authors of biographies, history, science, pop culture, sports, general narrative non-fiction, mysteries, thrillers, science fiction and fantasy, and young adult fiction, in addition to serving as subagent in the United States for several agencies in the UK.
Bestselling fantasy author Tracy Hickman has done an «exclusive subscription novel series» where fans get to come into a special membership area and see the chapters as they're written, and even offer feedback along the way.
Costs can be as inexpensive as $ 50 for someone who's just going to use stock art and does design on the side (check the Kindleboards Yellow Pages for a list of folks) to $ 500 - $ 1,000 for a custom illustration such as indie fantasy author David Alastair Hayden has for his Wrath of the White Tigress.
About as unlike Hairy London as it's possible to get and still feature here, Kit Reed's Little Sisters of the Apocalypse is a novel that treads the indistinct boundaries between fantasy, science fiction and realism, as befits an author who describes her work as «transgenred».
This year we have some amazing work by world - class fantasy authors as well as the best of the up - and - coming indie authors in the genre.
International authors such as Leon de Winter and Connie Palmen, the author duo behind the Iny Lorentz historical novels, and the fantasy - novel writer Markus Heitz will make literature a real experience for visitors.
For traditional epic fantasy readers, we have A HERO BORN by Michael A. Stackpole, ECHOES OF A SHATTERED AGE by Ramon Terrell, THE FEATHER AND THE MOON WELL by new author Shean Pao (the first «Farland Discovery» specially chosen and mentored by New York Times bestselling fantasy author David Farland), HEART READERS by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, SHADOWS FOR SILENCE IN THE FORESTS OF HELL by Brandon Sanderson, as well as a host of imaginative stories in the Fiction River anthology UNNATURAL WORLDS.
A seven - figure author of fantasy, space opera, and sci - fi romance, Lindsay is a humble force - of - nature who is as dedicated to the author community as she is to her precious dogs.
Today I'm an award - winning novelist and write in three genres (young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal / fantasy romance for adults, science fiction mystery), and run a successful business as a coach and consultant for authors.
In addition, his work has been praised by bestselling fantasy author Katherine Kerr and he once had the same Literary Agent as the late author Terry Pratchett.
We represent more than 50 authors who write romance, women's fiction, science fiction / fantasy, thrillers, young adult and middle grade fiction as well as select nonfiction titles.
YA fiction has captured the heart of the public in the last few years — what is it about the YA fantasy genre that really appeals to you as an author?
As a bonus, we have Rebecca Senese's ten - story science fiction collection Tales of Possibilities; Thomas K. Carpenter's Revolutionary Magic, a historical fantasy and the first in the Dashkova Memoirs; Annie Reed's A Death in Cumberland, a moody police procedural; Nebula Award finalist Cat Rambo's Neither Here Nor There, a double collection of alt - world and real world fantasy stories; and last but not least, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith's The Slots of Saturn, the origin story for his fan - favorite superhero Poker Boy.
«Some of the most notable fantasy authors create powerful reads with slower beginnings that lead up to a crescendo of gripping action — such as this story... Much like the acclaimed fantasy writer Patrick Rothfuss's productions, In the Company of the Dead evolves slowly for the first few chapters... perfect for the fantasy fan seeking depth, who appreciates a slow build - up before the fiery action begins.
We had our first repeat guest on the show today, urban fantasy author Carolynn Gockel (writing as C. Gockel) from Episode 19, where we chatted about permafree books, getting started on fan fiction sites, using Tumblr to promote, and where to buy sponsorships.
USA Today bestselling author Jade Kerrion defied (or leveraged, depending on your point of view) her undergraduate degrees in Biology and Philosophy, as well as her MBA, to embark on her second (and concurrent) career as an award - winning science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance author.
However, as I put that I would be willing to consider sci - fi or fantasy, I keep getting requests for books I would never read, as none of the authors seem willing to glance at my blog and other me sci - fi / fantasy books that would actually appeal to a YA Reader.
Generally, I don't recommend trying to get into bookstores or focusing on live events such as book signings, but it's important to address WHY I don't recommend them, since most first time authors will persist in achieving visual markers that match the «writer fantasies» they grew up with.
In his day job as a freelance editor, Jeff helps shape and clean up stories for a talented roster of bestselling sci - fi and fantasy authors as well as newcomers to the business.
Not as many as some well established fantasy authors, but more than a lot of agents were willing to touch.
A fan of sci - fi, fantasy and horror, C.J. Daniels has penned three novels, as well as a short story within the Lost Planets anthology alongside legendary authors such as Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick and Edgar Allan Poe.
Lindsay Buroker is the bestselling fantasy author of the Emperor's Edge, Rust and Relics and Dragon's Blood series as well as other fantasy books.
Jenn Bennett is an artist and RITA - nominated author of the Arcadia Bell urban fantasy series; the Roaring Twenties romance series, including Bitter Spirits, which was chosen as one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2014 and winner of RT Reviewers» Choice Paranormal Romance Book of the Year; and Grave Phantoms, which was awarded RT's May Seal of Excellence for 2015.
Despite her roots deeply embedded as an author of fantasy and paranormal adult fiction, Scott's humor and wit are evident throughout her books.
Foz Meadows is a genderqueer fantasy author with a pronounced weakness for Dragon Age, fanfic, webcomics and mornings that are so late as to technically constitute noons.
While those authors have done a better job of this kind of social critique through fantasy, this should not demerit The Black Witch in and of itself either, as it speaks very much to the contemporary reality within which it was published.
As an adult, he says, he rediscovered the story only to find that it was not a fantasy adventure so much as a satirically charged political allegory about the «author's» home country of Florin (I know it's fictional now, okayAs an adult, he says, he rediscovered the story only to find that it was not a fantasy adventure so much as a satirically charged political allegory about the «author's» home country of Florin (I know it's fictional now, okayas a satirically charged political allegory about the «author's» home country of Florin (I know it's fictional now, okay?)
Former and current Nashvillians including author and owner of Parnassus Books, Ann Patchett (Commonwealth), novelist and respected wine critic Jay McInerney (Bright, Precious Days: A Novel), fantasy writer Sherrilyn Kenyon (DragonMark) musician Kix Brooks (Cookin» It With Kix: The Art of Celebrating and the Fun of Outdoor Cooking), and Anne Byrn, nationally famous as The Cake Mix Doctor (American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best - Loved Cakes).
Not to toot me «umble horn, but I knew this guy was destined for great things back in 2010 when he was one of the very first fantasy authors to have tremendous success as a self - published author.
But my real passion, as a reader, author and editor, is fiction of all sorts — especially romance, romantic suspense, historical romance, women's fiction, paranormal, sci - fi and fantasy, thrillers, and mysteries.
She is best known as an author of science fiction and fantasy short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic fiction might reflect real - world diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, colonialism, physical ability, age, and other sociocultural factors.