Sentences with phrase «as authors of fiction»

The term «independently published» is defined as authors of fiction who are not eligible for PAL under the Policies and Procedures of RMFW.

As the author of both fiction and non-fiction and a speaker on topics as wide - ranging as self - talk, caregiving, writing, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the journey of faith in Christ.

As the author of both fiction and non-fiction and a speaker on topics as wide - ranging as self - talk, caregiving, writing, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the journey of faith in Christ.

Not exact matches

«There was a clear pattern in the findings - the more literary fiction authors that participants recognized, the better they tended to perform on the emotional recognition test, and this association held even after statistically accounting for the influence of other factors that might be connected to both emotion skills and reading more literary fiction, such as past educational attainment, gender and age,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest blog, summing up the results.

I entreat all of you to read A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes novel — fiction, of course, but interesting that a very reputable and fact - driven author would choose to delve into the life of the antagonist as being helplessly tied up in an early Mormonist agenda...

«No major writer in our history,» he said, «has ever shown such an extent of accomplishment» as this author of essays, parodies, apologetics, criticism, light verse, and memoirs; scholar and author of detective fiction; ecclesiastical historian; translator; and homilist of genius.

The Bible, is fiction; because, overall, its authors meant it as presentation, not as science, or even as history, which is a form of science with its own scientific rules of evidence.

You're only comeback to that was that you know Abe Lincoln was written as fiction because the author says so but refuse to understand that if we had the authors of the bible alive and could talk with us you'd probably find the same thing (obviously also as.sumption, but hey, if you think the authors wrote the bible as purely historical text, prove it).

As Thomas Woodman points out: «In recent years the rise of postmodernist fiction and of such modes as «magic realism» [as exemplified most obviously by Latin American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.&raquAs Thomas Woodman points out: «In recent years the rise of postmodernist fiction and of such modes as «magic realism» [as exemplified most obviously by Latin American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.&raquas «magic realism» [as exemplified most obviously by Latin American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.&raquas exemplified most obviously by Latin American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.&raquas Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.»

Interesting discussion — Totally agree about the «punching above their weight» problem with the current spate of «popular» atheists and junk writers, as well as the «Hollywood» treatment of Pullman, but you don't need to wade through Pullman's trilogy to get a useful insight into institutionalism vs genuine spirituality — just pick up the excellent «The Dragon in the Sea» by Dune author Frank Herbert or «The Moon is a Harsh Mistress» by Robert Heinlien — great works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction literature.

Are you really searching for theology and scriptural history in a book of fiction (as told by the author himself)?

Tn ar y Comin by the late T. Llew Jones, the most loved of Welsh language authors, many regard him as the father of Welsh language fiction.

Elnathan John, author of the best - selling fiction «Born On A Tuesday», once said that the greatest disservice anyone can do to himself as a Nigerian is...

As a scientist and an author of science fiction, I find that fascinating.

Stephen Hawking publishes children's book Stephen Hawking, wheelchair - bound physicist and author of A Brief History of Time, this week published his first children's book in an expected trilogy, designed, he told reporters, to make «real science as exciting as science fiction.»

As much a profile of Church and his rise to renowned scientist as it is a tour of the latest research on climate change, species extinction and conservation biology, author Mezrich's telling is riveting and almost too like fiction to be believeAs much a profile of Church and his rise to renowned scientist as it is a tour of the latest research on climate change, species extinction and conservation biology, author Mezrich's telling is riveting and almost too like fiction to be believeas it is a tour of the latest research on climate change, species extinction and conservation biology, author Mezrich's telling is riveting and almost too like fiction to be believed.

Not the American science fiction writer whose novels spawned hit films such as Blade Runner and Total Recall — he died more than 20 years ago — but a state - of - the - art robot named after the author.

Named for popular science and science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke, author of 2001: a Space Odyssey and widely regarded as the father of the communications satellite.

The scope of Why the Lion Grew its Mane: A Miscellany of Recent Scientific Discoveries from Astronomy to Zoology, as stated by the author, is to offer a «fascinating collection of recent discoveries that overturn popular conceptions, enter realms that were previously the preserve of science fiction, or simply add to the sum of human knowledge».

Known as a prolific author of more than eighty books with twenty - two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty languages.

Dalton Kirk stared out the window and grimaced as the The Top 50 greatest fiction books of all time determined by 114 lists and articles from various critics, authors and experts.

Beginning his career as an author and responsible for the source material of Danny Boyle's The Beach in 2000, Alex Garland then directly ventured into the film industry by doing screenplay's - again with Boyle on 28 Days Later and Sunshine - before he eventually took the reigns himself by making his directorial debut with the magnificent science fiction film Ex Machina in 2014.

Director, writer, pulp fiction author, raconteur and all - around maverick character Samuel Fuller was as proud of his military service as any of his artistic accomplishments.

Tim Palacek stars as Katurian, an amateur author of short fiction who is being interrogated by police.

Romance doesn't have a lot of conventions, unlike SFF, (or at least it didn't — it's expanding too,) so it's not surprising Romantic Times got inundated, as romance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,) and author - reader interaction.

As a follow - up to last week's post about Jonathan Franzen and his comments on the «little videos» that authors sometimes publish, I here offer some of my own thoughts about literary fiction and the likelihood that it will survive the indie revolution.

Being involved in every stage of putting together a non-fiction book proposal, offering substantial editing on fiction manuscripts, and coming up with book ideas for authors looking for their next project is as much a part of the work at DGLM as selling, negotiating contracts, and collecting monies for their clients.

Founded by Robert Randisi and Ed Gorman in the late 1980s to bring together professional mystery authors in a private forum to exchange ideas, the American Crime Writers League is still going strong in the 21st century as a writing organization for serious and proven writers of mystery fiction.

As a publicist she works with both fiction and non-fiction authors including New York Times bestseller D. Watkins, author of The Beastside: Living and Dying While Black in America, Tia Williams, former magazine beauty editor and author of The Perfect Find and Clint Smith award - winning poet, Ted Talk conference speaker and contributor to The New Yorker.

We have fiction authors who come from all sorts of businesses as their day jobs that operate like actual businesses.

You are a notable reviewer of long fiction as well as a non-fiction and flash fiction author.

Recently, our author Sara Schaff's debut short fiction collection Say Something Nice About Me was included as a finalist for the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses Firecracker Awards.

He represents bestselling and award - winning authors of nonfiction as well as both general and genre fiction.

You've probably heard book marketing gurus say marketing your book should start before you've finished and published it; and whether you're a fiction or non-fiction author, there are a couple of ways you can use audio as part of your marketing strategy, including it in your media kit when you want to promote your book and boost visibility.

As a freelance editor for independent fiction authors, I network with a lot of indie authors on social media, and I know that being an indie author can be tough.

He is the author of The Career Novelist (1996), Writing the Breakout Novel (2001), Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (2004) and The Fire in Fiction (2009)-- as well as numerous novels — and a past president of the Association of Authors» Representatives, Inc..

Speaking of hearts, there's one last reward of reviewing that I'd like to mention: that as an author myself, I know how heartwarming it is to receive an enthusiastic review for my own work, and the arrival of not one but two glowing reviews for my latest book, the collection of very short stories (aka flash fiction) has made my week already — and it's still only Tuesday.

All reviewers using this badge have been known and discerned by the leadership of Reality Calling / Radiqx Press to be trustworthy men and women of God, called by the Lord to review Christian fiction as a service to both the readers and authors of true Christian fiction.

GUADALAJARA: Flash fiction and nonfiction, a genre that brought brevity to our bookshelves by way of literary magazines, has come of age, with Random House Mondarori's (RHM) launch of its Spanish - language Flash series, a collection of short fiction by renowned authors available only as e-books.

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.

From the internationally best - selling, Pulitzer Prize — winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories — longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written — that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers.

Here is Richard North Patterson at his compelling best, confirming his place as our most provocative author of popular fiction.

Major writing organizations such as the Romance Writers of America, Canadian Writing Union and Published Authors Network all accept indie published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do thAuthors Network all accept indie published authors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do thauthors as members and the Science Fiction Writers of America is currently drafting guidelines to do the same.

Whodunit columnist Bruce Tierney has called Nesbo's protagonist Harry Hole «one of the most compellingly flawed protagonists in contemporary suspense fiction,» and the Norwegian author is touted (okay, on his own website) as «Europe's New Star of Crime Fiction.fiction,» and the Norwegian author is touted (okay, on his own website) as «Europe's New Star of Crime Fiction.Fiction.»

NeWest publishes literary fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama, as well as a line of mystery novels, with a particular interest in books by Western Canadian authors.

While unabashedly geared for the «prepublished» ebook author of speculative fiction, much of the advice crosses genre boundaries and proves useful to writers aiming for traditional print markets, as well.

As a data - driven marketing tool, ebooks can be used for fiction and nonfiction comps and exit purchase leads, which creates engagement and fosters an environment for discoverability of new authors or new content.

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.

Authors interested in critiques of shorter works, such as stories, essays, and flash fiction, should contact the Tucson office.

A recent trend in OEL manga is collaboration between established American authors, major publishing houses and manga publishers, such as Warriors: The Lost Warrior a manga adaptation of the popular young adult fiction series by Erin Hunter from TokyoPop and HarperCollins.