Sentences with phrase «as vetted self»

Then there's that hybrid mode, otherwise known as vetted self - publishing.

Not exact matches

A moment where Kurt Russell, as Tarantino's bogey Stuntman Mike, flashes a giant, shit - eating grin right through the fourth wall doesn't come off as self - congratulatory so much as it shows an old genre vet excited to be back in the saddle.

«The phrase vigilante has been given a bad name by the media,» says Tim «Nailer» Foley, an army vet and former meth user turned self - styled avenging angel, who sees his role as «upholding the law where there is no law».

Their heroes, such as they are, end up locked in an ideological opposition that somehow echoes a deeper, more pervasive tension in American life: the parasitic rivalry between Daniel Day - Lewis's monomaniacal capitalist and Paul Dano's maliciously self - denying man of the cloth in the 19th - century California landscape of There Will Be Blood (07); the uneasy mentorship that Philip Seymour Hoffman's charismatic cult leader develops with Joaquin Phoenix's broken - down vet as they move through the strange, suspended vision of Fifties America in The Master (12); and now, in Anderson's newest film Inherent Vice, the antagonistic buddy romance that emerges between a pothead PI and a shell - shocked, crew - cut detective as each navigates the splintered world of Los Angeles in the early, paranoid Seventies.

«The standards are portrayed as so consensual, so universally endorsed, so thoroughly researched and vetted, so self - evidently necessary to economic progress, so broadly represented of beliefs in the educational community,» writes respected author and literacy expert Thomas Newkirk in a must - read essay, «that they cease to be even debatable.»

Anyway, to return to my point, since most self - published stuff has no guarantee of having been vetted by... anybody, I have been wondering about the value of awards as such.

So Hoover — «a fabulous self - promoter and a very talented author,» Rennert said — earns back her debt to the agency, and the agency gets 15 percent to cover «the hours and months we devote to editorial; figuring out how to position and package the book to reach the right market; the time spent on quality control; seeking out and dealing with high - caliber vendors providing the above services; and locating and vetting professional photographers and cover designers whose work is every bit as good as those used in traditionally published books.»

If as a self - publishing author — whose work has been vetted by BlueInk — you would like to recommend a library for this service in your local community, Roncevic suggests you forward them information about the program, so they can contact Total Boox for consideration.

Infinity does not have the same reputation as FastPencil, but like any self - publishing service company, authors must do thorough vetting before signing on.

Dogs must be current and done with all puppy (DHPP) series vaccinations (which must have been administered by a veterinarian or vet tech - no self administered vaccinations) as well as Rabies if over 6 months of age.

Class Prerequisites: Dogs must be a minimum of 4 months of age or older and have completed all DHPP puppy series vaccinations to attend this class (which must have been administered by a veterinarian or vet tech - self administered shots will not be accepted, in order to protect your dog as well as the other dogs in class.)

Most of the time, the cause is not serious and may be self - limiting, but if the diarrhea is lasting more than 24 hours, it is best to take you dog to the vet as he / she can become dehydrated and there may be a more serious underlying cause that could be contagious or life - threatening.

Besides self educating yourself through informative web blogs like this one, it is also just as important to check out any facts stated with your vet if you are in anyway concerned as he / she is the expert.