And I and several other writers who quit the agent - author business model are making our living
as writers by selling books that respected, reputable, established, recommended literary agents had told them were unsaleable.
We aspire to become an unlimited resource for anyone to tap into, and to help them not only save money with our cheap prices, but also to improve
as a writer by observing how we do the work assigned to us.
If you're a novelist who also loves soccer or a novelist and knitter or a novelist and golfer, you expand awareness of
yourself as a writer by connecting with people via your other enthusiasms.
You'll grow
as a writer by working with an expert who can point out your strengths and weaknesses, and give you specific feedback on how to take your work to the next level.
Examine
yourself as a writer by freewriting answers to the following questions.
16 Tips on How to Survive and Thrive
as a Writer by C.S. Lakin on Live Write Thrive No One Best Way, guest post by Jason Ridler on Book Reviews by Elizabeth A. White < — This one knocked my fuzzy - cozy - socks off!
That was right before he was hired
as a writer by Edge magazine, a role he held until March 2017 when he was promoted to features editor.
Not exact matches
Slant hit 4 million readers in a month, published 9,000 stories from 1,400
writers, its editor Amanda Gutterman said her farewell letter in April announcing Slant was being shut down,
as reported
by Politico.
For decades it was dismissed
as the desperate refuge of authors rejected
by publishing houses, wannabes who paid a fee to a musty vanity press that would dutifully typeset their words and transform them into a few boxes of books that the «
writers» could hand out to their friends.
This sumptuous «literary landmark» — located on Royal Street in the French Quarter — was once frequented
by writers such
as Truman Capote and William Faulkner.
The accoloade was given
as part of Monocle's «Travel Top 50» — a list of best - in - class experiences, food, services, and products in their fields decided
by Monocle's international team of editors and
writers.
The quota has even driven theft on a massive scale, such
as a 2012 incident involving millions of dollars worth of contraband syrup stolen from the federation's stockpile —
as covered in Canadian Business
by writer Tim Shufelt in his feature The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.
In an industry constantly starved for raw material, the 70 - year - old author's work stands out
as an untapped resource — a fact that's now been recognized
by a new Canadian company created for the purpose of turning the British
writer's bestsellers into box - office hits.
Eventually, Vigorate intends to be running a London - based sales division
as well
as an operational office, staffed
by technical employees, in Barcelona, with its generous supply of highly skilled code
writers.
For the past 16 years
as a
writer, I've tried to maintain this rule on any team
by always showing kindness.
«The Master» stars Philip Seymour Hoffman
as a disillusioned scientist and
writer who decides to create his own religion and help an unstable drifter played
by Joaquin Phoenix.
Created
as a comic series
by Jewish American
writer - artist Jack Kirby in 1966, the eponymous black superhero represents the resistance to settler - colonial forces — the kinds of forces upon which America's nationhood was constructed.
As a freelance
writer, my monthly income can fluctuate
by hundreds of dollars a month.
Brenda Chapman, an animation
writer - director with a storied career (Disney's The Lion King, DreamWorks» The Prince of Egypt), made headlines three years ago when she penned a New York Times op - ed addressing her painful experience being removed
as the first female feature film director for Pixar's Brave, a mother - daughter fairytale she created, and replaced
by a male colleague.
As several writers have pointed out, American companies such as Apple could make iPhones in the United States because printing out products and having them assembled by robots will be even cheaper than the human labour in Chin
As several
writers have pointed out, American companies such
as Apple could make iPhones in the United States because printing out products and having them assembled by robots will be even cheaper than the human labour in Chin
as Apple could make iPhones in the United States because printing out products and having them assembled
by robots will be even cheaper than the human labour in China.
In our first chat — which was free,
by the way — he pointed out that defining myself
as a
writer doesn't come close to describing my value.
There were also bank statements, reserve estimates
by an independent American geologist and historical records of dividends paid out to shareholders — which would have been improbable if,
as the letter
writer claimed, the company's mine in China was losing money.
Theater groups such
as Punchdrunk, Complicite, and Steppenwolf all find success
by bringing together just the right mix of
writers, performers, musicians, designers, marketers, and financiers to create dazzling works that no one could create alone.
Even
as a
writer, I am constantly asking myself how I can continue to stay relevant in the digital age where video is
by far the most engaging medium.
For those who don't often discuss characterization and story world over dinner, Weinschenk's post kicks off with a great primer on storytelling theory, explaining the basics of Campbell's thinking (famously exemplified
by the journey of Star Wars» Luke Skywalker),
as well
as the roughly bell - shaped story diagram every
writer learns in her first class on structure.
The official Instagram account for Italian museums is sharing art
by women of all walks of life,
as «saints and prostitutes, goddesses and commoners, intellectuals and artists, actresses and martyrs,
writers and poets, mothers, Madonnas and revolutionaries.»
The proclivity of the Jews for finance, trade, and exchange has been frequently noticed
by Jewish
writers and the concentration of Jews in the cities is a present
as well
as an historical fact.
By midsummer, a month in advance of product arriving on retailer shelves, Spin Master planned to build buzz by reaching out to tech writers and mommy bloggers, and on social media — Pinterest, Facebook as well as through a dedicated websit
By midsummer, a month in advance of product arriving on retailer shelves, Spin Master planned to build buzz
by reaching out to tech writers and mommy bloggers, and on social media — Pinterest, Facebook as well as through a dedicated websit
by reaching out to tech
writers and mommy bloggers, and on social media — Pinterest, Facebook
as well
as through a dedicated website.
But
as opposing experts (and a small army of
writers) feud over the issue here in the United States, across the pond several top universities are eliminating the underlying logic of the argument
by creating programs to help budding business owners get their start - up dreams off the ground — while they get their degrees.
Much
as it is possible for someone to get rewarded for performing a work —
as opposed to writing it, which involves copyright — publishers would get to command fees for the stuff their
writers write, based their own (new) rights rather than the copyright held
by the journalist.
There's a solution I like, and it comes courtesy of Hollywood — specifically, from actress -
writer - producer Mindy Kaling, whose impressive success
as a young woman of colour in a town run
by old white men routinely spurs people to ask where she gets her confidence.
It appears that the highly publicized legal actions taken
by the SEC
as mentioned above are (in this
writer's opinion, at least) meant to make examples of the parties involved, whilst sending a message to companies within the industry that they are not willing to compromise on enforcing their legislative decisions.
A graduate of Davidson College, Steve was first bitten
by the media bug in high school while working
as a freelance
writer for the local newspaper.
His precise and timely forecasts have come to be in great demand
by industry and media worldwide and his impressive career goes back almost three decades, gaining attention with his market calls and energetic personality
as writer of The Energy Report.
The LRC runs lively, expert reviews of Canadian books —
as well
as the occasional foreign title, if on a Canadian subject or considered alongside Canadian titles on the same theme — and essays
by some of the country's most thought - provoking
writers.
During his time with Ad Age, he has been recognized with the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award for best range of work
by a single author,
as well
as a Best in Business award for a feature story from the Society of American Business Editors and
Writers.
By Peter Kennedy British Columbia - based newsletter and resource analyst
writer Marin Katusa has named Blackbird Energy Inc. [BBI - TSXV]
as one of his top stock picks.
His books have twice been cited
by the North American Guild of Beer
Writers as Best Book, and in 2016 The Beer Bible was named best wine, spirits, or beer book
by the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
He has been recognized
as a top 20 influential
writer at Forbes and a top 100 leadership speaker and business thinker
by Inc..
I would have thought that the creator would have a better
writer, this reads
as if it was written
by someone who did not make it to the 10th grade, not someone who was a college graduate with a degree in journalism.
Same thing with the bible — many gospels were rightly left out, because they were found to be frauds used for social gain
by crooked
writers many years later, and not written
by the actual apostles or their scribes,
as they had claimed.
This is why I am trying to understand how you and Dawkins both take a work that you both claim to be fiction yet you reject the main character (God)
as defined, accepted and understood
by the
writer and the audience of that day.
Ripatrazone wrote The Fine Delight in part
as a response to my article, he says, but he is less concerned with highlighting the artistry of contemporary Catholic
writers than with proving that their intention is to critique the preconciliar Catholic Church
as epitomized
by the Tridentine Mass and the use of Latin.
No one ever existed
by the name of Jesus in human history, but hinduism, fabrication of hindu's, criminals of hinduism, racism to hind, fool humanity in to gentile ism, slavery of other human
as their god, such
as King's and their hindu criminal Prophets, criminal fortune tellers, profession of
writers of book of hindu Mithraism, savior ism, called Bile.
Zeus and Osiris may not be the best examples of gods that could incite the same feelings
as the
writer had when he implied that God is not offended
by the disorder of our minds etc..
He observes, however, that «the modernist desire in Frost and Eliot — to preserve an independent selfhood against the coercions of the market, a self made secure
by the creation of a unique style — is subverted
by the market, not because they wrote according to popular formulas, but because they give us their poems
as delicious experiences of voyeurism, illusions of direct access to the life and thought of the famous
writer, with the poet inside the poem like a rare animal in a zoo.
The reader is left puzzled
as to why this sad, dishonest, and frequently vicious book is recommended
by evangelical
writers Lewis Smedes and Phil Yancey.
Heidi said «Zeus and Osiris may not be the best examples of gods that could incite the same feelings
as the
writer had when he implied that God is not offended
by the disorder of our minds etc..
«It would have been perfectly proper,» Wood begins
by insisting, «if Mailer had knocked Jesus off his throne,
as a serious
writer should try to do.
To suppose, then, that the actual South known
by the novelist and used
by him makes him a «Southern
writer» only insofar
as he uses that knowledge
as a matter convenient to his form is to misunderstand the complexity of place to the soul.