Sentences with phrase «audience than the writer»

Not exact matches

But this isn't exactly News to anyone; George Lucas, who seems more like a world - leader to me than just a plain «ol writer / director, has been wowing audiences since the release of A New Hope in 1977.

To the enormous credit of these preternaturally clever writer - directors, the above paragraph contains more low - hanging Lego puns than the movie itself, which relies on ingenuity and genuinely inspired twists on what audiences expect from such an experience to deliver a constant stream of engagement and laughs.

Considering that Smith claims that he made this film for teen girls, not for one moment does Yoga Hosers feel like anything other than a mid-40s writer / director shaking his fist at a younger phone - desperate generation, making inside jokes for the adults in the audience and lambasting the critics that have wronged him in the past.

Screenwriters writing movies about writers is one of Hollywood's ultimate conceits and more often than not it goes off in strange directions of meta storytelling ultimately lost on the broader audience most studios want to address.

MacFarlane had himself spoke many times about his (and audiences) trepidations in doing a sequel, particularly for a comedy, so in a move more akin to Bond or Batman, the writers disregarded some aspects of the original (noticably Mila Kunis's Lori) and sensibly shifted the focus more to Ted as a «person» rather than even more rambunctious frat - boy shenanigans with his Thunder Buddy John (Wahlberg), and what his existence means for those around him.

Both Gyllenhaal and Adams stand out quite a bit here also as they seem to be stretching expectation: Gyllenhaal as a lovestruck but rejected writer and Adams as a woman who may be more guilty than it appears are not what audiences would normally see these two play.

However, the writers use this premise as a tool to introduce its audience to several wacky characters and five episodes in, it becomes a comedy about a group of people living in a cul - de-sac, rather than cougars preying on young men.

Perfectly marketed, playing on built - in audience expectations and with producer Christopher Nolan participating (he worked closely with writer David S. Goyer), anything less than this super-gross would have been a problem.

It was inevitable that at some point, the characters and stories of Marvel's movie universe would be more important than the comics which inspired their writers, stars, directors, and the audience too.

The writers who were brought on board — writers who have been responsible for Michael Clayton, Breach, The Bourne Ultimatum and Lions for Lambs, some of the greatest political thrillers of the past few decades — put together a simple, fluid and admirably neat screenplay which underplays every plot twist and allows the audience to be led by the story and enjoy the ride, rather than the expected Hollywood sucker punches.

The character of Joan in Mad Men started out as little more than a feisty secretary, but as audiences began to respond to Hendricks, the writer Matt Weiner developed her role so that by the end of series seven she had become a complex, fully - rounded character and a linchpin of the entire show.

As if there weren't enough doomsday - themed films released last year, 2013 will see no less than five different movies on the topic — that is, if you include «World War Z.» But before audiences flock to theaters to watch stars like Brad Pitt and James Franco try to survive the end of days, writer / director Todd Berger's «It's a Disaster» offers a darkly comic tale about a group of friends (and one stranger) who are forced into an impromptu therapy session following a biological attack on the city.

But, then, why should they have been expected to be capable writers when the Department of Education, which had these same folks as a captive audience for more than 2,400 days of schooling when they were students, had never considered that subject - verb agreement or use of the comma might have been squeezed in among the «activities» as essential requirements?

Even though writing for an audience is less expected in lower grades than it is in secondary, it's important elementary teachers set their emerging writers to task with real writing scenarios.

It provides the writers with an opportunity to reach across a wide and varied audience of more than a million users.

More than just a great resource for organizing your «to read» list, Goodreads is an invaluable tool for writers looking to expand their reach and grow their audience.

On average, a self - published book will sell less than 300 copies a year, unless writers follow through and come up with a marketing plan for a specific audience.

With the rise in platforms that make publishing a book even more accessible to a wider audience of writers, the publishing industry as a whole has had to become even more selective than ever before.

«This leaves — blogging about writing, which may or may not be helpful, and also goes toward a very narrow audience...» All other things being equal, I suspect that marketing fiction to a thousand writers would be more effective than marketing to a thousand non-writers because the writers might encourage their own audiences to look at it.

I'd also appreciate it if you'd post it on the Writer Beware blog, which has a much bigger audience than my personal blog: http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2018/01/alert-copyright-infringement-by.html.

A few months ago we talked about the importance of joining the conversation on social media and we discussed why writers should have a community rather than an audience.

The decline overall in self - published titles is welcome for obvious reasons * and, that individual self - published writers are selling slightly more copies may indicate that legitimate marketing methods (that do not flood uninterested parties with unwelcome messages, that do reach target audiences and which do not contain pointless emphasis on fake / purchased reviews or bloated, meaningless «awards» rather than pertinent and honest content) are beginning to surface in this sub-culture.

«We're at the beginning of an age where we'll be able to reach a book reading audience exponentially bigger than it was before,» Glusman told an audience of writers last month at the venerable Squaw Valley Community of Writers summer conference in a session on eBook publwriters last month at the venerable Squaw Valley Community of Writers summer conference in a session on eBook publWriters summer conference in a session on eBook publishing.

For romance writers, your readership moves from book to book faster than any other audience, and so your content should be available instantly, especially on platforms that facilitate sharing and recommendations.

««We're at the beginning of an age where we'll be able to reach a book reading audience exponentially bigger than it was before,» Glusman told an audience of writers last month...»

In a manner similar to the site's pre-existing self - publishing e-book platform, Kindle Worlds will allow writers of fan fiction the chance to profit from something they'd probably be doing for free anyway, with or without an audience, albeit at a much lower rate than if they, say, changed the characters and settings from Twilight just enough to be legally discernible and then maybe added anal beads or something.

And online producer - retailer like Amazon turns over a far better royalty rate of return to authors than the traditional publishing houses have done — and is capable of displaying a writer's work before an almost incomprehensibly large audience of potential readers.

You're all talking to the same community of writers, rather than expanding your audience, or finding readers.

By building an audience and getting feedback right away, a writer may be encouraged to continue and build on their efforts rather than giving up when faced with a slump or self - doubt.

Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In, provides the key elements to set you on the right path in writing a top - notch nonfiction book, so you can avoid the common pitfalls most aspiring writers fall into, allowing you to have a smoother, more focused, and more enjoyable writing experience than you ever thought possible — resulting in a book that shines as it deserves to, reflects well on you as an author, and that your target audience will appreciate, embrace, and want to share with others.

If you're a newer author who has yet to build a fan base, sending advanced reader copies to influential book reviewers or other writers who have a larger audience than you do can create a buzz around your book and begin to build your audience.

In many ways, Kindle Worlds looks like you get the worst of both worlds — lose the community and feedback and audience and the chance to write exactly what you want without oversight or marketing concerns that you have when you write fanfic, but totally lose rights to your work (so you don't even have the grey - area maybe - fair - use - maybe - not rights of a fanfic writer right now) and get far, far less money than you would trying to sell original works or public domain fic.

I think I have a viable and attractive website, but during a site and social media assessment, the personal evaluating noted I seem to write more for other writers (i.e. tips, new software, resource books, etc.) than I do for the people who are my audience.

Romance writers — and particularly novices — are much less likely to see their books as conduits toward speaker / lecturer fees (or «honoraria», or several other terms frequently used) than are many logos - worshipping Protestants (the core of TN's audience).

I suspected that she was a guest on the blogs of her writer friends, rather than on the blogs read by her book's target audience.

The Mystery Writers of America, Northwest Chapter, is bringing Simon to Bellevue College on August 9 for an all - day event called: The 21st Century Author: How to Connect With the Publishing Industry and Build an Audience Simon knows his stuff: he's sold more than 500,000 e-books since 2011, both through self publishing and traditional publishing.

I'm new to the ramifications and specific processes involved, but am pursuaded this is the likely model for future publication projects that most benefit the first person on the food chain: the writers / artists who conceived them, who are trying to make some kind of living doing what they do best, hoping to find an audience for their work as a * first * resort rather than wearing themselves out with full - time day jobs of no comparable skill or education preparation — but that pay the bills, maybe — and that leave little energy and reserves for their art.

In response to the cancellation, Vidokle set up an independent project in Berlin called Unitednationsplaza, a twelve - month project involving more than a hundred artists, writers, philosophers, and diverse audiences.

Created by writer and collector Kerry Purcell and distributed through Unbound, Grunts and Grapples delineates the «outrageous outfits, the often genuine antagonism, the holds and moves, the larger - than - life characters, the role of women wrestlers, and the audience itself,» showcased via photographs, original posters, magazines, flyers, the costumes, and much more.

In response to the cancellation, Vidokle set up an independent project in Berlin called Unitednationsplaza — a twelve - month exhibition - as - school involving more than a hundred artists, writers, theorists, and diverse audiences.

In response to the cancellation, Vidokle set up an independent project in Berlin called Unitednationsplaza — a twelve - month project involving more than a hundred artists, writers, philosophers, and diverse audiences.

When a report asserts that Mann's accusation of «pure fraud» is saying nothing more than «flawed» the writer is consciously deceiving the audience.

There are recruiters (I'm not one), career coaches (I'm not one), resume writers (I'm not one), career space watchers (I'm not really one, as they focus more on a career expert audience and are smarter than I am), career counselors (I don't work for a gov» t institution anymore), etc..