Sentences with phrase «by fiction»

There are few things more terrible than the death of a child, or more frequently exploited by fiction writers for the sake of a cheap cry.
It can be used by fiction and non-fiction authors although the examples given are primarily of fiction books.
Plus, you'll find all of the book agents there sorted by the fiction categories listed above.
Can you think of any real inventions inspired by fiction?
I recently read two self - published works by fiction authors and found typos in both pieces on the first page.
The stories are made up exclusively by Fiction Writing members.
I think coloring books can be fun — got nothing against them — but I don't include coloring books in the category held by fiction and non-fiction that I read.
I would like my readers to understand something of history's gray areas, which are often well - served by fiction.
Unlike the «immersive» eBook market, enhanced eBooks still struggles to enter the market governed by fiction.
Constructing a bridge to nature is the theme of Living by Fiction as well, although that might not be immediately apparent.
Current projects include In the Shadow of the Negress: A Brief History of Modern Artistic Practice, which explores the constitutive role played by fictions of black womanhood in Western art from the late - eighteenth century to the present, and a companion volume — tentatively entitled Touched by the Mother: Contemporary Artists, Black Masculinities, and the Ends of the American Century — that brings together many of his new and previously published critical essays.
This website offers a complete chronological listing of every documentary produced by Fiction Factory since the start of the company in 2002, currently more than 220 titles.
The first story she submitted to The New Yorker, «Woollahra Road,» was «fished from the slush pile by the fiction editor William Maxwell and published in 1961,» says the NYT.
The DVD / Blu - ray section lists, in alphabetical order, every published DVD or blu - ray that contains bonus features produced by Fiction Factory and / or Robert Fischer, with currently over 350 entries from all over the world.
It will include a foreword by Seipel, essays by Kistler and VCU Professor Emeritus of Art History Howard Risatti, a story by fiction writer and critic Dinah Ryan, a comprehensive biography by Gallery Coordinator Traci Garland, and additional contributions from sculptors Elizabeth King and Lester Van Winkle, editor Mary Flinn, and poet Elizabeth Seydel Morgan.
But I'm first and foremost a reader, and I like the version of reality shaped by fiction on the page, writing that succeeds because its aim is to evoke, not mimic.
Even President Obama, who is perhaps the No. 1 example of a guy with too much on his plate, swears by fiction.
It remakes its share of undoing» (Living by Fiction [Harper & Row, 1982], p. 124).
His new novel, Solar, is about climate change, and he's bored by fiction that is only about emotions.
In telling their stories, Steven Spielberg found a way to approach the Holocaust, which is a subject too vast and tragic to be encompassed in any reasonable way by fiction.
It's a picture of Lincoln as Slade sees him, a fiction perceived by a fiction, which is, of course, historical in its own way.
by Walter Chaw It's probably not at all surprising that lock - step director Gary Fleder's Don't Say a Word, based on a by - the - numbers novel by fiction hack Andrew Klavan (True Crime), has less original material than Michael Jackson.
December 10, 2013, 5 pm The City University of New York Hosted by Fiction Editor, Mark Jay Mirsky Reading and discussion, Kate and Sheila Kohler, author of Bay of Foxes and Love Child.
There's a monthly writer's club in my area called the Liar's Club, probably because it was started by fiction writers.
As always, children's and young adult titles were most sought after with 2,362 licenses sold (36.7 %), followed by fiction with 1,197 licenses (18.6 %).
Owen's short story «Everything Stops» has been selected for publication in an anthology of short fiction published by Fiction Attic Press called «Modern Shorts», available at Amazon.
Somehow, though, what was now called «Collies» refused to be abandoned, and a couple years later, two things happened: First, I was intrigued by a fiction competition that included a category for «best novella» and decided to amplify the story yet further.
Her work (especially the earlier novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey) was influenced by the fiction of her day, and was a bridge between the 18th century and what would come in the 19th century.
The October 14 to November 3 residency will be led by fiction writer Chris Abani.
Non-fiction, reference and children's all struggle to sell the volume achieved by fiction, a pattern seen not just in Britain but around the world (as evidenced by the Fifty Shades phenomenon).
When someone walks into a bookstore, all of the books are separated, first by fiction and non-fiction, next by genre or subject, then by sub-category and finally by author.
For instance, Dominique Raccah of Sourcebooks was nothing if not practical and alive to the realities faced by fiction publishers.
Her latest show at Aran Cravey is accompanied by a fiction - like press release, telling the story of a man named Grisha and his talking bird companion:
I have been engaged with this community now for four years and while working and learning from these women, I've become fascinated by the fiction and performance at the core of their practice and the art making that supports their fantasy.»
In taking the sensibility of Woolf's novel, Skaer uses the carte blanche afforded by fiction to make a room that is neither functional nor narrative, but it is specifically crafted to an unreasonable level.
When a stated rule of law works injustice in a particular case; that is, would determine it contrary to «the settled convictions of the community,» the rule is pretty certain either to be denied outright or to be undermined by a fiction or a specious distinction.
While the terror at the power and indifference of nature can be found in her other books, and is the foundation insight in Living by Fiction, the difference here is that she has claimed a place with others.
Unlike most other banned literary substances, this drug is often used by fiction writers and non-fiction writers alike.
Rapture is inspired by the fiction of John Wyndham, J. G. Ballard, John Christopher and other authors who deal with ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
«In two experimental studies, we were able to show that self - reported empathic skills significantly changed over the course of one week for readers of a fictional story by fiction authors Arthur Conan Doyle or José Saramago,» they wrote in the findings.
Challenging familiar views of forensic medicine shaped by fictions that came out of the sensational reporting of late Victorian murder cases and popular crime dramas, «Forensics» highlights the complex entwining of law and medicine, and the scientific methods it calls upon and creates.
Through voice commands, the Assistant can set alarms and reminders, add events to the calendar, turn on the phone's hotspot or «Do Not Disturb,» take a selfie (of you, not itself), identify a song playing in the background, start playing a song (suggested: «Feels Like Heaven» by Fiction Factory), offer recommendations for a restaurant nearby, book a reservation at that restaurant, and a lot more.
In fact, when first submitted to publishers under her pseudonym, her novel was turned down by the fiction editor at Orion Publishing, who said that while it was well - written, she didn't think it would fare well in the traditional publishing marketplace.
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