They called themselves writers because that's what they were.
Not exact matches
His first book, The End of Economic Man (1939) prompted Winston Churchill to
call Drucker «one of those
writers to whom almost anything can be forgiven
because he not only has a mind of his own, but has the gift of starting other minds along a stimulating line of thought.»
One
writer put it even more compellingly: «I went to Mississippi in the summer of 1964
because I felt «
called» to do so.
I have never been
called a «heretic»
because I believe that the number of specific prophesies about Jesus may be greatly exaggerated by some popular
writers.
This political system is what
writers in the nineteenth century
called the ancien régime,
because Catholics had no living memory of any other order.
Podles postulates that this eventually led to the notion that women,
because of what some modern
writers call their «will to surrender, the readiness to be receptive,» enjoy a preferential option to receive the grace of Christ.
This
writer began his story by describing a road that leads out of a mythical place
called the Garden of Eden when the residents of that garden are banished from their idyllic paradise
because they knew too much.
You can say the author
writer is intolerant
because he
called you intolerant first — but, lets sort it out then — who is intolerant?
Because he wrote from the standpoint of the tribe of Ephraim and used the generic term El or Elohim for God, we
call him «E.» The ethical sense of the «E»
writer, or
writers, seems more developed; the conception of God is more spiritual and less anthropomorphic.
I am constantly shaking my head at
writers and media who seem not to understand the medical facts or science regarding birth control and
because of that mislead readers about the truth about birth control and what it does and doesn't do and the truth around so -
called religious objections as it applies to the health care law.
Secondly, I have
called the paper «Biblical Views of Nature»
because I do not believe there is any one view held by the whole range of biblical
writers.
the fact that the term midget was used here says a lot about the
writer of this blog... dwarfism happens
because of different medical conditions... and many people affected with dwarfism like to be
called little people... midget is considered to be pejorative.
In his instantly infamous piece published by the New Yorker,
writer Dan Piepenbring
calls the brand's presence in the Big Apple an «infiltration, in no small part
because of its pervasive Christian traditionalism.»
But
because consumers in the United States were familiar with the Mexican peppers, habanero became the buzz word for the species — even to the point where
writers were
calling the Scotch bonnet a type of «habanero.»
It's funny
because I'm not a
writer — never was, never wanted to be, will probably never
call myself that — but yet I write here every single week.
Sadly, it also comes with weird
call reversals on players who leave the bag at second for 1 / 16th of a second, but that's a story for another day and
writer because I don't feel like covering that, I can't do everything, you know.
That's
because the tilt hosted by Woods, whom veteran golf
writer John Feinstein recently
called «damaged goods,» has gone the way of Woods» chances to overtake Jack Nicklaus» all - time major championship record.
Economics
writer Jon Birger based his entire 2015 book, Date — onomics: How Dating Became a Lopsided Numbers Game, on the fact that there aren't enough marriageable men
because of «lopsided gender ratios and a massive undersupply of college - educated men» (although his views have been
called patronizing).
The Labour peer threatened Daily Mail sketch
writer Quentin Letts with a libel suit after he
called him «stupid» and suggested he only received his peerage
because he was a television personality.
Political
writer, Ronald Bruce St John has argued that with respect to the Convention that Israeli policy can not be technically
called Apartheid
because it lacks the racial component.
Such shots are frequently celebrated in film — think of Martin Scorsese's use of tracking shots over the years, or the self - parodying opening of Robert Altman's The Player — but critics rarely
call attention to them on TV, perhaps
because TV is more of a
writers» medium, or perhaps
because they're simply not as showy as others, often blending into the background.
It's hardly the revelatory concept that
Writer / Director Robert Benton (best known for one of my all time favorite — and earliest film memory Kramer Vs. Kramer — to this day my mother still
calls me a «spoiled little shit»
because of that movie) came up with.
As rumored,
writer Drew Pearce hopes that Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum will sign on for his project, which is probably not
called Dudebusters, but it should be,
because how else are we supposed to tell it apart from the new Ghostbusters?
In 1985, just as his movie career was taking off with «The Right Stuff» and «Sweet Dreams,» he appeared in an offbeat play
called «Scar» at San Francisco's 130 - seat Magic Theater
because the
writer, Murray Mednick, was an old friend.
The old guys getting confused for terrorists; going on an excursion to buy something mysterious
called a cell phone; breaking down Eminem's «Without Me,» which Sal is stunned to learn is sung by a white guy — these are all regrettable diversions from the truth of the film
because they all feel so completely like a
writer's contrivances.
As rumored,
writer Drew Pearce hopes that Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum will sign on for his project, which is probably not
called Dudebusters, but it should be,
because how else are we supposed to tell it apart from the other new Ghostbusters?
In fact, it was Kinberg that brought the book to Drew Goddard («Cabin In The Woods»), the
writer / director wrote what Kinberg
calls an «incredible script» and Goddard was going to helm it, but
because of his obligations to the «Spider - Man» franchise (he's directing the «Sinister Six» movie), he had to bow out.
The «promise of democracy» that Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about in his iconic «I Have a Dream» speech feels very distant today, but not just
because of the controversial recent election, Daniel Evans Pritchard told a somber audience at a «counter-inauguration» hosted by a group that
called itself
Writers Resist.
I
call it disembodied advice
because it really has usually nothing to do with the
writer's personality, the
writer's work, the
writer's skill set.
If someone did make an ebook out of all of this, I don't think anyone would
call the person who compiled the information a «
writer» or an «author»
because those words already have established meanings which are very well known to people who craft the English language for pleasure or profit.
So, by your definition Snookie is a real author and Hugh Howey is not
because you stated one must make a living off of their work, but clarified that Indie or Self - published
writers should never
call themselves authors, while those who are traditionally published may.
So, in regards to my indie feature film, that I've written, am producing, directing, taking to festivals, and self - distributing — should I not be allowed to
call myself the «
writer» on the project
because it's outside of the studio system?
I
call myself a
writer,
because I write.
There is a reason it is illegal to
call yourself a doctor or police officer and not illegal to
call yourself a
writer, author, artist, singer, photographer; that's
because in the first instance it matters, and in the second it doesn't.
Professional
Writers and Authors: does this label exist
because you went to college and sat behind a desk for 4 - 6 years and received that shiny piece of paper
called a degree?
We've added in workshops
called New Technologies and How to Be Your Own Literary Agent and Money Management and so on,
because all of these new technologies that are impacting publishing are also opening up new cash streams to
writers.
There's a monthly
writer's club in my area
called the Liar's Club, probably
because it was started by fiction
writers.
The
writer co-ops that are working well, whatever they actually
call themselves, work well
because they restrict themselves to fellow authors of similar calibre and don't open themselves up to everyone and anyone who can thrown an ebook together.
While there's no «wrong» way to design a website (
because every
writer has a different idea of what works), incorporating too many options or
calls to action on your homepage can be overwhelming and distracting.
Because of a somewhat discouraging encounter with a so -
called «traditional» publisher (who ended up on the
Writer Beware list, thus the quotes), I made the decision to learn how to self - publish by using my own works as my learning experience.
It doesn't happen
because one
calls oneself a
writer for a few (or more than a few) years.
Writers who believe that they have it made
because they hit a bestseller list are
called one thing: Broke.
-LSB-...] O.K., so that, apart from my normal work as a
writer and my duties as a member of Humanity, is one of my top «passions» now; yet, this help for
writers thing was also a factor in my writing today's post
because of an article by Jane Friedman
called, Author Marketing Collectives: An Increasingly Important Component of Book Promotion.
This is interesting
because, unless I'm missing it, the Booksellers Association (its US counterpart is the American Booksellers Association) has had nothing to say about urgently considering the thousands of upright, hardworking independent booksellers — we
call them authors here at
Writer Unboxed — whose work vanished this week as Kobo struggled to clean its lists of offending material.
I
call myself the UNCOVER AGENT
because I help
writers uncover the message in their stories so they can leave a legacy.
We lift the words of other
writers and
call it our own
because we'd rather make a fast buck than truly pay our dues.
The much of the college essays that worked are known to have worked
because the
writers got to be
called to the particular colleges for studies.
This did explain why a so -
called «marketing» group never had much of interest to share about marketing — they'd all drunk the Tate Kool - Aid to the point where one member said she didn't trust
Writer Beware, probably
because of all the mean - yet - accurate things they'd said about Tate.
Interestingly, a lot of people are either attacking him (I've read comments
calling him a bad
writer) or outright dismissing him (
because he's such a «bad
writer»).
Because of a somewhat discouraging encounter with a so -
called «traditional» publisher (who ended up on the
Writer Beware list... more