Sentences with phrase «fiction writers like»

It's funny, because they sound like the kind of books science fiction writers like perhaps yourself read before they start writing their books.

For fiction writers like me, a little more advice is needed.

Stock's vision of the future overlaps to a degree with that of science fiction writers like William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, particularly where biology and technology begin to merge.

Natasha reaffirmed that what was true for a fiction writer like Adam is true for nonfiction writers as well: good writers are a pleasure to work with because they're constantly thinking about the process of communicating.

I usually don't read that many short stories, but Campbell is a science fiction writer I like, and I've read his space opera series called The Lost Fleet.

Not exact matches

Like any brilliant stylist, Kierkegaard was aware that his first audience was always a fiction: part of his job as a writer was to imagine his reader.

It's almost like how sometimes fiction writers talk about how their characters write their own stories without their permission.

Both of these scenes — as well as innumerable others like them in Tolstoy's fiction — are simply far beyond Dostoevsky's range as a writer; he could never have produced anything remotely like them.

I hear a «whispering hope» when the erudite Reynolds Price writes openly about his vision of Jesus during his cancer ordeal, or when thousands buy his translation of three of the Gospels; when books of interviews with writers — like Susan Ketchin's The Christ - Haunted Landscape or Dale Brown's Of Fiction and Faith — seep into the academy.

I remember seeing an interview with a Baptist fiction writer of great renown - John Grisham, I think - and he was asked something like why there was so little sex in his books.

I remember seeing an interview with a Baptist fiction writer of great renown - John Grisham, I think - and he was asked something like why there was so little socks in his books.

Both William Olaf Stapledon, early twentieth century philosopher and science fiction author, and Professor Sir David Weatherall, distinguished medical scientist, have strong ties to Liverpool; and Birmingham has historically been home to a wide range of humanist thinkers like John Baskerville, nineteenth century avowed atheist and renown printer, Harold Blackham, first director of the BHA; George Holyoake, nineteenth century writer who coined the term «secularism», sex education pioneer Martin Cole, leading international humanist and philosopher - physicist Sir Harry Stopes - Roe; and writer and comedian Natalie Haynes.

And again, like 2001, it had a towering science fiction writer as its adviser: Robert Heinlein, one of the fathers of modern sci - fi.

Science - fiction writers have been resurrecting Neandertals in novels for decades, imagining what it would be like to see and communicate (not to mention mate) with another species of human.

Like interstellar travel, time machines and cyberspace, nanotechnology has become one of the core plot devices on which science - fiction writers draw

Hey, I'm from Blairstown New Jersey, I'm a senior in college... I want to be a fiction writer, I like anime, video games and stuff like that... I can be known under the name joseph

Learn about all the different kinds of characters, like round, flat, stock, or antagonist, that writers and readers encounter in fiction.

For example, a fan of Vonnegut and Asimov will be also be matched with fans of other science fiction and fantasy writers like Atwood and Herbert.

By Bob Bloom As the writer of such science fiction features as «Never Let Me Go,» «Ex-Machina» and, now, «Annihilation,» Alex Garland — like many -LSB-...]

As the writer of such science fiction features as «Never Let Me Go,» «Ex-Machina» and, now, «Annihilation,» Alex Garland — like many others — uses the genre to comment on us and our place in the universe.

The criss - crossed film narrative is in a state of overuse, but writer - director James DeMonaco's droll, modestly stylish crime gewgaw «Staten Island» wrings a few suspenseful and comic pleasures out of a time - bending format that has served the likes of Quentin Tarantino («Pulp Fiction») and Sidney Lumet («Before the Devil Knows You're Dead») among scores of others.

A landmark collaboration between writer H. G. Wells, producer Alexander Korda, and designer and director William Cameron Menzies, Things to Come is a science fiction film like no other, a prescient political work that predicts a century of turmoil and progress.

Like the 35 - year - old writer - director's previous movies — District 9 (2009) and Elysium (2013)-- his new work combines a realistically dingy, D.I.Y. look with cutting - edge visual effects and a smart, savvy sense of using science fiction to get at bigger issues.

Amy Glynn is a poet, essayist and fiction writer who really likes that you can multi-task by reviewing television and glasses of Cabernet simultaneously.

Watching Like a Writer is a movie review series that looks at films from the perspective of a fiction writer, complete with one writing takeaway, and an exercise that will help better your fiWriter is a movie review series that looks at films from the perspective of a fiction writer, complete with one writing takeaway, and an exercise that will help better your fiwriter, complete with one writing takeaway, and an exercise that will help better your fiction!

But, if executed correctly, she says schools should be challenging students to «read fiction like writers» — dissecting the connections between craft and theme, for instance — while also giving them time to experiment with less analytical forms of writing.

In the 2010 Time magazine essay «The Case Against Summer Vacation,» writer David Von Drehle said summers spent like Tom Sawyer — glorious days of «mud, mild rebellion, chaste romance and rampant imagination electrified by a dash of gander and a blaze of heroism» — were largely fiction.

But personally, I've found that I've learnt and grown the most as a writer when I've been working on sustained projects (like fiction, or a non-fiction ebook).

Our distinguished speakers, editors and agents join a resident faculty which includes award - winning fiction writers, like Nina McConigley and Susan Marsh.

He's also the host of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer's Chat every Wednesday at 9 pm EST on Twitter, where he interviews people like Mike Resnick, AC Crispin, Kevin J. Anderson and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

There was no real way of knowing if Writers Digest was still on track when it said that a market like Tomorrow Speculative Fiction would take six months to get back to you.

I'm so lucky to have found a few groups who have helped me along the way, like my WashU fiction classmates, the PitchWars community, and the Codex Writers.

Reynolds» first foray into middle - grade fiction follows the path of other stellar writers like Christopher Paul Curtis and Rita Williams - Garcia, who have brought their young protagonists home to meet the family.

But perhaps the best comparison for a writer like Rowling is Stephenie Meyer, who moved to adult fiction after publishing the Twilight series.

Partial Bibliography Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (1974, poems) Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (1974, nonfiction narrative) Holy the Firm (1977, nonfiction narrative) Living by Fiction (1982, non-fiction narrative) Teaching a Stone to Talk (1982, narrative essays) Encounters with Chinese Writers (1984, nonfiction narrative) An American Childhood (1987, memoir) The Writing Life (1989, non-fiction narrative) The Living (1992, novel) Mornings Like This (1995, poems) For the Time Being (1999, non-fiction narrative) The Maytrees (2007, fiction) The AbundanceFiction (1982, non-fiction narrative) Teaching a Stone to Talk (1982, narrative essays) Encounters with Chinese Writers (1984, nonfiction narrative) An American Childhood (1987, memoir) The Writing Life (1989, non-fiction narrative) The Living (1992, novel) Mornings Like This (1995, poems) For the Time Being (1999, non-fiction narrative) The Maytrees (2007, fiction) The Abundancefiction narrative) Teaching a Stone to Talk (1982, narrative essays) Encounters with Chinese Writers (1984, nonfiction narrative) An American Childhood (1987, memoir) The Writing Life (1989, non-fiction narrative) The Living (1992, novel) Mornings Like This (1995, poems) For the Time Being (1999, non-fiction narrative) The Maytrees (2007, fiction) The Abundancefiction narrative) The Living (1992, novel) Mornings Like This (1995, poems) For the Time Being (1999, non-fiction narrative) The Maytrees (2007, fiction) The Abundancefiction narrative) The Maytrees (2007, fiction) The Abundancefiction) The Abundance (2016)

Despite, or maybe because of, my being a nonfiction writer, one whose professional career is spent dealing with facts, I like reading fiction in my spare time.

by Richard Lea in The Guardian (September 28, 2016)-- When the writer Rebecca Forster first heard how Google was using her work, it felt like she was trapped in a science fiction novel.

Future Con also takes a fun look at fiction vs. fact in the comics world, with panels like The Technology of Dark Nights: Metal featuring a discussion with «Batman» artist and writer duo Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder about the technology at the iconic character's disposal.

You just need to know how to think like a science fiction writer, and in eleven videos, Kris will show you how.

I asked how a fiction writer was supposed to build a platform and got looked at like I'd just sprouted two extra heads.

As a recognized Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America, he belongs to an elite group of (currently) twenty - five that includes the likes of Heinlein, Asimov, and Bradbury.

Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters... to gain from the insights of industry professionals... to interact with other writers... and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.If you write Christian fiction — or want to learn how — the ACFW conference is an investment worth making.

I hate romance fiction, I hate erotic literature, and I have tastes that I think are quite demanding on the writer, but I will not denigrate those who like the stuff I don't.

When I see a short fiction writer who likes Jhumpa Lahiri, another set of people comes to mind.

Last month, Amazon unveiled its plans to turn fan fiction into a real business, signing on Alloy Entertainment (a division of Warner Bros.) to allow independent writers to sell fiction based on shows like Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diairies on Amazon's site.

I'm sure I'll get told by readers if they do or don't like them in good time — in fact that's probably the best way to find out what works and what doesn't and will help me grow as a fiction writer

While opponents of the writing point to fan fiction as being nothing more than outright theft of authors» works, supporters of these writers — who include the likes of Hugh Howey, Blake Crouch, and Barbara Freethy — recognize the writing ability of fan fiction authors, coupled with the almost worshipful love of a published work that leads them to continue the story long after the cover is closed.

The essence of the Humble Bundle campaign with Harpercollins is that customers can pay what they want for a collection of digital literary works from bestselling authors, like Neil Gaiman and James Rollins, while helping support the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Emergency Medical Fund, a non-profit organization for authors of science fiction and related genres, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its comFiction & Fantasy Writers of America Emergency Medical Fund, a non-profit organization for authors of science fiction and related genres, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its comfiction and related genres, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, dedicated to the protection of the First Amendment rights of the comics art form and its community.

She, like her character Meg, turned into a workaday writer, producing three mystery novels: Dead Clever, In Your Face, and Seaside (all three links go to the full text at Google), featuring the sassy sleuth, Lily Pascale, an English professor who just happens to specialize in horror and crime fiction as well as creative writing.

I feel like you (Hugh) are another example of an author who doesn't feel the need to compete with other authors, who happily shares his work with fans and fan fiction writers, who engages his readers on social media, and more.