Not exact matches
Midnight Special, nominally about a supernaturally gifted child pursued by the government and by a Texas doomsday cult, is more of a
genre piece
than anything Nichols has done, carried by its steady momentum and its engrossing sense of
mystery.
Rather, his motivations stemmed from a desire to explore «the
mystery of faith» which created a story that sought greater underlying meaning
than other films lumped into the
genre.
The adaptation of Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø «s novel by Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (of Let the Right One In and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy fame) promises to be more
than just a typical murder
mystery set in a desolate snowscape, which is beginning to become a startlingly popular
genre lately.
However, by ditching the high - concept, flimsy
mystery premises of their previous films and instead providing old - school action / thriller gravitas, Serra and Neeson manage to deliver their best film yet - one that should more
than suitably appease fans of the
genre, and / or Neeson's career as an action star.
Over the course of her dynamic career she has sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more
than forty authors spanning the commercial fiction
genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance,
mystery, suspense and erotica.
In some
genres (especially high - volume «pulp»
genres like romance, science fiction, fantasy, and, to a lesser extent,
mysteries), readers often expect anything shorter
than a full - length book (fifty thousand or more words) to be priced $ 0.99, while full length pieces are generally priced $ 2.99 — $ 4.99.
Cinnamon Kiss proves again that no one in this overcrowded
mystery genre sets the setting better
than Walter Mosley and no one performs Mosley's crime fiction better
than Michael Boatman, who...
For my 101st published novel, I returned to a
genre in which I hadn't written for more
than a decade: the murder
mystery.
Over the course of her dynamic career she has sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more
than forty authors spanning the commercial fiction
genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance,
mystery, and young adult fiction.
Title: Sherlock Bones
Genre:
Mystery Author: Yuma Ando, Yuki Sato Synopsis: When Takeru adopts his new pet, he's in for a surprise — the dog is none other
than the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective.
Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share
than traditionally published ones when broken down into
genres: Self - published romance,
mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints
than they do from traditional publishers.»
In terms of fiction, Amazon's imprints have had far more luck with
genre titles
than with literary fiction, and AmazonCrossing is no different — the successes it most often touts are
mysteries, thrillers, and romances.
a
genre I graduated from years ago.I credit her with being one of the better writers in this category and Mrs. Hockaday proves that her skills as a story teller have not diminished.Having said that I also feel that the discriminatory practices of the mid to late 19th century in America dictate the motivations of each character in a relatively predictable way... so while the entertainment value is indisputable the «
mystery» is no more
than the reality of life at the time... nothing memorable or instructive here for me... simply a reminder that the mores of the past rarely survive the scrutiny of the present without some readjustment.
I've heard
genres other
than mystery (romance, for example) have opened participation to writers from myriad publishing venues.
(BTW, I write in more
than one
genre, I'm finishing a.
mystery / detective at the moment and I have a non-fiction book in the works.)
Attend a Conference: More so
than any other
genre,
mystery readers and writers have the chance to meet others at various meet - ups.
According to Romance Writers of America, romance sells more books
than mystery, science fiction / fantasy, and religious / inspirational
genres.
As a former P.I., JR Rain understands the thriller and
mystery genre better
than most authors.
According to the Romance Writers of America ®, the romance fiction industry is worth $ 1.08 billion dollars a year, * which makes it about a third larger
than the inspirational book industry, and about the size of the
mystery novel
genre and science fiction / fantasy
genre markets combined.
After getting feedback from friends and family, she sent queries to more
than 100 agents, but since it was a cross
genre story (with elements of romance, suspense and
mystery), it didn't fit neatly on retail book shelves and got rejected as a «tough sell.»
And to be completely realistic, if you're a
genre writer — romance,
mystery, horror, thrillers and the like — your odds of getting reviewed by the majors aren't much better
than winning the lottery.
The biggest
genres in that category for e-books in 2014 were general fiction, romance, suspense,
mystery and fantasy, which were all more
than 50 % e-book.
«It's difficult to describe the work of Donna Leon other
than in superlatives... An annual blessing, a fine series — one of the finest (see what I mean) in the
mystery (or any)
genre... There are few reading joys that equal cracking the binding of a new Leon novel... If you have not experienced this world, so exotic and yet so familiar, you can pick up literally any volume in the series and begin a comfortable entry into Brunetti's Venice.»
For example, those who prefer dedicated e-readers were more likely to select general fiction,
mystery, literary fiction, or romance as key e-book
genres than users of other types of devices.
- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages
than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger
than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less
than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular
genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher
than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and
mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing
Mystery at the Opera will likely take your 4 — 6 hours to complete, making it longer
than most
genre games.
While missing some of the polish other games might have, The Council feels like it could be the next step in the
genre thanks to branching narratives that feel much weightier
than before and a
mystery you can't help but be drawn into.
Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, it's solidly rooted in the psychological horror
genre, requiring intuition and observation rather
than reflexes to untangle a complex and exciting
mystery.