Sentences with phrase «make writer friends»

Perhaps you've even noticed certain personality traits that make writer friends or acquaintances stand out.

When writing partners share a direction — such as a goal to publish, a desire to keep up a consistent writing practice, or a hope to make writer friends — they're often looking for the same sort of commitment to each other.

To new writers I would say, «Start writing, keep writing, share your writing, make writer friends, and prepare for a bumpy ride.

This white ceramic mug in two — tones, black and white will surely make your writer friend feel like a superhero.

Not exact matches

McDowell directed the other Pine Bros. ads made by the brand's in - house team but decided to recruit his friend Fred Wolf, a comedy writer and director whose work also includes «Grown Ups» and «The Chevy Chase Show.»

As writer, cartoonist and musician Elizabeth Wagele put it perfectly: «We introverts make good friends for ourselves.»

Having proved his ability to handle crystal ball work, Buffett, 86, was asked by this writer — an 87 - year - old friend of his — whether he might care to make a prediction about total returns over the 17 years starting now and ending late in 2033.

Any minister who, like the writer, has heard many «confessions» of sin, made formally or informally by parishioners and friends, will be able to testify to the danger just noted.

Rachel Eats Rachel Roddy, a wry British writer living in Rome, pairs Italian recipes with conversational, engaging narratives that make you feel like you're cooking with a friend.

Stacey Ferguson, Justice Fergie [«Cheer for Your Cheerleaders»] Kristin Shaw, Two Cannoli [«You Know Your Child Best»] Aviva Goldfarb, The Scramble [«Always the Potential for Good»] Margo Porras, Nacho Mama [«Your Kids Will Do What You Do»] Emily McKhann, The Motherhood [«You Are Courageous»] Jane Maynard, This Week for Dinner [«Savor Even the Hard Seconds»] Mary Ann Zoellner, producer at NBC's TODAY [«Play Like a Dad»] Lian Dolan, Oprah.com [«Life is Serious Enough»] Maria Bailey, Mom Talk Radio [«Take Time to Celebrate You»] Christie Matheson, Stroller Traffic [«Nothing Better Than Coming Home»] Carla Naumburg, Psychcentral.com [«You Are Not Your Thoughts»] Jenny Lee Sulpizio, JennyLeeSulpizio.com [«I'm Not Above Mom Jeans»] Kimberly Coleman, Foodie City Mom [«Follow Your Own Inner Voice»] Missy Stevens, Wonder, Friend [«Nice Things Are Still Just Things»] Rachel Jankovic, Femina Girls [«It's Not Supposed to Be Easy»] Megan Brooks, Texas Health Moms [«The Love Language of Listening»] Carissa Rogers, Good N Crazy [«Here's to Embracing Change»] Dina Freeman, BabyCenter [«Learn to Swim in the Deep End»] Elizabeth Grant Thomas, Elizabethgrantthomas.com [«It's Easier to See Light in Darkness»] Wendy Hilton, Hip Homeschool Moms [«They Want to Make Us Happy»] Renée Schuls - Jacobson, Rasjacobson.com [«Beware of Emotional Vampires»] Shannon Lell, ShannonLell.com [«Don't Be Afraid to Sparkle»] Bunmi Laditan, Honest Toddler [«What Makes You a Writer»] Erin Dymoski, Sisterhood of the Sensible Moms [«What I'd Tell My Younger Self»] Lyss Stern, Divamoms.com [«Those Who Matter Don't Mind»] Debra Shigley, In Deb's Kitchen [«Feeling Bad?

She can work with friends or siblings or you to make scenery and collaborate with fellow writers or work on her own to bring a story to life and perform it for an audience when she's done.

Melissa Kirsch, a Manhattan freelance writer, says she and friends welcome a hassle - free way to find makeup, noting that some department store personnel are so zealous «that they want nothing more than to get me on a barroom stool and make me up like a drag queen.»

These very same qualities and experiences are what make me a devoted mother, a loving wife, a forever friend, and a passionate writer.

To make this struggle over who earns from yoga more visible, my friend and well - known yoga writer Matthew Remski and I have started a hashtag campaign entitled (and for) #realyogateachers.

On Saturday, I made a trip to Birmingham with Parker the writer of Fast Foodie US who also happens to be one of my best friends and sorority sisters for the Birmingham Bloggers brunch!

Some of them are part of my life (my sister, my family of friends, my university professors, ladies I collaborate with) and others part of me forever (my mother and grandmother); and then there are also those who I have never actually met, but make an impact all the same: inspiring food bloggers and photographers whose work and kindness I admire and aspire to, poets and activists, comedians and writers who make me feel so damn proud to be a woman.

The brand's story began more than 15 years ago, when the founder, Miranda, a freelance writer and traveler, made friends with people working in the wedding industry who shared her interests for art and beauty.

Last week I returned home from New York Fashion Week full of inspiration and having made some new blogger and writer friends.

I was travelling with friend, and fellow blog writer The Coincidental Dater, and so it made perfect sense to turn my Dutch blind date into a double date.

By signing up to the niche dating site, adventurous singles — like the travel writer from Australia — can make friends, join events, and build a relationship based on mutual interests.

We Are Your Friends is predictable, sometimes tacky, but the energy is unflagging, the eye candy plentiful and writer - director Max Joseph (making his feature debut after hosting MTV's Catfish) brings sincerity and a skillfully modulated sweetness to the material.

Writer / actress Jennifer Westfeldt (Kissing Jessica Stein 72, Ira & Abby 62) makes her feature directing debut with a romantic comedy about two best friends (played by Westfeldt and Adam Scott) who decide to have a baby together while maintaining a platonic relationship.

Integral to the mix is Stephen's closest friend Charles (Stephen Campbell Moore, pictured below), whose insights and encouragement as a publisher have made Stephen the successful writer he is.

Had this movie been a Hollywood affair, I'm fairly certain it would have made fun of Texas; but under the control of Texas - based writer / director Richard Linklater (School of Rock) it shows the state and the people from it in the best possible light and manages to tell a story that you'll be sharing with your friends for years to come.

Containing engaging interviews with Didion fans and friends including Calvin Trillin, David Hare and Hilton Als, «Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold» does that thing that the best documentaries about writers to: it makes you want to return to its subject's work as soon as possible.

In a new piece on The Ringer titled «Dick Jokes, Drunk Takes, And Best Friends: How Superbad Was Born,» writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg along with producer Judd Apatow and select members of the cast give a behind - the - scenes look at the making of Superbad, discussing the real - life chemistry that inevitably bled over into the finished product.

Such a mom can be found at the center of the latest from writer - director Lorene Scafaria, whose lovely and underrated Seeking a Friend for the End of the World made my 10 Best list for 2012.

Long before «Baby Driver,» «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World» or breakout film «Shaun of the Dead,» writer / director Edgar Wright was just a young 20 - year - old filmmaker who wanted to make a feature film with his most immediate resources: a camera, some friends, some cowboy hats.

Netflix's «Friends From College» (premiering Friday), a tepid attempt to make the anxieties of a clique of Harvard alums who are turning 40 seem relatable and funny to the rest of us peons, is co-created by film writer and director Nicholas Stoller («Neighbors,» «Forgetting Sarah Marshall») and Francesca Delbanco.

The short then made its way to producer Polly Plat (The Last Picture Show) who sent it to her friend writer / director / producer James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets).

After the series» fiftieth issue, Starlin handled the title over to his friend — and comics rookie — Ron Marz, who carried forth the ideas of his mentor and ended up writing the title for 54 issues, making him the most prolific of all Silver Surfer writers.

Writer and Director Olivier Marchal is a former French policeman himself, and was friends with some of the figures depicted, and thus seems well - placed to relate the truth of the matter, even if he has changed details to make the story more cinema - worthy.

Writer - director Holofcenter (Lovely & Amazing, Walking and Talking) continues her fine work making womancentric films with Friends with Money, a few weeks in the travails of four women at a crossroads in their lives, relationships, and careers.

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes features more than 20 new interactive figures from across the Marvel universe, original storylines penned by award - wining Marvel comic writer Brian Michael Bendis, and an all - new Toy Box mode that makes it easier for players to create and share their one - of - a-kind levels and mini-games with family and friends.

Make friends with other writers, learn from their trials and hardships, get advice on things you're struggling with (but don't expect them to do the work for you).

I wonder, though, how often a self - published writer has a day like my friend Jay had today — and he knows we're going to work with him to make certain his finest literary days are still ahead of him.

YA author Georgia Clark's first adult novel, The Regulars, drops readers effortlessly into the lives of three 20 - something best friends trying to make it in New York City: Evie, an aspiring writer and diehard feminist who hates her job at a trashy magazine; Willow, an ethereal and troubled aspiring artist; and Krista, the confident trainwreck of a best friend so many of us have had.

I cringe when friends and family ask «how's the writing going», as if I should be just a few paragraphs away from writing a book that makes a million dollars and only then will my career of «stay at home writer» be justified.

Tips for networking and making friends with writers online: http://ow.ly/KFENs @alexjcavanaugh @AprilA2Z

(A fellow writer friend in the Made in L.A. group has just written a great book on this subject called Drown the Cat.)

I attended various writing conferences, but since I am relatively introverted and take time to make trusted friends, I didn't come away with lots of writer friends to exchange work with.

Soon he was all over Facebook and Twitter, making friends with all the crime writers I had always admired.

Another tip for indie writers: Don't be afraid to make blogger friends.

It was like a door had opened — you were going to tweet your shoes off, make new friends, create an adoring fan base to support your writer platform, and sell a million copies of your new novel.

On those not infrequent occasions when some of my previous publishers were making me crazy with their ineptitude on things like cover design, the bio, and various marketing issues, sure, I used to think about this kind of thing a lot, and even discussed it with some writer friends.

The gist of the letter is that the author feels that there should be a separate rating system for indie books that was made up only of so - called qualified and unbiased reviewers reviews, as opposed to the existing system whereby the writer proposes that indies pad their reviews with 5 star ones from friends and family.

But in time it, too, becomes home; she makes a best friend, Maria, and begins to dream of becoming a writer when she gets her first composition notebook and then discovers she has a talent for telling stories.

Networking and making writing friends is key to developing as a writer.

On Day Three you will learn: - How to turn your book / writing into a business - How to make money beyond book sales - How to get other people to pay for your business endeavors - How to secure paid writing gigs - How to get grants and sponsors - Professional titles you wear besides «author / writer» - How to increase book sales without directly selling books - How to make money from content you write outside of books - How to make money while you sleep - How to make money while spending time with family and friends - How to make money on YouTube

The Paul Mcdonald Mystery Series by J. Paul Drew: Wise - cracking ex-journalist Paul Mcdonald's main confidant is a cat named Spot; his best friend's a burglar who's trying to quit; his relationship status is commitment - phobic... what makes this writer think adding «P.I.» to his resume is a good idea?