Sentences with phrase «making fiction writing»

You could get immediate reader response and comments, making fiction writing interactive and possibly more profitable.

So if you're feeling pressed for time, you don't have to feel bad about cutting back on your blogging time in order to make your fiction writing your top priority.

What makes Fiction Writing so special is the supportive, drama - free environment it nurtures.

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Nissan wrote on their website that it has «achieved the technological advancements necessary to begin to make this fiction a reality» by that date.

I havent read the odyssey so I cant personally make a case that it was written as fiction, I'm relying on the hundreds of critical examinations of it that state it is fiction with some historical facts thrown in.

Writing in The Weekly Standard, Jon Breen makes the bold claim that Christian crime fiction has come of age in the novels of J. Mark Bertrand.

You sometimes make me think it would be great for you to write fictions on Bible stories like Gene Edwards did, and sometimes puzzle me with the depth of your thoughts.

If the bible was written during modern times it would have been labeled as fiction and made into a blockbuster movie staring Tom Cruse as zombie Jesus.

Life is what you make it... not what some book of fiction written and conceived by man, thousands of years ago, wants you to be.

This adjustment would have made it clearer what Carter — who teaches at the University of Arizona and who has written learnedly on the eras of Grant, Coolidge, and Eisenhower, as well as on such disparate subjects as Antarctica and science fiction — was up to.

The story's overt Christian themes and big questions about suffering, the presence of God, mercy and persecution have made it one of the most challenging works of religious fiction written in the last century.

Well its not because of anything you've written which if anyone's looking for a good fiction book Trum's writings make a humorous read.

Imagine if — with our free time — we wrote science fiction stories, or gave science - related performances, or made scientific art.

Tools such as Game Maker, Flixel, RPG Maker and Twine — a tool for making interactive fiction — now let budding developers start making games by dragging objects about in a graphical interface or simply by writing text.

Taking pictures / working in the darkroom, writing fiction / poetry / social commentary, architecture, and even making short films or designing websites - all these things are outlets that keep me...

According to the press notes, «Reach Me» director John Herzfeld first wrote the script for this ensemble dramedy circa 2001, which makes sense given that the film bears more than a faint aroma of Herzfeld's «2 Days in the Valley» (1997), one of the least offensive of the era's many «Pulp Fiction» also - rans.

Back on the first screen, «100 Years in the Making» (10:43) considers Edgar Rice Burroughs» entry into fiction writing (with an actor reading his autobiographical writings) as well as this film's journey to be made.

Dewey Riley (David Arquette), now Sherriff, and Gale Weathers - Riley (Courteney Cox), now attempting to leave behind sensationalistic journalism for a career writing fiction, are married and trying to keep their personal and professional lives separate («Later, hon,» Dewey intones during a press conference about the killings after Gale asks if there's any connection to the movies made out of her books).

If you add in the fact that Alice Sebold's past experience (as outlined in «Lucky») clearly colours the type of fiction she writes and how it makes me feel uncomfortable in the same way that anime's fascination with the atomic bomb does, then you'll understand why I was more than a little disappointed with The Lovely Bones.

If there's any game this year for which I'd happily write fan fiction, it's Zero Dawn, and given how much fan fiction makes me cringe, that's saying something.

by Walter Chaw I'm most familiar with Thomas M. Disch for his sterling non-fiction work (The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of and The Castle of Indolence) and a few samplings of his less impressive genre short fiction, and though I was aware that he'd written a couple of children's books about a band of appliances, I'd never felt compelled to investigate.

«At the same time, there is a strong evidence - base indicating that the use of dramatic enquiry — a drama - based practice where the teacher and pupils work in roles within a fiction to explore a story in a particular setting with developing characters — as well as the creation of a «community of writers», where the teacher writes alongside the children as a role model, can make the process of writing more meaningful for children.»

Ted Demille's book, Making Believe on Paper, highlights Ted's instruction on teaching young kids the art of writing fiction.

The other awesome thing about nonfiction eBooks is that they're actually much easier to sell than fiction, and you can make more money overall, which can then allow you to fund your fiction writing efforts.

Fast forward a bit and those of us who wrote long fiction started looking at our royalty reports and realized that we were making the exact same amount per borrow for a five thousand word short story as we were for a hundred thousand word novel.

This session, taught by a literary agent who represents (and adores) speculative fiction, will share helpful tips on how write great SF / F, how to set your work apart from other submissions, how to make your unique world come to life, and how to effectively pitch your sci - fi and fantasy to literary agents and editors.

How cool would it be to make a full - time income writing nonfiction eBooks, and be able to free up more time for writing fiction?

Themes: Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, your themes drive your book and make readers feel something.

A true lover of the written word, there is little she enjoys more (other than maybe a nice glass of Merlot or a Starbucks peppermint mocha) than polishing stories — both fiction and non-fiction — to make them the best they can be.

Now better known for his standalone successes like Shutter Island, Mystic River and The Given Day, Dennis Lehane made his fiction debut in a more conventional manner — writing a stellar detective series.

Digital publishing made the speed - to - market incredibly fast, and just like other e-short platforms, Byliner was able to get quality non-fiction into the hands of busy readers with minimal delay, along with dedicated fiction works that were written expressly for snippet - like consumption from some of the top names in books.

Cindy Dees, who wrote Light This Candle in honor of my charity, Patches of Light, described it so well when she said, «joining a women's fiction publisher like Harlequin and a program like Patches of Light makes for a perfect marriage.

I live in Toronto, Ontario and make my living writing science fiction and fantasy; I also review books and teach writing online at UCLA.

I'm not sure I'll make it out alive if I admit that I a) don't know the names of the members of boy - band One Direction, b) saw a picture of the band and didn't realize they were all boys, and c) don't understand what is driving fan fiction authors to write volume after volume of fan fiction surrounding the pop... [Read more...]

One of my favorite parts about writing fiction is taking a familiar setting, tweaking it, and making it a character's own.

In any event, money isn't everything, so if writing fiction makes you happy, then why wouldn't you want to write fiction?

Namely, what will it mean for my future fiction - writing career if my first published book ultimately fails (being of course my failure) to make a name for itself, or worse — is a total disaster.

I think if it's this big, and people make the mistake with blogging, and they make the mistake with podcasting or whatever, it's like, if you are writing about writing, and you're writing fiction, I think you'll agree with me people, you know, that's not attracting your fiction audience.

These ten videos may help you make the very personal decision as to what name to write fiction under.

If you write series fiction, considering giving the first book in the series away for free (we make the same recommendation for retail pricing).

How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis: A Step - by - Step System for Enticing New Readers, Selling More Fiction, and Making Your Books Sound Good is the book that pulls back the covers and show the moving parts of a killer synopsis that drives sales.

Author, teacher and fellow podcaster Bryan Cohen, who wrote a book last summer on the topic called How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis: A Step - by - Step System for Enticing New Readers, Selling More Fiction and Making Your Books Sound Good

People tell you short stories are a waste because you won't make any money, but that's all changed with the ebook and the advent of Kindle Singles (see last week's post: «Why you Should be Writing Short Fiction».)

Whether you're writing fiction or nonfiction, smart writers who know how to build their catalog around funnels will always make more money directly with their words than writers who publish their work using the old «hope and pray» business plan.

But just as if you don't need a buggy whip to start your car, you don't need an agent to sell a book, or a traditional publisher to make a living at fiction writing.

Our experienced fiction and nonfiction editors know what agents and publishers want and will provide a detailed, written critique of your opening, a candid assessment of whether or not your work is ready for the marketplace, and specific suggestions to make your opening more captivating.

In 2016 I started writing fiction, and quickly made a full - time living.

Finally, whichever method you choose, do make sure you set aside time for marketing, as well as for writing more fiction.

There is also the problem of writing in more than one genre or having no book available yet, that makes content creation more challenging for some fiction writers.

How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis: A Step - by - Step System for Enticing New Readers, Selling More Fiction, and Making Your Books Sound Good