As a writing device, let's hope
more writers of fiction and non-fiction alike continue to inspire readers around the globe to celebrate our cultural differences and sprint in the direction of peace.
Not exact matches
Micah Levi Conkling challenges Christian readers and
writers to demand
more of spiritual
fiction.
What I found, in addition to
more wonderful reading, was a
writer who had lived in many
of the worlds evoked by his
fiction.
These problems are
of such magnitudes and complexity that the quality
of the future
of our planetary existence now confronts us as something
more than just a theoretical or imaginative issue first detailed for us by the
writers of science
fiction.
Many a lesser
writer would have pared down «The Coming
of Vertumnus», the 50 - page title story
of Ian Watson's new science
fiction collection, to make it
more acceptable to editors.
Full marks to Gollancz for publishing this collection
of stories by one
of Britain's consistently finest science
fiction writers — but it, and other book publishers, would be doing themselves,
writers and readers a favour by providing
more outlets for short
fiction.
Aside from the sorts
of paradoxes beloved by science
fiction writers — a time traveler who accidentally kills his own grandparents, say — time travel has
more subtle, theoretical problems.
Not the American science
fiction writer whose novels spawned hit films such as Blade Runner and Total Recall — he died
more than 20 years ago — but a state -
of - the - art robot named after the author.
Writer - producer - editor - director Krik (his director's credit reads «Dave Herman,» apparently out
of concern that weaving too much inconvenient truth in with the genre
fiction might attract the wrath the shadow conspirators), might have done better to deliver less retro larkiness and
more straight facts.
Ernest Cline, author
of bestselling science
fiction novel Ready Player One, is undoubtedly even
more pumped than your average
writer, given that a large chunk
of his narrative is given over to his Spielberg - fueled»80s obsession.
Anyone who feared that the
writer's directorial debut would abandon the cerebral, doughty fare
of his previously - penned Sunshine, Never Let Me Go and roughly 15 minutes
of 2011's Dredd need not have worried —
more than any
of Garland's previous efforts, Ex Machina weighs the heavier side
of science
fiction and what it means to be human.
Annihilation shares
more than a few ideas with Tarkovsky's twin science -
fiction masterpieces, Solaris, an adaptation
of Polish
writer Stanislaus Lem's novel, and Stalker, Tarkovsky's adaptation
of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's novel, «Roadside Picnic.»
Johnson brought in Shane Carruth,
writer - director
of the meticulously planned and way
more convoluted time - travel thriller «Primer» (2004) to do some special effects work, which indicates to me that RJ is fairly serious about his science -
fiction.
If you think I might be reading too much into this childish piffle, consider that any film which casts Garry Marshall,
of all people, as a weaselly Harlan Ellison (or,
more accurately and «subtly,» a weaselly science -
fiction writer named «Donald Harlan») obviously has something on its mind.
There are few things
more terrible than the death
of a child, or
more frequently exploited by
fiction writers for the sake
of a cheap cry.
The script for the film, which boasts two
writers with cultish followings, Neil Gaiman (Stardust, Mirrormask) and Roger Avary (The Rules
of Attraction, Pulp
Fiction), had been in the works for almost a decade, finally coming to fruition with one
of the
more visually stunning films you're ever likely to see.
«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.»
Write regularly, write about what you know, imitate
writers you admire, don't be afraid
of rejection... — those tips and
more from an experienced editor
of fiction for young readers!
Duotrope Website: www.duotrope.com Subscription - based service for
writers that offers a searchable database
of current
fiction, poetry, and non
fiction markets, a calendar
of upcoming deadlines, submissions trackers, and
more.
A discussion regarding the genres
of science
fiction and fantasy — how the markets are changing, what
writers can do to improve their craft in these genres, and much
more.
More specifically, I queried: Will today's community
of literary
writers and readers always remain part
of the establishment
of traditional publishing houses, or will it eventually evolve to be represented by indie
fiction?
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more years.
I think it's fair to say that's what a
fiction writer is most often drawn to — tumult
of one kind or another; and in that sense the family in the last quarter century seems to me to be among the most fascinating
of human social or economic inventions —
more than business or real estate, no matter what Tom Wolfe says,
more than the church or the law or the hospital.
More than sixty - five thousand words
of original
fiction from USA Todaybestselling
writer Dean Wesley Smith.
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.
For
fiction writing, I've gotten
more out
of just writing and submitting, and out
of getting feedback from other
fiction writers.
Romance
Writers of Australia is a professional organisation for writers of romantic fiction with more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new t
Writers of Australia is a professional organisation for
writers of romantic fiction with more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new t
writers of romantic
fiction with
more than 900 members, including best - selling authors and hot new talents.
Spend a week with John Updike, one
of the few
writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction more than once.
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.
Authors responding were skewed farther
more towards
fiction authors, partly due to the involvement
of writers» associations who helped promote the survey.
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.
After a
more than a decade
of publishing women's
fiction at Penguin UK and Headline, Evans left the industry to become a full - time
writer.
And one
more for good measure: Ploughshares Emerging
Writer's Contest recognizes work by an emerging writer (no published work, traditional or indie) in each of three genres: fiction, nonfiction, and p
Writer's Contest recognizes work by an emerging
writer (no published work, traditional or indie) in each of three genres: fiction, nonfiction, and p
writer (no published work, traditional or indie) in each
of three genres:
fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
I agree that
fiction writers can build their online platform by giving away
more relevant content, like short stories, chapters from a novel, drafts
of work - in - progress that invite comments, podcasts, chunks, and youtube videos — all good ideas.
By the era around 1970,
fiction agents had worked into a
more solid position in the business, since many
fiction writers now lived outside
of New York and the numbers
of writers and books published was exploding.
For
more information about publishing scams, makes sure you visit the Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America's excellent resource,
Writer Beware.
And even
more exciting is that she'll be teaching a separate pre-conference master class starting June 8 to help
fiction authors conquer a topic that strikes fear and dread into the heart
of many a
writer: Read
more about This year's pre-conference advanced class: Master the Art
of Querying with Agent Kristin Nelson -LSB-...]
Our monthly feature, The RMFW Spotlight, is intended to provide members
of Rocky Mountain
Fiction Writers with
more information about our board members as well as featured volunteers.
It is America's oldest and most celebrated crime -
fiction publication — receiving
more than 100 awards including 20 Edgars from Mystery
Writers of America, 40 Nobel, and Pulitzer.
And where it's actually
more difficult to write fewer words with other types
of ebooks, it's actually
more of a challenge to write large word counts in a
fiction ebook, because it has to come purely from the imagination
of the
writer.
In her debut novel, Rosette: A Novel
of Pioneer Michigan, the unabashed
writer of literary
fiction Marsh assumes the role
of epistolary sleuth, re-creating as closely, and with as much dignity, as possible the historical persona whose marital struggles
more than 100 years ago may nevertheless seem familiar in the present day.
His
fiction has been published in the following: Adelaide Literary Magazine; Bethlehem Writers» Roundtable; Freedom Fiction Journal; Full of Crow; Fiction Magazines; Tincture; Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine; Aaduna; MacGuffin; Gothic City Press; Alfie Dog Press; Milvia Street; an
fiction has been published in the following: Adelaide Literary Magazine; Bethlehem
Writers» Roundtable; Freedom
Fiction Journal; Full of Crow; Fiction Magazines; Tincture; Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine; Aaduna; MacGuffin; Gothic City Press; Alfie Dog Press; Milvia Street; an
Fiction Journal; Full
of Crow;
Fiction Magazines; Tincture; Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine; Aaduna; MacGuffin; Gothic City Press; Alfie Dog Press; Milvia Street; an
Fiction Magazines; Tincture; Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine; Aaduna; MacGuffin; Gothic City Press; Alfie Dog Press; Milvia Street; and
more.
Maybe, as Sanford laments, some greedy
writers do use flash
fiction as a shortcut to publication, but one fact is impossible to deny: the growing popularity and acceptance
of flash
fiction creates
more publication opportunities for emerging
writers.
In today's reblog, Beth Hill
of The Editor's Blog gives
writers tips on why some writing does not engage readers, what readers want, and how to make your
fiction more enticing.
E.M. Welsh — E.M. is a
writer of many genres — screenplays, short plays,
fiction, and
more.
See
more about the value
of short
fiction in my article for
Writer's Digest.
It happens to be a fact that nearly every
writer of fiction in the world drinks
more whisky than is good for him.
Now, as a
fiction writer, I'm not not surprised that Blume wants a larger share
of the market to open up; that means
more potential royalties.
The Swans
of Fifth Avenue By Melanie Benjamin Bantam • $ 16 • ISBN 9780345528704 The author
of bestselling historical
fiction about Anne Morrow Lindbergh (The Aviator's Wife) and the Gilded Age (The Autobiography
of Mrs. Tom Thumb) turns to a
more recent era in this captivating novel about the friendship between
writer Truman Capote and wealthy socialite Babe Paley.