Sentences with phrase «novel about the manuscript»

Instead, focus on what is novel about the manuscript, the degree to which the paper's conclusions are supported by the data, and which parts you believe are not supported.

Not exact matches

Thus, similar comments about experimental design and interpretation are often seen in manuscript reviews from different journals, and the same reviewer may accept the work for the society - level journal but not for the top - of - the - heap journal if he or she feels that the work is not novel enough.

We weighted diverse factors in choosing the winner, including the paper's topic, originality, impact, and more generally the extent to which it exemplified the goals of The American Naturalist: «to publish papers that are of broad interest to the readership, to pose a new and significant program or introduce a novel subject to the readership, to develop conceptual unification, and to change the way people think about the topic of the manuscript.»

But for me the dullest and most timid aspect of this year's Oscar list is its almost ignoring Tom Ford's brilliant, ruthlessly provocative thriller Nocturnal Animals, a double - narrative about an unhappy art dealer (Amy Adams) who gets the manuscript of an unpublished novel through the post from her estranged first husband (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the action of this explicit crime thriller is dramatised as she imagines it, with this very ex-husband pictured in the lead.

The two men spend the film trying to bring a 1000 + page manuscript of Wolfe's novel, «Look Homeward, Angel» down to a manageable length for publishing, and it puts them at odds with just about everyone, including themselves.

«Nocturnal Animals» Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer Director: Tom Ford Release Date: Nov. 18 What it's about: In an adaptation of Austin Wright's 1933 novel «Tony and Susan,» Adams stars as an art gallery owner who begins receiving the manuscript of her ex-husband's violent thriller novel.

Carly, as someone who is about a week out from finalizing a novel manuscript, I found this post particularly timely and helpful.

«My next novel is near completion and already Archway and I are talking about turning that manuscript into a book.

Hi Brenda I'm a writing a novel about lesbian romance can you tell me if there would be a specific publishing house that I should send my manuscript too.....

Little, Brown has been keeping details about the novel, other than the official description, top secret — sources say that only a select few have had time with the embargoed manuscript, and all cell phones and recording devices must be left outside the door.

The manuscript assessment service is ideal for authors who have completed their novel and who are about to submit.

Attending a new writer meet up on Sunday about novels and undoubtedly will pitch my manuscript at some point.

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (Feb. 2011; Viking Books): A novel about an ages - old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious alchemical manuscript that draws them together — this book provides a dose of the paranormal for the adult crowd and was one of the hottest titles on offer at the 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair.

When David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel, The Pale King, is released in April of next year, the University of Texas's Harry Ransom Center's website will «showcase the draft manuscript, journal entries, and other aspects about the making of this posthumous novel» (from Little Brown's spring / summer catalog).

I have done developmental editing on manuscripts about subjects as disparate as eighteenth - century phrenology and the US - UK special relationship in James Bond novels.

Their decision to write under a single pseudonym came about when writing their first novel; they submitted an unsolicited manuscript to an editor hoping for some feedback and, because most books are published under a single name, they chose to submit the manuscript under the single name Charles Todd.

I do not talk much about the writing process but if you need help in that area I recommend the Idea to Manuscript Planner by Stephanie BwaBwa to help you finally complete your novel.

Whether you are writing a nonfiction book, novel, or essay, you've come to the right place for proofreading service if you need any of the following: a hard edit of your manuscript content; help formatting your dissertation, thesis, journal article, or proposal; tips about how to cite sources correctly; and more.

Considering my starting point was complete ignorance about the process, I don't think six hours is all that bad, and I'm confident that with the «style» guide I assembled as I went along that I could repeat the process on a new novel - length manuscript in 30 - 60 minutes.

What's great about Beth's introduction page is that she has given a querying writer a lot to work with, in that you can maintain a professional voice but relate your manuscript to what she is drawn to, ie: «At 43,000 words, my MG novel Unicorns Are Real weaves a «tale» of forgotten history when 10 - year - old Jackson realizes his mini-horse, Mini, is actually the descendant of a royal line of unicorns destined to rule the world unless the evil gopher ruler, Lord Zani, gets to the throne first.»

Perhaps you, like many other novelists we've worked with, are proud and delighted to have finished the novel manuscript you've been telling friends and family about for so long.

Here is The Writer's Challenge: Write 1000 words a day - that's about 4 manuscript pages - every day, come hell or high water, until your novel is written.

About Blog The Editor's Blog is writing tips and advice for writers from fiction editor Beth Hill for your novel, book, or manuscript.

Beginning in 1987, he worked on several manuscripts until, in 2002, he published Blue Road to Atlantis - a novel about making courageous choices in life as told from the perspective of of «Old Fish» - a huge marlin who is on a journey of self - discovery.

About Blog The Editor's Blog is writing tips and advice for writers from fiction editor Beth Hill for your novel, book, or manuscript.