Sentences with phrase «other writers of all genres»

Not exact matches

Other writers have attempted to explain the capacity of narrative to summarize the complexities of self - understanding: «Narrative history of a certain kind,» says Alasdair MacIntyre, «turns out to be the basic and essential genre for the characterization of human actions.

What makes «Very Bad Things» a more rewarding experience than other films in its genre is that writer - director Peter Berg seems to be onto the fact that he's making a piece of shock schlock and not a sociological pronouncement.

And during a period that saw a resurgence of interest in the spy genre, with several Le Carre (and other) adaptations making it to the big screen, the show, created by «Love and Other Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefireother) adaptations making it to the big screen, the show, created by «Love and Other Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefireOther Drugs» «The Interpreter» and «The Life of David Gale» writer Charles Randolph and shepherded by big - name producers Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg along with, oddly, Malcolm Gladwell, might have seemed like a surefire hit.

Sleeping With Other People, the second feature by writer - director Leslye Headland (Bachelorette), doesn't so much subvert the conventions of its genre as redeem them, one terrific gag and remarkably frank sex scene at a time.

As the writer of such science fiction features as «Never Let Me Go,» «Ex-Machina» and, now, «Annihilation,» Alex Garland — like many others — uses the genre to comment on us and our place in the universe.

Writer - director Christopher Nolan turns his attention to the war movie, after excelling in a number of other genres.

David Mamet ---- «House of Games «If it feels like some of the writers on this list kind of lucked into direction having written a film (or several) that became a mainstream success thereafter, there are a few others whose writerly voice was already so established that the idea of having them direct a straightforward genre film is kind of inconceivable (see also: Charlie Kaufman).

The master of all things genre, writer / composer / director John Carpenter has signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions that will see him create, develop and executive produce projects with UCP for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment as well as other networks and streaming services.

The grumpy room - mate character and the stern father figure are constants of this genre, but whereas other films would have shoved them into the ending somewhere, the writers simply let them gracefully bow out when it feels like their time.

Get Out — Writer / director Jordan Peele made a genre horror film into the most potent statement on screen this year about race, cannily playing the conventions of the genre and the discomfort and hostility about race off of each other.

The basic mechanics of writer / director Kelly Fremon Craig's coming of age high school drama The Edge of Seventeen aren't particularly groundbreaking, echoes of everything from Rebel Without a Cause, to Sixteen Candles, to Pretty in Pink, to Juno, to countless other genre entries echoing throughout.

Share your stuff with other writers you trust, join a Google or Facebook group of authors in your genre, share excerpts on your blog and ask for honest feedback.

Twilight Times Books will present the works of those writers whose stories blend genres, are too literary for other publishers or seem too mainstream or «quirky» in tone.

What are a few of your top tips for other writers looking to get into this genre?

Last week, she tweeted about all of the attention the Times gives to its white male literary darlings, at the expense of the hundreds of thousands of other writers — some of them literary, some of them quote - unquote genre writers — who get no love at all.

This is really dangerous if the writer doesn't understand components of the genre and believes the other person is correct.

My guess is, certain genres (like erotica) won't mind paying 99cents or even 2.99 for a short read, but other types of genres won't do so well (business books expect more meat, scifi / fantasy readers expect more story — they might buy a short from a famous writer, but maybe not a writer they don't recognize).

There are oodles of ways to stalk do some friendly recon on other writers and influencers in your genre or niche.

I felt you were an important contribution to the indie writer world: where so many others were doing genre work you succeeded with a book of literary fiction.

You can interview other writers in the same genre, share snippets of your upcoming book, or talk about your creative process.

* Like other entertainers, mystery writers seem to fall into three categories: — SuperStars: The best - seller list regulars, who usually fight to get out of the genre ASAP.

For two, three or four days, you gather with other readers, writers, librarians, book dealers, literary agents, editors, magazine publishers — all of whom are seriously in love with the mystery and crime genre.

An informal series of guest posts and interviews with other writer - bloggers in your genre can get your book in front of just as many potential readers.

While I decided poetry was ultimately where I belonged, I am now of the belief that every writer benefits from trying other genres, and that each one has tangible lessons to offer the others.

The beauty of social media is the ability to meet writers in our genre, join forces, and co-market each other's books.

This site is a rich resource of scholarships and writing contests, plus Twitter chats to help you connect with other writers in almost any genre.

Where other literary genres bemoan the short story's death, SF and Fantasy writers still have a range of options for publishing work in shorter forms.

As with Twisted History, the expectation is that some stories will be by horror writers while others will be writing out of their genres, giving a «twist» to the subject.

In the past, dime novels and other forms of pulp fiction influenced generations of writers of genre fiction such as Ray Bradbury, Raymond Chandler, and H. P. Lovecraft.

Half of the writers in this collection, including Madison Smartt Bell and Charles Simic, along with some I have already named, made their mark in other genres first.

Many of the African American crime writers of the nineties have been dropped by the big print houses and have had to turn either to self - publishing or to other genres.

And if you have eager readers or other writers in your genre who are willing to go the extra mile for you, you could add some of the more specific questions below.

She now writes under her own name and also critiques and consults on the work of other writers — both fiction and non-fiction in a variety of genres.

They have spent tons of time working on their books, just as hard as writers on any other genre.

One writer, a history scholar, To Die in Chicago, by George Levy, the other, Marlis Day, a super children's book creator — neither of them being close to my genre for the benefit of an endorsement, yes, no?

You can network with other writers (and maybe agents and editors), you can appeal to readers of your chosen genre, you can tout your platform or skills.

I guess what I'm saying is that I owe a debt of gratitude to writers like Stephen King, Tom Clancy, Larry Bond, David Morrell, John Grisham, Jeffrey Deaver, Michael Crichton, Frederick Forsyth, Thomas Harris, Robert Harris, and a host of other genre fiction authors for continuously spurring my imagination and the daydreams that have brought me to the field of writing.

He sent out review copies and got a number of good reviews from other noted writers in the genre and from Kirkus.

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If you are a writer but do not currently have a published book, check out the writing section of your profile where you can post your writing by genre for other members to read and review.

IndieWriteNet features a number of community sites geared to specific audiences, from readers of a particular genre, to other indie writers.

BUT I'm very glad I didn't jump on the Christian publishing option now, because that really is a dead - end right now for writers in cross-genre works that don't fit the sweet romance, Right Wing self - help and other popular genres of the moment.

I have invested an enormous amount of time and effort into my 14 novels, however I did despair as I have only published 4 so far There is a freebie novella in process and I have always included extra material in my ebooks some more will help including links to OTHER WRITERS not necessarily in my genre.

Instead of promoting your work during your every waking moment, take time to promote works from other writers in your genre.

Having three, six, or ten other writers, who write in the same genre, will help you find many of the pitfalls in your story.

Blogger Catherine Ryan Howard interviews Mark Edwards who encourages writers to read other book descriptions in their genre to get an idea of the tone.

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Romance writers: If you haven't read Austen, Tristan and Isolde, Lancelot (I'm biased, I know), Herrick's poems, the original text of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and others — you probably don't know your genre very well.

With memoir (your genre), I think it is a bit of a special niche (like children's fiction) and so you may get a bit more for your marketing efforts targeting writers of memoir than you would other genres, but the principle is still the same.

One very smart way to achieve this is to promote the sales and new releases of other writers in your genre.