Sentences with phrase «part about being a writer»

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As part of the 2013 Canadian Business Leadership Forum, CB staff writer Richard Warnica interviewed BMO Financial Group Chief Technology & Operations Officer Jean - Michel Arés about the way that cloud services are changing the nature of information technology in the enterprise.

As part of that exploration, us scholar - columnist - bloggers have been asked to talk about trends in our corners of the blogosphere, and make some predictions and prescriptions for the role of scholar - op - ed - writers - bloggers in Canada as it hurtles towards 2042.

Of course there are other reasons for my sporadic blogging this year: a surprise new baby coming which completely disoriented us, a new book to finish writing (and I will share all about that in January), travelling and speaking all over North America, stewarding the message of Jesus Feminist throughout her first year of life, creating the Jesus Feminist collection with Imagine Goods, a trip to Haiti, new opportunities as a writer, three tinies at home with their own lives and drama and growth and change, remodelling parts of our home, marriage, church, friends, life, work, laundry (oh, can we talk laundry?!)

Above it all is the picture of Runciman the tease, the inventor of his own image, the deliberate player of parts, the disengaged audience to his own choreography, but also the man of letters, a consummate stylist who used historical events to explore ideas about people and the world, a writer of epics and romances.

His view is that Paul basically gave himself free reign here at the start of his teachings to the gentiles (see also 1:1 a: «Paulos, apostolos ouk ap anthroopoon, oude di anthroopon, alla dia Iesou Christou, kia Theou patros...») and then started preaching his own theology heavily influenced by his own biases and preferences — not that any of the writers were ever completely exempt from it of course, but still the writer felt Paul was quite fundamentalistic at times about certain things he had some clear opinions about, e.g. about relationships and women's position in the church etc, which he then propagated as part of the gospel.

The general public rhapsodizes about «spirituality» while evangelical Protestant writers wax enthusiastic about «theism,» as though Christianity is one of many species of a genus, all with interchangeable parts.

These writers believed themselves to be inspired by the Spirit and called as teachers, and their writings, argues Wright, «were not simply about the coming of God's Kingdom into all the world; they were, and were designed to be, part of the means whereby that happened... Those who read these writings discovered, from very early on, that the books themselves carried the same power, the same authority in action, that had characterized the initial preaching of the «word.»

I find it offensive that the writer talks about suffering in other parts of the world as though it is acceptable.

God wishes to make beggars into Lords... Look about you at the courts of all the kings and princes, at the cities and the parishes... There you will find lawyers, doctors, counsellors, writers, preachers, who for the most part were poor and who have certainly all attended school, and who by means of the pen have risen to where they are lords.

I've always been idealistic, so there was a big part of me that dreamt about being a real writer, and having my words impact those who read them.

If your one - paragraph bio is true, either you left out the part about growing up in England or America, or the Danish school system somehow produces perfectly fluent writers of English.

In part 1, Tim Cato, SB Nation NBA staff writer and Mavs Moneyball editor, joins us to examine five teams that are off to rough starts and may need to think about playing for next year.

One of the people passing on stories about Raffa is Harry Daley, a 51 - year - old part - time writer and public - relations man.

April 20, 2018 - Video: Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks to Sky's Adam Boulton about growing up with malaria - and how it is still very much part of life in Nigeria.

Deborah Quibell, PhD, is a writer, healer and yoga expert with a lot to say about connecting to essential parts of ourselves.

She is a regular contributing writer for ABS - CBN and Travel Now Magazine, and a part of The Asian Parent's «TAPfluencers» and Netflix's «Stream Team» Read more about Sheena here!

While this freedom is an enormous advantage for writers, and can be used to create a lot of good (think free speech, and enabling people to react to biased sources etc.), there are undoubtedly people who may not think twice about being «ethical journalists», mostly cause, well, for the most part blog authors not journalists.

Into ALL forms of self expression with a distinct penchant for the dark, moody and occasionally jaded.i am a tattoist, painter, pencil artist, musician and part time kinda writer, about 5» 10», about 140 lbs, heavily tattooed and pierced, quiet.

Then, anti Communist feelings begin to stir in the country, fed by the likes of gossip writer Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) and actor John Wayne (David James Elliott), eventually leading to Trumbo being part of the so called «Hollywood Ten» brought before Congress to testify about their involvement in Communist activities.

During a press conference at the film's press day, co-stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, along with writer / director Brian Helgeland, talked about the influence of Jackie Robinson in both his own era and today, what made them want to be a part of this film, how much involvement Rachel Robinson (Jackie Robinson's widow) had, and how they hope the positive portrayal of African Americans in this film will inspire other filmmakers.

The commentaries — featuring 1) director Darren Lynn Bousman and J LaRose, 2) stars Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith, and 3) writer Leigh Whannell — are easily the best part of the two - disc set, but that's about where the fun ends.

«Free and Easy»: Park City may not be the place you want to see a movie about a frigid Chinese town, but that's part of the charm of «Free and Easy,» from writer / director Jun Geng.

It sounds like, despite questions about how exactly Colin Firth fits into the equation and the setting of at least part of the film in the United States, there's going to be quite a bit of continuity: same director, same writer and, according to Goldman, a similar mindset as the first film.

The fun part about having writers with such diverse tastes is that it's hard to find a consensus, leading to many (friendly) disagreements and arguments between people.

It is part of the «Time's Up» campaign, an initiative created by several hundred actresses and female agents, writers, directors and entertainment executives to fight sexual misconduct across the country since revelations about alleged crimes by producer Harvey Weinstein.

The story conjures memories of Woody Allen's «Deconstructing Harry,» a cynical movie about the dangers of using real characters for novels and Luigi Pinadello's play, «Six Characters in Search of an Author,» about six people claiming to be part of an unfinished story, asking the writer to complete the job.

James Franco's The Disaster Artist is part comedy, part bizarre true story about writer / director / actor / possible vampire Tommy...

: For all of the body parts that Stephen King has torn asunder in his numerous books and film adaptations, it's ironic that two of the most beloved movies ever about male bonding come from his book «Different Seasons» — a «Body» that spawned the CSI Our Gang of «Stand By Me,» and the prison breakout that lay behind «Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,» Wisely shortened to the last three titles by writer - filmmaker Frank Darabont, this 1994 classic of an unbreakable man slowly chiseling his way out of a Maine hellhole over the course of decades stands as not only the most soulful film in an understandably macho prison break genre, but also as a film that many rightfully consider to be one of the best movies ever made.

But detective stories, even ones about part - time detectives, require a certain intricacy of plotting, and that's never been a strength, or even a concern, of these Belgian writer - directors, whose movies tend to unfold straightforwardly, like moral parables.

«There's a third part coming,» Franco says, revealing it's about JT LeRoy, the famed literary identity created by writer Laura Albert.

Original screenplay is a best picture / best director part two, since all the directors also wrote their own screenplay, this category is a chance to spread the wealth, but I think whether I am right or wrong about best picture, Jordan Peele («Get Out») will repeat his Writers Guild and Critics Choice Award victory.

Before talking about our 3D printers, I want to emphasize that 3D design is the crucial part — 3D printers don't make kids into engineers any more than laser printers makes them into writers.

Fans can also put their knowledge of the writer's works to the test by taking part in a book quiz to see how much they really know about their Roald Dahl stories and characters as well as uncover which Roald Dahl hero they are most like.

Coaching Tips from Gawande Harvard Gazette, October 25, 2012 «Atul Gawande — New Yorker staff writer, surgeon at Brigham and Women's, and professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)-- took 90 minutes from his busy schedule Wednesday to talk about ways teaching can be improved through coaching as part of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum series.»

Twenty years ago, my first front page story as a Post education writer was about other states admiring Virginia's new guide to key parts of our nation's story.

/ In The Emperor of Motorcycles: Brough Superior BS4, Paul d'Orléans explains why the most luxurious motorcycle ever built has three wheels and an Austin Seven engine / John Warburton recalls how a youthful encounter with an Alldays & Onions inspired him to find out more about a pioneer Lakeland motorist George D Abraham: photographer, cragsman and motoring writer / In Part 4 of our Sicilian snapshots series, Simon Moore presents more images from a family album, this time depicting the Syracuse Grand Prix / In the latest installment of Back on the Road, Michael Ware reports on the recent restoration of a 1938 BSA Scout which had been in storage for half a century.

As a project it could be part of a larger discussion between local writers and community bookstores about mutual interests, and who knows what other projects might come from that.

The best part of being «older but wiser, now» about how writers use social media?

I think fiction writers and poets have it tougher, because you're not going to be blogging parts of your book, or you're not probably — you're going to run out of content if you're talking about your writing process or your research.

And so I can't speak enough about the value of being part of a community when you are a writer, because as I said, I did write my first book completely on my own, and I was hitting Google and searching blogs for «how do you create a CreateSpace account» or «how do you get an ISBN number,» or «what makes for a good chapter,» all of this stuff, all these things that I had to struggle through alone.

Katherine Sears shared an article on the Booktrope site about finding and connecting with our «raving fans» and it's so true — people really want to see their favorite writers succeed and word of mouth is still such a huge part of book marketing (whether it's online or in real life).

(For info on what not to blog about, see Part II of this series: How Not to Blog) A writer starting a blog right now faces two problems: 1) There are already, like, a trillion writers out -LSB-...]

Steve - I feel like this is something writers hear a lot from publishers, the part about building them, as Rob also mentions above.

9 Ways Editors Can Make You Look Good... and 7 Ways They Can Make You Miserable by Ruth Harris As a former editor, I'm biased but, as a writer, I've learned that for me (and for just about every writer I know), editing is the most productive and transformative part of writing a book.

Mark's comment about writers should be donating books to our local libraries struck a chord because the Riverside Regional Library that had a mobile unit in the summer time made a reader out of me when they came through my part of the country that was miles from a library.

Writers and artists are welcome to explore a wide range of issues — mortality, belief, culture of origin, atheism — as part of a personal meditation about soul searching through words.

A big part of my image (that a few people complained about) that was missed was that I drew the writer having sent a book to an agent before they decided to Self Publish.

I particularly enjoyed Yesenia Vargas» articles «How to take the plunge and be a writer parts 1 & 2» and her article on «Should Writers blog about writing.»

Last weekend I was part of the Publishing Day School at Writers» Centre Norwich, speaking about online serialisation alongside an excitingly broad mix of traditional, digital and self publishers.

If you are serious about growing your author platform as a writer, then you should always look for organic growth opportunities on Facebook, but those seem to be getting smaller and smaller; paid Facebook campaigns will need to be part of your author book marketing strategy if you want to use this space to increase your visibility.