Sentences with phrase «people read your fiction»

Understand that people read fiction to «end up in a different time, place, and situation» (Huff Post).

I've read some of your horror and when people read your fiction it's like they see inside your head in a very different way.

Not exact matches

Several years ago they published a study in the influential journal Science that showed reading literary fiction was linked with an improved ability to better read fine emotional cues on people's faces.

Reading fiction, in other words, has made him a better, more engaged person.

She said that Jesus doesn't want people to dance, drink alcohol, smoke, play sports, watch movies, read fiction, eat meat, use spi / ces in their cooking, play board games or anything like that.

After one reads Nietzsche's fevered discourses about the creation of new values that would need to take place once people realized that the God - idea is fiction, the ethical prescriptions he endorsed end up sounding at best like a juiced - up version of the old values.

When people expect to get history, science, doctrine, and ethics out of the Bible, but end up with nothing of the sort, or what they do get does not agree with science, history, or the doctrine of others, they either reject the whole thing as fiction, or they blindly believe and obey what they read, because they don't know what else to do with the text.

It would be very interesting to know how people reading this take these stories (of fallen angels, giants, Nephalim, etc.)-- fact, fiction, aliens, legends, imagination literature that served the purpose of explaining part of Israel's past or what?

They can read historic fiction for people - based backgrounds, or browse the Internet for relevant information and other history resources.

If given no direction at all, some people will gravitate to spending all day compulsively watching TV, or reading junk fiction, or playing computer games.

People can still be ashamed to admit that they read science fiction.

After digesting short literary excerpts, people performed better on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test — a common measure of the ability to judge others» mental states — compared with readers of popular fiction.

Studies have shown that reading literary fiction can facilitate your ability to recognize what the people around you are thinking and feeling.

I'm a voracious reader and work in publishing, so the amount of books I read per year is probably more than the average person, but I primarily read fiction.

I've covered quite a few books on my blog over the past year or two, all of them being related to ethical fashion on varying levels, however, I've never read or reviewed a fictional book until I discovered A Harvest of Thorns and realised that fiction could be another way to help people understand and come to terms with fast - fashion.

I wish people would read the damn book, or at least be aware of what is contained in Jackson's wonderful piece of psychological 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.

Though I don't read much dystopian fiction, ON SUCH A FULL SEA has all the elements I generally love in fiction: a mysterious disappearance, a strong heroine who sets out in search of the missing person, and masterful storytelling.

And in a similarly placed story (on the Times front page) a couple of weeks before Rich's, colleague Pam Belluck reported that a new study in the journal Science had found that «after reading literary fiction, as opposed to popular fiction or serious nonfiction, people performed better on tests measuring empathy, social perception and emotional intelligence — skills that come in especially handy when you are trying to read someone's body language or gauge what they might be thinking.»)

Researchers using RMET have found that reading literary fiction or engaging in theatrical role - playing enhances people's ability to read the emotions of others.

In English and language arts, you'd see more of a focus on nonfiction «a slight shift in the balance between fiction and nonfiction, favoring a greater emphasis on nonfiction since this is what people are typically reading in careers and so forth.

While there are a few exceptions (Stephen King can write whatever genre he wants and people buy it because he's Stephen King — he IS the brand), genre fiction readers want to read within a genre.

I got my Kindle on the case and imported a selection, thinking flash fiction would make the perfect speedy bedtime reading for people like me who always end up going to bed much later than they should do.

I noted that you used third person in the query, Pamela, which for me made the story (almost) sound like fiction; and also that nowhere was the word «memoir» used in the query (unless I missed it), so am wondering how this crucial information was relayed to the acquisitions editor who read it.

It's important to note that this is not the Twilight / Hunger Games phenomenon; in recent years, the surge in sales of YA fiction was taken to be a sign that more and more young people were reading, but that was quickly dispelled once the industry understood that YA fiction was drawing in massive crowds of adult readers.

Everybody I know is reading it — people who devour suspense, people who typically don't read «genre» novels, people who aren't usually aware of contemporary fiction.

People have a tendency to believe that the first book of yours they read was also the first book you wrote, so many readers who were introduced to Liz through Eat, Pray, Love (there were more than 8 million of them) neglected to notice that she had already written three other books before that, two of them fiction.

It is still less likely to be read, because people are mostly skimming blogs for information, but there's been growth in the «story blog» recently, so if you have flash fiction you don't intend to send to contests or journals, it's okay to put it on your blog.

The term first came from fan fiction, and it means a person who reads your work - in - progress (or «WIP») when you, the writer or «alpha,» are ready for feedback — before it goes into final draft to be sent to your fanfic page, editor, or agent.

The Opening Up Digital Fiction Writing Competition, run by Sheffield Hallam University and Bangor University, and part of the AHRC - funded Reading Digital Fiction project, is inviting entries from people across... Read more»

A Compelling Tale: Some people have simply lived a life that reads like a good fiction novel or seems almost like a movie.

A quick summation: yes, there is a difference between genre fiction and literary fiction; no, genre fiction is not necessarily «lower» than literary fiction or mere escapism; yes, literary fiction has just as many cliches and tropes as genre fiction; and yes, there are many examples of top quality work and utter crap in both categories, and people shouldn't pigeon - hole their reading habits to solely one or the other.

eBooks tend to be very popular in genre fiction and although non-fiction hasn't seen quite the same level of growth, business titles can be really popular if you're marketing them online already as people are able to read them immediately, and on the go.

I wanted honest reviews from people who like my genre (alternate history, fantasy fiction) and like reading and reviewing books in that genre.

The term first came from fan fiction, and it means a person who reads your Work - In - Progress («WIP») when you, the writer -LSB-...]

People who haven't read my fiction sometimes assume it can't be any good, and that I'm only doing so well because I know how to market my books — so they think I'm cheating or I'm not a real writer (even though I've gotten over 600 reviews this year).

On the one hand, the goal is to increase the number of people reading, especially literary fiction, and if this means getting your work on - line, or into a digital format, well then, that's what writers should do!

It's actually been difficult to find people that read my genre (science fiction) in my area, but I do have a few that are close to it (as in steam punk).

People want to read fact, not fiction.

When you complain about this on message boards and article posts, excuse me, but stupid people who only do casual reading or fantasy / fiction, think they represent the whole market, are tech experts who should ridicule more sophisticated readers simply because in their opinion an ereader is not a tablet.

As I read some of the earlier responses to this question, I was thinking of the fact that people put too much stock in historical fiction as history.

The vast majority of people tend to read fiction titles and the Amazon, Nook and Kobo apps are all optimized for this.

It was fiction but read like non-fiction, we all know how bad things were in Afghanistan when the Taliban came in and how desperately people wanted to leave.

I don't read the fan fiction people write for my books, but I do sometimes read fan fiction of OTHER books, favorite TV shows / movies / etc.

Like giving away short stories (not necessarily on blogs, because people don't really read fiction on blogs.

Agent Donald Maass, in his various fiction writing books, tries to discuss why some books capture people's imaginations, and result in tremendous word of mouth («You must read this book!»)

MJB: With fiction, it's important to paint vivid pictures that will make people forget they are reading words.

My intent with The Breeders was, first and foremost, to keep people entertained (I don't like when fiction reads like a chore).

3) To think that reader analytcis of fictions shows that capater 17 was poorly received misunderstands how people read ad what data reader analytics collectss.

Beckie Burnham A confirmed crazy book lady, Beckie Burnham is unapologetic about getting people to read quality literature, especially Christian fiction.