Sentences with phrase «questions about fiction»

Workshop Cincy Style: Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. We'll answer your questions about fiction and nonfiction, traditional and self - publishing, as well as how to market your book.

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At the Manhattan presentation, Mr. Schneider readily acknowledged that the notion of asteroid mining sounds like science fiction and that he often gets quizzical questions about why Luxembourg is spending money chasing this.

He also used science fiction and children's stories as literary bridges to explore age - old questions about sin, forgiveness, and reconciliation with God.

Although generally categorized as a novel for young readers, this Newbery award - winner and science fiction classic, grapple with adult - sized questions about the nature of God and the existence of evil.

It follows in the footsteps of the very best of the science fiction genre in forcing us to ask uncomfortable questions about the world we live in.

To take just one example, in arguing that few contemporary writers take on the fundamental question of belief versus unbelief, Elie dismisses Alice McDermott's fiction as being merely about Irish Catholic New Yorkers from the 1950s and»60s.

If our models are to lead us to ask, and seek answers for, new questions about the world, we must regard them as something more than «logical superfluities», «illicit attempts at explanation», «convenient fictions», or the like.

The story's overt Christian themes and big questions about suffering, the presence of God, mercy and persecution have made it one of the most challenging works of religious fiction written in the last century.

She'll continue to read (or hear the teacher read) fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, but this year she'll be asked open - ended questions about the material to improve reading comprehension.

Yet again, while Mr. Cuomo said last week that the Legionnaires» outbreak was like a science fiction movie, Mr. de Blasio has sought to downplay the risks — growing frustrated with questions about how many towers had tested positive.

Authors of «hard» science fiction answer that question by speculating about where current scientific thinking might lead us.

About this Book: Fact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy 15 Contentious Questions Benjamin K. Sovacool, Marilyn A. Brown, and Scott V. Valentine Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016

«But at the root of science fiction are questions about what is possible.

For NOAA, a national science agency, separating science from science fiction about the Pacific garbage patch (and other «garbage patches») is important when answering people's questions about what it is and how we should deal with the problem.

Director James Cameron's 1986 blockbuster follow - up to Ridley Scott's Oscar winning science - fiction / horror flick that became one of the biggest grossing films of 1979 asks a good question to a successful hit... How do you make a successful sequel to a film in which much of the suspense comes from learning about the mysterious monster?

A thought - provoking science fiction that may feel dated today even with its good visuals but raises interesting philosophical questions about solitude, the value of life and what it is like to risk everything for a conviction - which outweighs the ecological message intended.

He answers reader questions, reminisces about his favourite moments, and composes some Batman v Superman slash fiction on the fly.

A poster and trailer have arrived online for writer - director Clay Liford's upcoming comedy Slash which stars Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks and Michael Ian Black; check them out below... Neil is a questioning high school freshman whose main social outlet is the steamy erotic fan fiction he writes about Vanguard, the brawny, galaxy - hopping hero of a -LSB-...]

But our cultural conversation about such questions has evolved significantly in the last 35 years, primarily but not solely through science fiction, and yet 2049 acts like that is not the case.

During TCA, Nerdist's Alicia Lutes asked a crucial question about representation in AMC's documentary histories of science fiction, comics, and horror.

Chuck has questions about how Stephen always seems to be in the right place at the right time to capture his stranger - than - fiction scoops, but with everyone so enraptured by Stephen's work, Chuck looks like a jealous colleague rather than a journalist following his natural instincts.

Students learn through the following tasks: - Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge through an interactive starter task; - Identifying the descriptive devices in sentences written about 19th Century characters; - Building close reading skills through a study of a fiction extract from Frankenstein - Answering exam - style questions interpreting and inferring the key meanings in the text; - Using models and templates to write extended analysis responses about the descriptive language used in the fiction extract; - Peer assessing their partners» learning attempts.

It was interesting because I wanted to ask her some questions about it and I started to ask her the kind of character motivation questions that Colleen is outlining; but then it struck me that there are all these questions about the historical context, like there was a soldier who was dying of disease, that I could ask her that reinforced the historical fiction.

There were so many great questions that I would love to think about and explore more so I am sure I will be referring back to this little book not only as fiction but as a reference of sorts.

Listening as readers shared answers to authors» questions in the reverse panel — from humorous confessions of starting with the last page first to heartfelt tributes about why they read Christian fiction.

Inside the directory you'll find answers to all the following questions about gay literary agents: How can authors submit their books to literary agents interested in gay fiction and gay nonfiction books?

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I've been getting some questions about the BookLife Prize in Fiction, a new award for unpublished and self - published novels.

Conference attendees will have the chance to ask individual questions about the countries represented at THE MARKETS in personal conversations directly at the Book Fair: Three market players from each of the respective markets will be available for matchmaking appointments, and will provide more detailed information about various publishing segments, including fiction, non-fiction, children's books, distribution, and others.

However, I believe anyone can learn to write about structures (from castles, to space stations, to huts) by asking themselves a few simple questions about how they want to use the building in the... Continue reading «Navigating Architectural Spaces in your Fiction: From Apse to Ziggurat:»

We caught up with French and chatted about her love of crime fiction, why everyone should read To Kill a Mockingbird and more in a 7 questions interview.

With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 looming, the Guardian Books site has commissioned «9/11 stories» from six writers, including Geoff Dyer, Will Self and Laila Lalami, that address the question of «what fiction can tell us about 9/11.»

Fans of sharp - edged political fiction, take note: Neel, who recently answered questions about The Electors for BookPage, will appear tomorrow at Nashville's Parnassus Books for a reading and discussion.

So here's a sampling of YA lit — including dystopian science fiction, magical realism and contemporary realistic fiction — that explores questions about teens, bodies and decision making.

I am a fiction editor, and I am here to answer your questions about writing, editing and self - publishing.

But also, on that Friday, since different readers consume differently, he'll do a Facebook Live video of either a reading of the fiction then talking about it and answering questions, OR talking about the non-fiction article answering questions.

While this is a Christian fiction book, the heavier questions about trusting God and believing that he had plans for the characters didn't really show up -LSB-...]

Coming back to the central question here about whether building a platform works, I think I'm going to buck the trend here and say no — at least not for fiction.

Below is a list of independent authors who participated in a survey throughout 2016 about literary fiction and then answered a broader set of questions about their thoughts on the genre.

The concepts and content apply to both, but there's no question that Chris was thinking mostly about fiction when she wrote this.

Since I've taught writing fiction for years and wrote the Writers Digest book, Writing The Christian Romance, I have received questions from writers about many elements and techniques of writing that they struggle with.

«Whyman said, «I had a lot of questions in my mind about what would happen to fiction and how we would go on working.

The survey should include a question about whether they would find a classification system of novels based on a breakout of categories (such as those included in the literary fiction survey) attractive.

Do you have any questions or comments about growing a fiction email list for Nick or for me?

In today's video blog, Ellie Kay answers your questions about whether some of the «opportunities» available to American consumers are in fact a good deal or just fiction.

«It has been a unique and uncanny pleasure to recreate an iconic film concerned with authenticity in the very location of Vertigo, and to learn about the «ghosts» haunting both museums, providing ample material for a project questioning identity and representation, in this era where fiction and reality have become increasingly blurred», states Lynn Hershman Leeson.

For this exhibition, Smith draws from her own experience of visiting her father in each of the six prisons he has inhabited over the past 20 years in order to question the fictions about the systems and structures that govern our lives, and our illusions of order and justice.

Brown was short - listed for his exhibitions which pose questions about authorship and status in art through paintings portraying works from old master pictures to science fiction illustrations.

Asking old questions about the joint fictions of reality and the photographic medium in ways that take us beyond the documentary and the poetical, No Greater Fiction pictures the often dystopian experiences, shifting scales and topographies of the real by reminding us that being aware of make - believes does not obliterate our need to have them.

If there are multiverses that are in fact coupled — quantum bundles of universes, that sort of thing (which is the basis of my story, it being a bit boring to write about a world where the Lord of the Rings Universe really exists as a parallel Universe, only you can't get there from here or ever prove it — then perhaps we might one day be able to demonstrate this, but in the meantime the question is more science fiction or fantasy than something to believe or disbelieve in very strongly, with the usual rational default: Lack of belief pending positive evidence!

(This is a different question than my previous one, dealing about trademarked fiction characters)