Nick, you paint
a realistic picture of the work required to become a «successful» self - published author if you're defining success purely in terms of book sales.
Not exact matches
But while most
of the deceased Narayan's
work had a gentler touch, Shanbhag's novel carries a much darker vein and therefore paints a more
realistic picture, while still maintaining an air
of old - world manners and charm.
The goal is to figure out what
works best for you while still giving you a clear,
realistic picture of your finances.
The key to developing an approach to buy - and - hold that stands a good chance
of working in the real world is to focus on giving investors a
realistic picture of how stocks
work in a long run that includes both bull and bear markets.
* has spent a number
of years studying and learning about their breed * is active in one or more breed clubs or similar groups and thus is in regular contact with other people in the breed * knows their breeding stock inside and out for several generations back * has an «eye for a dog» and has developed a detailed
picture of the type
of dog they're breeding toward * almost always compete in some in some sort
of activity with their dogs (conformation,
working activities, obedience etc.) so as to have a
realistic idea
of how their dogs compare to others
of the same the breed * is knowledgable about the hereditary problems that occur in their breed and has the appropriate tests done prior to breeding in order to decrease the likelihood
of their occurance in their pups * considers temperament important * is knowledgable about the mating and whelping
of dogs in general, so as to minimize the chances
of injury or death to the breeding dogs * is extremely concerned with the quality
of the homes that their puppies are destinied for, to the point
of not performing a breeding if they don't feel good homes will be available for the pups * never has more dogs
of their own than they are properly able to care for * is willing and able to educate and build a relationship with their puppy buyers * is honest * uses spay / neuter contracts and / or limited registration to prevent the casual breeding
of their puppies * is ALWAYS willing to take back a dog
of their breeding if a puppy buyer can not keep it for any reason.
And although [as an artist] you may see a
realistic subject like a glass or table or chair, you have to... transform that into a
picture, and my whole feeling is that to get the spectator involved, [art] has to extend his vision, not... verify that which he already knows, but extend his vision and his way
of seeing so that there is a wider experience open... to him, and this is the way I
work.»
This applies to his earliest photo -
realistic paintings and to his abstract
pictures, to his
works featuring mirrors or sheets
of transparent glass and to his recent digital prints.
To get a better
picture of how this
works, let's look at a
realistic example.
And, as a one
of the leading IT resume writers
working today, I would not be doing my due diligence if I painted a rosier
picture than is
realistic.
It also reduces the tendency
of children in care to idealize the absent parents or develop irrational fears and feelings towards their parents; even sporadic contact provides children with an opportunity to maintain a
realistic picture of their parents» strengths and limitations (Littner, 1975; Palmer, 1995) Involving family members in the treatment process provides to the child «concrete evidence that staff and family are openly
working together, decreasing the risks
of manipulation and secrets» (Noble and Gibson, 1994, p. 317).