Sentences with phrase «reputation as a writer»

For the sake of Segel and Stoller's reputations as writers, we are going to hope that they went into production with Angelo's draft of the script, only to have Segel and Stoller punch it up once they realized it wasn't working, and then realizing that there wasn't enough time to get it completely right, so they settled for this.

It can be a tragic and perhaps fatal mistake, which could damage your reputation as a writer for a very long time.

The dark humor, evocative prose, and clear - eyed, heartfelt insights Jamison deploys here only underscore her reputation as a writer of fearsome talent.»

Last year's Juliet, Naked only solidified Hornby's reputation as a writer who loves to write about music.

However, I decided to re-publish my books, which were doing well, via POD, and because it was the mid-90's my reputation as a writer was immediately ruined.

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Remember, I'm starting from scratch with zero reputation as a writer, or any actual readers, so the hard part is getting them to take a risk on a new author.

Our social media experts are here to share key insights about how to write posts and tweets that will engage readers, build fans, and boost your reputation as a writer!

I've two earlier, non-fiction, books to my name, published commercially, and I'm worried that the Strategic name as publisher of the new book will harm my reputation as a writer.

These fantastic links from around the Web will help you improve your Web presence and reputation as a writer.

I've worked so hard on my writing; starting the new year by building my reputation as a writer is the next big step!

Establishing an author presence online is a great way to advance your reputation as a writer, create relationships, and promote your writing.

If you have a reputation as a writer that readers enjoy, buying a book is less of a decision and more of an impulse.

Additionally, Allington had a distinguished reputation as a writer; as well as penning pieces for frieze including «Labours of Love: True Confessions of a Spare Parts Freak» and «Dream Machines: Robot Art», he wrote catalogue essays for major shows at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (Ed & Nancy Kienholz), and Tate Modern (Katharina Fritsch).

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For two decades, Federico has built his reputation as an entrepreneurship coach, mentor, motivational speaker and business writer across the Australian business and entrepreneurial sectors.

Due to her reputation as a passionate woman executive in technology, Debbie is a sought after speaker and writer, having appeared in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, CNBC, Huffington Post, FoxTV and more.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

It has a reputation as a Grandma drink, and it's what writers use to make a character seem stuff or pompous - just look at Frasier, and Mr. Banks from Mary Poppins.

Once derided as the démodé beverage of choice for the elder set (mostly thanks to the reputation left by the sweeter cream sherries), sherry — particularly dry versions such as fino and amontillado — has quickly become one of the hottest wine styles among sommeliers, writers, and the international wine cognoscenti, thanks to its excellent value and versatility with food.

Richard Overy has established his reputation as a distinguished writer on the Second World War.

It was, overall, a fairly warm piece about Shaw but the reputation and resonance of Orwell as a political writer is merited.

She has quickly gone to establish a reputation as a sharp political commentator and writer.

His second novel, Clarissa, earned him a reputation throughout Europe as a fine writer.

Though his work has been little seen outside of France, writer - director Jean - Claude Brisseau's reputation as one of the most terribles of his country's filmmaking enfants precedes him.

ROSS AT THE TURNING POINT Herbert Ross has a reputation as a fine director of actors (Shirley MacLaine in The Turning Point, Richard Dreyfuss in The Goodbye Girl) and an agreeable director for strong writers (Arthur Laurents, Neil Simon, Woody Allen).

Still, Whedon's reputation as a solid writer was intriguing enough, and it didn't take long before I found myself a victim of his addictive storytelling.

Writer / director Adam McKay has a reputation as one of the funniest behind - the - scenes talents in show business, but what he really wants to do is tell superhero stories.

As the writer and director of the feature films Knocked Up and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, the producer of the blockbuster comedies Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and the creator of the acclaimed television series «Freaks and Geeks» and «Undeclared,» Apatow has developed a reputation for stories that are equal measures sentimental and unrefined.

SXSW Film Review The Innkeepers Complete Coverage of SXSW Film 2011 Director & Writer: Ti West Hotel clerks by day, amateur ghost hunters by night, the last two employees of the historic Yankee Pedlar Inn set out to prove that their place of business is as haunted as its reputation.

Plenty of distinctive movie writers have reputations as actors or as actor - directors, starting with such giants as D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Erich von Stroheim, but they're rarely celebrated for their writing.

The Innkeepers Director & Writer: Ti West Hotel clerks by day, amateur ghost hunters by night, the last two employees of the historic Yankee Pedlar Inn set out to prove that their place of business is as haunted as its reputation.

Neil LaBute established his reputation as a director and writer with gritty, unrelenting In the Company of Men, Film

With In Bruges and his last feature, 2012's Seven Psychopaths, McDonagh built a reputation as one of the sharpest writers of dialogue around.

Neil LaBute established his reputation as a director and writer with gritty, unrelenting In the Company of Men, Film more

Also worthy of mention is Hit the Night, the sophomore feature by writer - director Jeong Ga - young (Bitch on the Beach), which cements her reputation as the younger, female version of Hong Sangsoo.

Returning for a fourth season (1978 - 1979), the cast and writers of SNL maintained their reputation for hilarious characters and innovative sketch - comedy creating hits such as The Blues Brothers (John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd), Nick the Lounge Singer (Bill Murray), Candy Slice (Gilda Radner), The Loud Family (Jane Curtin), Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute (Dan Aykroyd), and The Nerds (Bill Murray and Gilda Radner).

A frequent collaborator of Sacha Baron Cohen (who can currently be seen flexing his musical muscles in the awards - laden Les Miserables), Dan Mazer forged his reputation as a producer / writer in both television and film, with his crowning moment to date being his Oscar - nominated work on the screenplay for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, which went down a storm upon its release Stateside.

He is infatuated with Emily Hamilton (Alice Eve), a young woman of class whose father (Brendan Gleeson), an Army captain, will not stand for his daughter associating with a mere writer — especially one with as sordid a reputation as Poe.

Spaihts has garnered an enviable reputation as a working writer and producer of intelligent, character - driven science fiction with produced titles that include The Darkest Hour and director Ridley Scott's Prometheus.

His reputation as a European master of the macabre willing to push on - screen images of violence to the limit has been confirmed by his high profile roles as script consultant / producer on celebrated gore classics such as George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Lamberto Bava's Demons (1986), as well as the writer of Lucio Fulci's posthumously completed project The Wax Mask (1997).

A little over two years ago, when I worked for Writer's Digest, we had some heated debates over how to handle the topic of self - publishing from an editorial perspective, as well as how to deal with the various advertisers in the space, some with worse reputations than others.

Creativity has a reputation as a sort of magical phenomenon that comes to successful writers in a burst of inspiration.

In order to achieve these goals, I need to get better at everything I'm doing, learn how to build up my brand and reputation (or «platform») as a writer and painter, produce more (and more quickly), get better results with less work, navigate and network the publishing and fine art industries, and constantly improve my skills so I can put out excellent quality work.

Don't identify the opinions of agents as a determining factor in whether or not a project is marketable; they are surprisingly BAD at it, and their reputation for experise in this area is WAY out of proportion with the experiences of many working professional writers, including myself.

The publishing industry has a bad reputation amongst the majority of writers, many of whom see publishers as little more than law firms with an editorial department in tow.

Bulwer - Lytton has an undeserved reputation as a bad writer, but he is a wonderful storyteller who created a lot of the best - known phrases we still use today.

I think he might breathe a sigh of relief that his story could now be told, and without any great threat to his historical reputation as a scientist or writer.

The latest novels of writers such as Andrzej Stasiuk and Michał Witkowski highlighted a list that included journalists and nonfiction writers who could capitalize on Poland's reputation for producing sharp, essayistic travel writing — a reputation established by Ryszard Kapuscinski that continues in Stasiuk's non-fiction work.

I had no name as a writer, a reputation only as a drunken rabble - rouser.

Filled with Hitchcockian twists and turns, suffused with the steamy heat and pervasive superstition of the Cambodian jungle, and unafraid to confront difficult questions about the machinations of fate, this is a masterful novel that confirms Lawrence Osborne's reputation as one of our finest contemporary writers.