Sentences with phrase «short back story»

GEN BUZZ — You can create buzz about an upcoming novel by utilizing a short back story for the main character featured in your new series.

Okay... a very short back story.

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Long story short, back when I was just an intern in NYC, I found myself stuck with no debit card, no credit card, no available bank, and worst of all, no food.

In his discussion of his experiences with the legendary Soros, Druck related the story of how he identified the British pound as a near - lock short back in 1992 and told Soros he was making a huge bet ($ 5.5 billion) on it.

Long story short, with 2009 under my belt as a bounded tentpole of a worse case real world experiment, I envisage a 1 - year bonded income equivalent tranche of emergency funds backed by a 2 - yr income equivalent tranche dividend fund (Vanguard's low - cost dividend growth, for ex.).

«And then they gave a 60 - minute jump to CNN, who buried the story in the back of a package and gave it short shrift.

Long story short, my examination led me right back where I was, only my faith had actually strengthened exponentially.

Jean Paul Sartre's character Pablo Ibbieta, in the short story «The Wall,» would have no dramatic impact, and the story would never have been written, because persons in Ibbieta's position would invariably have learned from God that the Ramon Grises of this world had moved back to whatever was the analogue for them of the gravedigger s shack.

Back in 2012, a short film called Montauk from filmmaker Charlie Kessler garnered some attention at The Hamptons Film Festival for its intriguing sci - fi story about a government research lab conducting strange experiments outside of a small American town (which leads to a bunch of weird stuff happening, including a child going missing and a monster from another dimension being released).

There is a short science fiction story — the title escapes me — where time - traveling tourists hop back to watch catastrophes as they occur.

To make a long story short, a separate choir was being started behind my back -LRB-... the minister of music), evidently with blessings from the pastor (his wife was friends with the woman starting the group).

I like short stories, podcasts, and sometimes even a good instagram post will remind me to snap back to reality.

long story short, we are doing good, but others are doing much better, so i hope that Wengers deos something smart which would be: Getting Song back (cheap and he is one of our own), gets Cavani, (gues he would transform us into beast).

There's a story that Ajax may be looking to cut Yaya Sanogo's loan deal short and send him back to London.

Long story short, specialist scopes his throat and discovers that he has tracheomalacia which makes it difficult to breath when he's on his back....

A very short redemption story in Michigan: Two tea - party - backed former lawmakers who had an affair, and then attempted to cover it up with a hoax letter about a male prostitute, are hoping for a second chance in the Legislature.

There may be no journalistic judgment call more crucial than the simple one of location: what story gets front - page treatment and what gets demoted to a short in the back of the D section.

Looking back, my own favourites are simple, short reports, such as, «Last days of the Spike», a feature about the closure of an institution for the homeless, and a page 1 news story, «Schools escape clause 28 in «gay ban» fiasco», which upset a bunch of bigots.

To make another long story short, I ended up doing the best thing that I probably ever could have done and that was working with Bob Atkins back in the early 2000s.

I just kept dropping weight and my doctors weren't happy about it and basically told me to add carbs back in to make a long story short.

Long story short I gave up all the cardio and cut it back to 2 sessions per week of HIIT training (High Intensity Interval Training) and introduced compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, press ups, bench press and lunges, kettlebell training and TRX.

Short story: it took me 3 tries and I had to go back to the store for black chia seeds TWICE.

I had some blood work come back with some issues and my regular doctor here in town said not to worry about it... Well... long story short... Dr Justin followed up with some more test and found and solved my problems... he also helped me find a doc...

Long story short, earlier this month I got many of the tests back, and it turns out I have SIBO: small intestine bacterial overgrowth.

My test showed T was at 200 and my doc would not give my a scrip for trt said it would make my mean and angry, also had a pounding heart, felt like it was coming out of my chest,, long story made short went to another doc, got my script and in 3 days my heart stopped pounding after 3 months strength has came back along with more energy

Hey Doc I started training at the age of 13 and literally never stopped ever I have had major knee surgeries 5 or so years ago I have had countless stressful jobs I could not stand I finally said enough is enough and pursued by Personal training career I have an unbelievable passion for the fitness / nutrition lifestyle I'm 26 now at the age of 22 - 23 I achieved body fat percentage of 2 percent while working a back breaking job and literally sleeping 2 - 3 hours a night due to my hormone imbalance I didn't have a spoil meal in 8 months I was finally achieving the look I've been longing for for the 10 years I was already training and it was due to proper training times and nutrition little did i know I was already deep in a over trained zone for years before that I used to spend 3 - 5 hours a day in the gym from the age of 14 through 19 years old i just loved it so much and though more was better as I got older I got smarter I studied non stop this all leads to my decline at age 23 I look back and I know every little thing I did wrong basically al all started at work 3 years ago to make a very long story short I had continued dizziness lack of sex drive for years insomnia all of the above to the 10th degree I know I've abused my body not many can say they have done the work i have done in gyms over all these years I left work one night with sharp pains in my abdomen got blood work done got called back a week or so later and was notified in A very unprofessional way that at the age of 23 I had a testosterone level of 73.6 I have all the blood work to prove it from then on I was treated horribly by doctors none believing what I havenput myself through in the prior years basically going into every appointment and teaching each person endos euros physicians etc..

BOOK DESCRIPTION (FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK) These 25 short stories for the Christmas season will make you laugh, smile and -LSB-...]

So long story short, my life is a crazy whirlwind until I return back to the good old USA, right before the holidays.

There is so much more to this story, but in short, I lost all of my money and had to pay back my very expensive loans for this private art school that I did not even get anything out of.

Long story short, I left the garden a newly minted member, which means I will be back in no time to take in the breathtaking and tranquil grounds and shows, and I am so glad to support this special place in the city.

I won't go into the big long story of the events of why I was married on such short notice... because I did a separate post explaining that ordeal a while back (you can click here to read that story).

This outfit ↓ Here's the back story... I had a beautiful button up, short sleeve, silk, cream top that I was going to wear with this outfit in Toronto... enter in WINTER TEMPERATURES!!!!!!!!!!! I'm talking 40F kinda shit.

LONG STORY SHORT and back to my «issue»... ALABAMA compared to Alaska... (not the obvious differences....)

However, this short story dates back to 1917 written by William R. Kane Little Shoes, Never Worn.

Recently, I am back page of real people looking for a story short, anonymous writer Linda Spa Doubles Available evenings to.

Long story short: the Dwarves were violently driven out of their mountain homeland by the greedy dragon Smaug, and dammit, they are going to take it back!

First off «Random Access Memories» has it's own story to tell, as it's about the Love for Music going back to what music was really about, it may feel dated for the short minded, but for people who love the art of music, it's extremely rewarding listening to these tracks.

In episode 407, Jenny's short story about her friends sparks interest from Hollywood; Helena struggles to pay back her poker debt; Alice's new girlfriend Tasha experiences flashbacks to the war in Iraq; Bette and her new girlfriend console Phyllis.

Makes huge strides forward, is held back from total greatness by two things: a story that falls just short of the shading around it, and bugs.

Issues regarding pacing and structural tightness are among the more considerable in this film, which promises to be rather extensive as a biopic, only to succumb to anything from repetitious filler, - at its worst with the forceful and recurrent insertion of a recital of Oscar Wilde's own short story «The Selfish Giant» - to meandering material whose being backed by steady directorial storytelling by Brian Gilbert leads to moderate bland spells.

Although its single player campaign is quite short and with a weak story, Killzone 3 brings back the epic, over-the-top action of its predecessor, this time with a multiplayer mode that rivals most of the major FPS games out there.

The story campaign entertains and the multiplayer modes entice you to come back after the credits roll, but the out - of - place melee segments, polish issues, and dropped features from the first game make it fall short.

Adapted by esteemed crime writer Dennis Lehane from his short story «Animal Rescue,» the movie doesn't have the same cynicism as past adaptions of the author's work («Mystic River,» «Gone Baby Gone»), but it's a grimy little crime drama that harkens back to the great Sidney Lumet films of the 1970s.

However, the short time limits for each transformation and the need to replay the padded story mode hold even this mode back.

There are also some tragic short stories that will bring your heroic state of mind firmly back to the ground, but as a whole the quests are fun to play.

1 «Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story» (Todd Haynes, 1987) 2 «Don't Look Back» (DA Pennebaker, 1967)-- Bob Dylan 3 «Gim me Shelter» (David Maysles / Albert Maysles / Charlotte Zwerin, 1970)-- Rolling Stones 4 «24 Hour Party People» (Michael Winterbottom, 2002)-- Manchester scene 5 «Topsy - Turvy» (Mike Leigh, 1999)-- Gilbert and Sullivan 6 «Monterey Pop» (DA Pennebaker, 1968)-- concert 7 «Be Here to Love Me» (Margaret Brown, 2004)-- Townes Van Zandt 8 «Thirty Two Short Films about Glenn Gould» (Francois Girard, 1993)-- Glenn Gould 9 «Cocksucker Blues» (Robert Frank, 1972)-- Rolling Stones 10 «Bird» (Clint Eastwood, 1988)-- Charlie Parker 11 «The Last Waltz» (Martin Scorsese, 1978)-- The Band & Friends farewell concert 12 «Rude Boy» (Jack Hazan, David Mingay, 1980)-- The Clash 13 «Scott Walker: 30 Century Man» (Stephen Kijak, 2006)-- Scott Walker 14 «Bound for Glory» (Hal Ashby, 1976)-- Woody Guthrie 15 «The Decline of Western Civilization Parts I & II» (Penelope Spheeris, 1981, 1988)-- LA punk;»80s metal & hair bands 16 «The Devil and Daniel Johnston» (Jeff Feuerzeig, 2005)-- Daniel Johnston 17 «Sweet Dreams» (Karel Reisz, 1982)-- Patsy Cline 18 «Art Pepper: Notes from a Jazz Survivor» (Don McGlynn, 1982)-- Art Pepper 19 «Elgar» (Ken Russell, 1962)-- Edward Elgar 20 «Rust Never Sleeps» (Neil Young, 1979)-- Neil Young 21 «The Future is Unwritten» (Julien Temple, 2006)-- Joe Strummer 22 «DiG!»

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Gee Gee is a Film4 - backed short directed by Peter Straughan based on the short story The Scarlet Moving Van by John Cheever.

WHY: Adapted by esteemed crime writer Dennis Lehane from his own short story, «The Drop» doesn't have the same cynicism as past adaptions of the author's work, but it's a grimy little crime drama that harkens back to the great Sidney Lumet films of the 1970s.

When you're picking up the books on your - back - to - school list, don't forget the most important ones: J.K. Rowling's three «Harry Potter» short story collections.