Sentences with phrase «spoke about fiction»

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I became obsessed with radical science, the future of technology, the future of biotech... I was reading very interesting scientists and authors that were speaking about ideas of singularity, and life extension, and science fiction.

It is total fiction and continues to speak volumes about Herzer's motivation and character.»

Cargas: I've heard you speak about technology in contemporary fiction as a parallel to the situation of sex in Victorian fiction.

Scientific American spoke with Benford about the factual basis for his book, the appeal of «alternate history» and the surprising origins of some real - world nuclear tactics in works of science fiction.

I think James Gunn, the author of the 1972 science fiction novel «The Listeners» about radio astronomy and the search for other life in the universe, said it well: «It may be that there is no one out there or if there is someone out there he will never speak to us or we to him, but our listening is an act of faith akin to living itself.

Perhaps one of the reasons why it has taken a science fiction film to speak so directly and truly about South Africa — and South African reality to make SF seem so real.

And speaking of great foreign monster movies... there was really never any doubt about 2011's best science fiction / fantasy movie.

In her episode of Adventures in Moviegoing, the award - winning novelist spoke with programmer Michael Sragow about films she loves, including ones that have influenced her approach to crime fiction.

IndieWire spoke with Garland's scientific advisor, Dr. Adam Rutherford, about the science of «Annihilation» and the most accurate science - fiction film ever made.

Like Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) in Reservoir Dogs, whom we are led to believe is a crazy killer before he ever appears, Mia (Thurman) in Pulp Fiction, whom Vincent and Jules teasingly speak about at length, and Bill, who is repeatedly mentioned but only briefly glimpsed in Kill Bill Vol.

One of the most high - profile members of the controversial church says it «would be a crime» to speak negatively about the religion created by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard

We spoke to science fiction erotica author Addison L. Cain about getting started in the business, some of the differences between romance and erotica, how to market it when many of the advertisers aren't interested in the subject matter, and how to get off to a good start.

Speaking of the interwebs, Charity loves to talk about YA fiction, TV, and State v. Sefori.

In this video, Dinaw speaks about the underlying ideas in How to Read the Air, the influence of violence on subsequent generations, and what he attempts to do in his fiction.

Last year, I made about 70 % of the average for Illinois, but almost exclusively from my self - published fiction (the remainder from classes / workshops / speaking and a tiny royalty from my small press book).

Intel Corp's Brian David Johnson spoke immediately after about how to change the future, offering up very intriguing statements about helping people to envision the future that they want to happen, a feat which can be accomplished by how we publish genres like steampunk and science fiction today.

Atavist's Evan Ratliff spoke with GoodeReader at this year's DBW event to talk about how that popularity has led to even more platforms growing up to meet the need for novella length digital fiction and pieces of journalism that would have once been considered impossibly long for print media.

I can't count the number of times I've recommended Speak, Wintergirls, Sarah Dessen's Dreamland, all of the poetry - prose books by Ellen Hopkins, the realistic fiction of Gary Schmidt, or dozens of other books about drugs, abusive relationships, and other «edgy» topics.

In a strong anthology of fiction, memoir, essay, and poetry, black men in America speak about who they are, where they come from, and how they see the future.

I had the pleasure of listening to Tommy Hancock, Editor - in - Chief of Pro Se Productions, speak about the revitalization of Pulp Fiction at a conference (where I presented last month)-- he calls it New Pulp, and it's everything you think of pulp fiction anFiction at a conference (where I presented last month)-- he calls it New Pulp, and it's everything you think of pulp fiction anfiction and more.

For example, if you write a fiction story about a cancer patient, you could donate a percentage of proceeds to charity or contact organizations to speak about topics relating to cancer.

To answer how he, as a fiction author promoting a book launch next month, might find the topic a challenge to be passionate about, Joanna recommends talking about personal stories and speaking coherently about the story rather than saying bluntly what is hard to explain.

At the end of Folio Literary Management's second month in operation, Scott Hoffman, who represents writers of fiction and nonfiction and receives between two hundred and five hundred queries a week, spoke about the role of agents in today's publishing marketplace.

But for the fiction author, public speaking can be a little more difficult as what do you talk about exactly?

Author Dario Ciriello writes on the nonsense spoken about writing craft, and what really matters in fiction.

Something related to your platform and your writing or research — if you're writing fiction on high - tech computer hacking, you could speak about how to protect yourself from hackers, for example.)

I will be speaking at the Tucson Book Festival, the third largest in the country, this weekend: Saturday, March 10, at 1 pm with novelists Kevin Canty and Ron Hansen on writing historical fiction, and on Sunday, March 11, with Francisco Cantú about lives on the...

Our 50th issue will also feature a exclusive interview with the talented and prolific Walter Mosley, where the celebrated author of the Easy Rawlins series spoke about noir legends, the craft of writing, and what inspires him to write, as well as fiction by Craig Johnson, John Floyd, Jeffrey Pearce, and Larry Millet.

I already have a professional speaking career but it doesn't currently include talking specifically about my fiction The festivals in the UK especially are only about traditionally published authors, and this is an area I want to break into.

The screens will collect information from the fair environment as well as the «Internet of Things», speaking to visitors about the ever - expanding universe of data being produced and consumed daily — as well as the politics of data - driven systems, as prophesized in science fiction.

The screens will collect information from the fair environment as well as the «Internet of Things», speaking to visitors about the ever - expanding universe of data being produced and consumed daily — as well as the politics of data - driven systems, as prophesized in science fiction.

After his 14 - year - old blog was deactivated without explanation, Dennis Cooper speaks to Andrew Durbin about Google, GIF fiction and censorship

Speaking about the commission, Keith Piper said: «Unearthing the Banker's Bones is a work emerging out of a period of research into science fiction as a space in which metaphors around social, racial and class anxieties are played out.

In 2005, during the peak of climate hysteria and the drive to create an international political response to climate change, the Royal Society entered the political debate forcefully and published A Guide to the Facts and Fictions About Climate Change — a report which spoke unequivocally about official climate science and those who dared to challengAbout Climate Change — a report which spoke unequivocally about official climate science and those who dared to challengabout official climate science and those who dared to challenge it.

Ruth Carter: Yeah, I've been invited multiple years to speak at Phoenix Comic Con on things like comic book creator rights, fan art and fan fiction and copyright issues, those are the main things I get to talk about.

In an essay entitled «A Strong Race Opinion: On The Indian Girl in Modern Fiction,» which was originally published in the Toronto Sunday Globe on 22 May 1892, Johnson spoke out about the images of the «Indian squaw» that were presented in mainstream literature.

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