Sentences with phrase «with fiction editors»

Going out to conferences or going into New York was the main way to meet with fiction editors and sell books.

Not exact matches

«Some find it shocking that a technically gifted group, earning its keep by designing web sites for businesses, could fall prey to aberrational beliefs that blended far - out science fiction with elements of Christianity,» write the editors.

Wilson, who is both editor and publisher, stirs in fiction, book reviews and classified ads with articles on all aspects of boatbuilding, including such spellbinders as «When the Keel Drops Off» and «How I Almost Used My Kayak As Firewood.»

So, while it may not have the lure of the multicoloured Epindorff tube, or the glamour of fiction publishing (the life of an academic book editor is certainly not one long launch party), I wouldn't want to do anything else... well, except maybe work with those spotty monsters!

Andrea Rothman was a postdoctoral fellow and research associate at the Rockefeller University in New York, where she studied the neurobiology of olfaction; she is a fiction writer and an editor for the journal Hunger Mountain, and her first novel, set in a research lab, is under contract with Janklow & Nesbit Literary Agency.

At the publishing house she works at, and which Christian bought, she is promoted to fiction editor, a job that comes with a big exposed - brick office and lots of responsibility («Increase the font size by two points,» she commands an underling, with a satisfied smirk).

In the previous film, Jack was the old fiction editor at the publishing house, the one let go after he got handsy with Anastasia.

Fifty Shades Freed, the third movie based on the best - selling novels by E.L. James, opens with a showy wedding during which the demure fiction editor Anastasia Steele and the reformed sadist Christian Grey exchange mismatched vows: apparently, he has to do a whole lot of extra comforting and protecting.

The plot of Fifty Shades Freed, such as it is — and never has «such as it is» been meant with such a deliberate arch of the eyebrow — relies upon both Christian's terrible childhood and Ana's promotion to fiction editor of an independent book publisher that Christian purchased while she was employed there as a jerk's personal assistant.

Writer - producer - editor - director Krik (his director's credit reads «Dave Herman,» apparently out of concern that weaving too much inconvenient truth in with the genre fiction might attract the wrath the shadow conspirators), might have done better to deliver less retro larkiness and more straight facts.

But Trent, along with Cane's editor Linda Styles (Julie Carmen), soon finds himself crossing the barrier between fact and fiction, and entering a terrifying world of evil and madness from which there is no escape.»

Once they're back in Seattle, Christian occupies himself with his business — whatever that business is — and Ana returns to the little indie publishing house where she has been promoted to Fiction Editor.

Legendary weird fiction writer and editor Jeff VanderMeer is back with a new trilogy, The Southern...

Legendary weird fiction writer and editor Jeff VanderMeer is back with a new trilogy, The Southern Reach, and the first novel came out last week.

Working together with reading experts and educators, Windmill's editors have developed fiction and nonfiction books that are both fun to read and that impart important information.

As a publicist she works with both fiction and non-fiction authors including New York Times bestseller D. Watkins, author of The Beastside: Living and Dying While Black in America, Tia Williams, former magazine beauty editor and author of The Perfect Find and Clint Smith award - winning poet, Ted Talk conference speaker and contributor to The New Yorker.

Hidden Shadows is a Winner in the Fiction category of the 2016 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement award; Winner 2016 Global Ebook Awards, Popular Literature Fiction; Short - Listed for the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize; finalist for the Eric Hoffer First Horizon Award; Honorable Mention, General Fiction, Eric Hoffer Award; Finalist, da Vinci Eye Award; Finalist, Debut category: WFWA (Women's Fiction Writers Association) Star Award Contest; Finalist, Literary Fiction, NIEA (National Indie Excellence Awards); Finalist for the Will Rogers Medallion Award in the Western Romance category; Finalist in the NERFA contest (National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards), sponsored by First Coast Romance Writers, for «Novel with Romantic Elements;» Finalist in the Long Contemporary category for the Aspen Gold Reader's Choice Contest (Heart of Denver Romance Writers) and Top Ten finisher, Best Other Novel, Predators & Editors Readers» Poll 2015 as well as other awards and accolades.

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As a freelance editor for independent fiction authors, I network with a lot of indie authors on social media, and I know that being an indie author can be tough.

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This came on the heels of years teaching fiction writing, finding agents, editors, and hearing more rejections than I wish to share with you.

Lisa Poisso is a fiction editor and book writing coach working with independent authors and new authors seeking representation.

As an FYI, for my fiction writing (I'm a writer / editor) I use a program called Storyist (http://www.storyist.com) that is both a word processor with project management style features for fiction / research.

In 2017 the fiction prize was won by Sara Batkie for her manuscript Better Times, chosen by guest judges Chigozie Obioma and Christine Sneed with Editor - in - Chief Kwame Dawes.

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If you've written fiction, work with an editor to get the building blocks of your story solid — the storytelling, the structure, the characterisation, etc..

The times I've placed my short fiction I've had the opportunity to work with excellent editors who've managed the copy & developmental editing with aplomb.

Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters... to gain from the insights of industry professionals... to interact with other writers... and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.If you write Christian fiction — or want to learn how — the ACFW conference is an investment worth making.

Once Humans (Daimones Trilogy) by Massimo Marino Posted in Science Fiction & Fantasy by editor — December 30, 2013 Amazon, $ 4.50, 314 pages The second in the Daimones Trilogy from Massimo Marino, does a great job of clueing in the reader about the first book with a detailed prologue, making the reading of the first volume not necessary.

As a fiction editor, I completely agree with the content of this post, especially I haven't seen anyone else hit it quite so on target.

Candace Johnson is a professional freelance editor, proofreader, writer, ghostwriter, and writing coach who has worked with traditional publishers, self - published authors, and independent book packagers on nonfiction subjects ranging from memoirs to alternative medical treatments to self - help, and on fiction ranging from romance to paranormal.

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In this post, our group of professional editors and ghostwriters want to discuss another commonly made «writing mistake» that we frequently come across with our clients» manuscripts, in the hopes that you can continue to grow your awareness and skills in fiction and book writing.

Kelly Harms is a former editor and literary agent where she worked with a wide array of bestselling and award - winning authors of commercial fiction.

Fiction editors will often work with authors at any point of the writing process, whether you have 50 pages written or nothing more than an idea.

Now that you've worked with a developmental editor to put all your pieces in place for your book (fiction or non-fiction), all that's left is to write the damn thing.

Fiction writers still dealt directly with editors, often going to their offices.

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He also compares the editing of her memoir with the experiences professional editor Jay Schaefer had working on Under the Tuscan Sun and creating a short fiction magazine in the 1980s.

I have to say that when I had «editor calls» with editors interested in my fiction book, the FIRST one editor (not from a Big 5, but not a small press) was «How many followers do you have on social media?»

I am a national award - winning newspaper editor with more than 25 years experience, and a traditionally published author of both nonfiction and fiction books.

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Update: A day after putting up this post, while doing more reading about the publishing industry, I ran across another dirt - dishing voice with a similar (but different) last name: Daniel Menaker, who is a «a former Executive Editor - in - Chief of Random House» and «fiction editor for The New Yorker.&Editor - in - Chief of Random House» and «fiction editor for The New Yorker.&editor for The New Yorker.»

While I agree with Kristen that blogging makes us write «leaner, meaner, faster, and cleaner», so does short story writing, so does flash fiction writing, and so does a few rounds with an experienced editor over your novel.

Laine Cunningham works as a ghostwriter and book editor with authors, public speakers, thought leaders and businesses on fiction and nonfiction; to develop speaking engagements and adjunct products; and on author branding.

When I started writing A Promise of Fire over five years ago now, there was a good chance this manuscript would end up like my other works of fiction: perhaps unfinished, never seen by anyone but me, definitely never presented to agents or editors and using up space on my hard drive in a folder with a misleading enough name that hopefully no one would ever open it and stumble upon my first (and sometimes hilarious) attempts at writing a novel.

Ruth Reichl, the former NYT restaurant reviewer, final editor of Gourmet magazine and author of several best - selling memoirs, will be turning to fiction with her next book.

«With choices from literary masterworks to genre fiction to nonfiction, there's something for everyone,» gushed Amazon's senior books editor.