Sentences with phrase «works as short stories»

I markedly promote my shorter works as short stories to avoid a rash of «It was too short» reviews, but I notice that a number of reviewers just refer to them as «books.»

Not exact matches

A shelf full of books — eight novels, seven collections of short stories, three memoirs, and 11 works for children, to be exact — explore the same theme as his recent novel Shosha: the theme of cosmic exile, wherein God has forgotten his graciousness.

Long story short, there's a reason Progenex has been slapped with a bunch of lawsuits: their products do not work as - advertised.

AG: The shorter version of my story is that I'd been working as a freelance food writer for about a decade but felt called to do something different.

Developing grit — that quality of pushing through obstacles as we pursue something about which we're passionate — depends on the child working hard to accomplish her own goals, whether that's mastering a jump shot, short story, recipe or camping trip.

I was working on a short story that later evolved into a novel called The Collapsium and eventually into a series of books collectively known as The Queendom of Sol, a future history of the solar system (and some parts beyond).

Plague's current sluggishness poses a number of questions: How could a disease that does not seem to be highly contagious, as evidenced by the story of the woman who worked at the day - care center, slaughter millions in a short period of time?

Long story short, as promising as this statistic is, there's still more work to be done in the name of breast cancer prevention and treatment.

So, long story short, if you have stress, you have relationship issues, you're working too much, plese address those issues, as well as address the protocol stuff.»

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..

There's more to Nostalgia, of course - as even Hamm's dealer is dealing with a few emotional losses of his own - but Pellington and Perry (whose script lacks the talkative confrontation of his previous work) inject every short story with a forced yearning for poeticism that's never really earned.

That's as close as Strong gets to showing how Salinger drew inspiration from the world around him, though there's very little mention of any of his other works, particularly his short stories about the Glass family, beyond their titles.

Jackson is often remembered for her short story «The Lottery» and is also the author of the novels «The Haunting of Hill House» and «The Sundial» as well as the memoir «Life Among the Savages,» among other work.

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.

In short, it's a crock, and just doesn't work as a good story.

Today Anton Chekhov is arguably best known for his plays, and although I count myself as a huge fan of his masterful short stories, I am not terribly familiar with these classic theatrical works (aside from Louis Malle's brilliant Vanya on 42nd Street).

Each story in Channel 4's 10 - episode anthology series is based on a short story by legendary sci - fi writer Philip K. Dick, whose works have previously been adapted into such classic and blockbusting movies as «Blade Runner,» «Total Recall» and «Minority Report.»

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.

The story of any «Zoolander» movie shouldn't matter as much as the goofy inanity of its leads, and the constant irreverence that surrounds them, but nearly everything that worked in that regard the first time around registers as a retread; inspired lunacy is in short supply.

Although the series lives on in shorter form, the final 20 minutes of Toy Story 3 is something of an emotional trip through the wringer (that is, if the film works as intended to the audience).

He directed Up and Monsters Inc., and worked on the story or screenplay on the three films he directed, as well as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Wall - E, the upcoming Toy Story 4, and several short fstory or screenplay on the three films he directed, as well as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Wall - E, the upcoming Toy Story 4, and several short fStory, Toy Story 2, Wall - E, the upcoming Toy Story 4, and several short fStory 2, Wall - E, the upcoming Toy Story 4, and several short fStory 4, and several short films.

Although there is barely an explanation as to who all of these people how, how they got their powers, and how these powers can actually work, Bekmambetov keeps the action moving so briskly, and with such visual panache, that he never gives audiences the time to sit and contemplate the many egregious story short cuts in order to get to the next stunningly - rendered action sequence or tantalizing story development.

Featuring never - before - seen Coltrane family home movies, footage of John Coltrane and band in the studio — discovered in a California garage during production of this film — along with hundreds of never - before - seen photographs and rare television appearances from around the world, Coltrane's story is told by the musicians that worked with him including Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Reggie Workman, musicians that have been inspired by his fearless artistry and creative vision like Common, John Densmore, Wynton Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter, Kamasi Washington, along with Coltrane's children and biographers, in addition to well - known admirers such as President Bill Clinton and philosopher Dr. Cornel West.

Typically, however, those kinds of stories work best when they're short, and as the series has progressed, the games have become increasingly focused on these little vignettes to the point that they're generally more interesting than the main plot.

However, Short Cuts is a much more ambivalent work, not really having a great deal of underlying purpose as to why these stories needed to be told together.

The original Impostor was a short story, and as one, probably works.

Adapted from the James Joyce story of the same name (it has featured in the acclaimed Irish writer's short works collection Dubliners), The Dead was Huston's 37th feature film as a director, and came just two years after his final Academy Award ® nomination for Prizzi's Honor.

Re-Animator (1985) is Stuart Gordon's loose contemporary adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's 1922 short story Herbert West — Reanimator, which was written as a parody of Mary Shelley's most famous work, the 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

It can also be adapted for independent work or homework.Through a variety of prompts of short stories, this worksheet ask students to identify a specific element from the story as a scarcity, and abundance, a supply, a demand, and more!

The study booklet has been designed as a short unit of work where pupils consider the structure of «Creation Stories» through the genre of a graphic novel [no specific religions are explored in this study].

As they become familiar with the story and vocabulary, the pupils gain the confidence to then work in groups and write their own short story based on the same format, and add their own actions.

I have also published a few single short stories as ebooks, as listed below, and my work has been included in many anthologies (see Flash Fiction page for more details).

If each «installment» as it were was listed and marketed as a complete story unto itself, simply as part of a series of novellas or short stories (where it didn't look like a serialization or chapters of a longer work), I think you'd be fine.

Speaking of hearts, there's one last reward of reviewing that I'd like to mention: that as an author myself, I know how heartwarming it is to receive an enthusiastic review for my own work, and the arrival of not one but two glowing reviews for my latest book, the collection of very short stories (aka flash fiction) has made my week already — and it's still only Tuesday.

As was the case recently while working his way through a digital book of short stories by Ernest Hemingway.

Rick Bass was brought up in Houston, Texas and, for about a decade after leaving college, worked as a gas and oil geologist in Jackson, Mississippi (where he started writing short stories in his lunch breaks) before moving to the Yaak Valley in the northern Rockies, near the Idaho - Montana - Canada border in 1987 with his wife, Elizabeth Hughes, who has illustrated some of his more than 20 books.

Authors interested in critiques of shorter works, such as stories, essays, and flash fiction, should contact the Tucson office.

Indiana Review publishes work by both established and emerging writers, and works by contributors to have been awarded the Pushcart Prize and reprinted in The Pushcart Prize Anthology: Best of the Small Presses, as well as in Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, and The O. Henry Prize Stories.

He then made the decision to expand the series with several more short stories, and soon found international popularity as a result of his refined talent in the genre and an open attitude to his work, which has been directly attributed to a rise in self - publishing.

As a young editorial assistant, she worked in the magazines department working closely with well - known authors to sell their short stories and book excerpts to The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly.

Well, «once you've published your short story as an eBook with our EPUB Converter»... I did not understand how your ePub converter works.

Over the last few months I've been working on two new short story collections, the first of which came out just under a week ago as an ebook (paperback to follow later this month).

As a young editorial assistant, she worked in the magazines department with well - known authors to sell their short stories and book excerpts to The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly.

Dahl's work, especially The Witches, really captured my imagination as a child, and in high school and college I read most of his short stories.

Unlike some other self - publishing sites, Wattpad works well with short stories stories and novellas, as opposed to full length - books.

Elizabeth went to college in New York City in the early 1990's, and spent the years after college traveling around the country and the world, working odd jobs, writing short stories and essentially creating what she has referred to as her own MFA program.

It is supported by its own library touted as the «YouTube» of eBooks where both amateur and professional writers can share content by uploading their published and unpublished works for readers to download, and there are tons of fiction short stories, fantasies, science fiction, romance, etc., that you won't find in Kindle or Nook sites.

All is relative whether it's magazine articles, short stories, or self - published titles, as these show the author is experienced in the industry and passionate about publishing their work.

The World does not include characters, scenes, events, themes, or plots that are unique to derivative works outside of Kindle Worlds (such as movies and television shows) based on Carly Phillips novels, novellas, and / or short stories.

That works for short story writing as well.