Sentences with phrase «years honing his craft»

At the helm, master blender Alex Thomas, one of the world's few female whiskey blenders, has over 13 years honing her craft.

The McLaren Vale Distillery Founder and General Manager John Rochfort has moved back to South Australia after several years honing his craft in Tasmania, one of the premier whisky producing regions in the southern hemisphere.

As a natural PR woman who spent years honing her craft, Samantha would seamlessly juggle reporters, help get Nixon's message out and plan the best parties to celebrate victories.

Our Pickawoowoo Publishing Group book cover and format professionals spent years honing their craft, as any good specialists does, yet we understand the issues independent authors face be it time, money, control and the like.

I spent about 40 years honing my craft and during that time never received a positive response from any agent or publisher.

But I also see a need to pass along what I've learned about writing and marketing, knowledge that I've accumulated in almost twenty years honing my craft.

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What have you mastered, with years if not decades more time on earth to hone your craft?

Instead of recognizing that it was a major accomplishment to win third place, and that if he applied himself and continued to hone his craft he could actually win the contest the next year, he just gave up.

She spent years of honing her craft under Gale Kaufman's tutelage.

Even Stanley Kubrick, who followed masterpiece with masterpiece in his prime, took ten years to hone his craft with smaller, more modest efforts like Fear and Desire.

Each of Green's meticulously crafted pieces draws on his background as a production designer, where he honed his creative eye for 12 years, before making his directorial debut in 2006 with his short film «NASA,» for Audi through BBH.

After more than a dozen years of crafting finely - honed, modestly - produced dramas such as Raise the Red Lantern and The Road Home, Zhang came under fire for abandoning the art house circuit to make Hero, starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu - Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi and Donnie Yen.

The three Mexican filmmakers honed their craft together as young burgeoning directors in Mexico and have frequently offered notes on each other's work throughout the years, so it's kind of a beautiful thing that these three visionary directors would all go on to earn the top prize in their craft.

Before turning to full - length films, González Iñárritu had for year, like David Fincher before him, honed his craft on commercials, and his cinematic confidence as he juggled the many different threads of Amores Perros was a marvel to behold.

Every year, the forces of the universe align and some wonderful character actor who has spent years honing his or her craft in small roles gets to step out of the ensemble and shine, shine, shine.

Sadly, these people don't have a clue and are shocked when I explain how many years it takes to learn your craft to be publishable, how many hundreds or thousands of hours you will be sitting on your rear in front of the computer while everyone else is out having a life and fun, and the expensive classes you will probably need to hone that craft.

Hone your craft for years, receive feedback from mentors and peers, hire an editor, and put out as rocking of a first book as you can.

The idea that we need to give our books away, after spending our time and money writing those books, putting hours into research, honing our craft, editing and rewriting and editing again, sometimes it takes years.

You have spent months, maybe years, alone, honing your craft, writing your book, and now it's time to put your «baby» out into the world.

JKS Communications is a book marketing and book promotion firm with a national and international sphere of influence for authors and publishers JOINING THE JKS FAMILY You have spent months, maybe years, alone, honing your craft, writing your book, and now it's time to put your «baby» out into the world.

In straightforward prose that evokes her subject's devotion to his craft, Loney details VanDerZee's first experiences taking pictures as a boy in Massachusetts; his job working in a New Jersey studio darkroom, where he honed his skills; and his years as a renowned portraitist whose specialty was transforming ordinary photographs into works of art.

Don't expect your first efforts to be golden — most authors take years to hone their craft, trad OR indie.

It can take years to hone our craft to the required level, and even then it'll probably take us another year or so to snag an agent.

Richard Adin, humbly An American Editor, shares valuable stories, tips, and insights from many years of experience spent honing his craft.

They have been writing for years and have honed their craft.

Not understanding writing craft, story structure or honing one's skills (something that often takes years of practice, study and hard work) will not produce a book that sells well.

For more than 90 years, the experts at Writer's Digest have been publishing books, magazines, competitions, conferences and distance education materials for writers who want to polish their skills and hone their craft.

We offer an intensive, two - year course of study in which students work hard to hone their craft as writers with tracks in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and scriptwriting.

After earning an English Lit degree from McMaster University, he spent two years traveling abroad while he honed his craft.

After those years spent trying to hone my craft, I felt I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my writing.

I'm going to self - pub my second novel AN UNSUITABLE SUITOR early next year, and then I'm thinking of doing an MFA because I want to hone my craft AND meet that special person who will act as my agent.

Five nights a week for five hours a night, I was able to hone my craft for five years.

Creator of many wonderful games soundtracks — most widely for the fantastic Fez; Rich has been honing his craft like a razor for years.

Previously responsible for the average but similarly themed Tomato Adventure, Alphadream has honed their skills and come through in crafting Mario & Luigi, which more than makes up for TA and is one of the most enjoyable GBA games this year.

Ed Boon and his team have honed their craft over the past twenty - three years, and the latest entry in the franchise displays that in every frame.

He spent decades honing his craft, but according to the spirited artist, he only began making truly great paintings this past year.

The residency has supported artists for 25 years by not only offering them the time and space to hone their craft, but by providing them a community and a platform to create new art works and to connect with other artists.

Spanning the years from 1952 through 2015, these portraits cover the long career of a successful artist who has truly honed his craft.

She was no stranger to global forces, from her early travels honing her stone carver's craft in Italy, to the interwar Hampstead years, where her circle included the likes of Piet Mondrian and Naum Gabo.

A mere year into his professional career as an illustrator, Max has no plans for dramatic changes over the coming months, only to hone his craft and the way he works with peers and clients.

She spent three years living in the Kaiserstuhl honing her craft by learning from old - world wineries, both well - known and boutique.

It gives us another year to hone our craft and become even more effective at connecting law firms with people who need legal help.

During a one - year span, I accelerated my career writing and story - telling learnings and honed my craft.

They have mastered the craft of resume writing; honing their skills with years of experience.

Many workers hone their craft through 2 to 4 years of apprenticeship, requiring them to log a specific amount of technical instruction hours as well as other hours logged actually operating equipment on job sites.

After 20 years of honing our craft as marketing practitioners and P&L - holding business leaders, we've found few resources truly focused on modern B2B marketing.

Over the years she has honed her craft, adding social media components to the company's marketing and creating a 30 - minute call - back guarantee for her clients.

Kathie and team have worked hard over the years to hone their craft.