Blake Atwood

You've written a book, so now what?You may be asking yourself:Should I hire an editor?What kind of editor do I need?How much will professional editing cost?Where can I find an editor?What will an editor expect from me?What can I expect from an editor?Don't Fear the Reaper: Why Every Author Needs an Editor answers these questions and more, while also offering advice on self-editing, how to best prepare your book for an editor, how to make an editor not like you so much, and why patience is key in writing and publishing.Bonus chapters include the inspiring "Unveiling Validation's Hiding Place: How to Defeat Every Writer's Nightmare," with guest appearances (quotes) by the likes of John Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Anne Lamott, and the resourceful "20 Must-Read Books on Writing and Publishing." As menacing as editors may appear, you have no need to fear them. They may slice and dice your words and ideas, but they're on your side. Don't Fear the Reaper will help you make the most of your writer/editor relationship.

Why Every Author Needs an Editor

Don't Fear the Reaper

Anousha Shahsavari

Persian of Iran Today: Volume 1 is the first of two introductory Persian language textbooks by Anousha Shahsavari and Blake Atwood. Its innovative multimedia curriculum draws on the latest trends in language pedagogy and interweaves grammar- and vocabulary-building exercises with narrative elements in order to engage and develop students' abilities in Persian. Persian of Iran Today is a proficiency-based resource that gives equal weight to the development of reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and encourages students to use and create with the language from the very beginning. Persian of Iran Today is published by The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Middle Eastern Studies Publications program.

Persian of Iran Today

"More than just an entertaining RV ride through the Albuquerque desert, Breaking Bad presents two unique characters, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, each on notably different trajectories in their lives. Are either redeemed by series' end? What do our reactions to their stories tell us about ourselves? The Gospel According to Breaking Bad seeks to tell the old, old story through one of the most visceral and alluring stories of the present. "--Back cover.

The Gospel According to Breaking Bad

"First book length study of home video in Iran during the 1980s and 1990s, and the informal distribution infrastructure that developed in reaction to the ban on all video technology"--

The Secret Life of Videocassettes in Iran

Underground

Peter Decherney

Iranian films have been the subject of much critical and scholarly attention over the past several decades, and Iranian filmmakers are mainstays of international film festivals. Yet most of the attention has been focused on a small segment of Iranian film production: auteurist art cinema. Iranian Cinema in a Global Context, on the other hand, takes account of the wide range of Iranian cinema, from popular youth films to low budget underground films. The volume also reassesses the global circulation of Iranian art cinema, looking at its reception at international festivals, in university curricula, and at the Academy Awards. A final theme of the volume explores the intersection between politics and film, with essays on post-Khatami reform influences, representations of ineffective drug policies, and the representation of Jewish characters in Iranian film. Taken together, the essays in this volume present a new definition of the field of Iranian film studies, one that engages global media flows, transmedia interaction, and a heterogeneous Iranian national cinema.

Policy, Politics, and Form

Iranian Cinema in a Global Context

It is nearly impossible to separate contemporary Iranian cinema from the Islamic revolution that transformed film production in the country in the late 1970s. As the aims of the revolution shifted and hardened once Khomeini took power and as an eight-year war with Iraq dragged on, Iranian filmmakers confronted new restrictions. In the 1990s, however, the Reformist Movement, led by Mohammad Khatami, and the film industry, developed an unlikely partnership that moved audiences away from revolutionary ideas and toward a discourse of reform. In Reform Cinema in Iran, Blake Atwood examines how new industrial and aesthetic practices created a distinct cultural and political style in Iranian film between 1989 and 2007. Atwood analyzes a range of popular, art, and documentary films. He provides new readings of internationally recognized films such as Abbas Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry (1997) and Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Time for Love (1990), as well as those by Rakhshan Bani, Masud Kiami, and other key Iranian directors. At the same time, he also considers how filmmakers and the film industry were affected by larger political and religious trends that took shape during Mohammad Khatami's presidency (1997-2005). Atwood analyzes political speeches, religious sermons, and newspaper editorials and pays close attention to technological developments, particularly the rise of video, to determine their role in democratizing filmmaking and realizing the goals of political reform. He concludes with a look at the legacy of reform cinema, including films produced under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose neoconservative discourse rejected the policies of reform that preceded him.

Film and Political Change in the Islamic Republic

Reform Cinema in Iran

El responsable de Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan quiere creer que existe el cielo, pero "no puede no creer" que exista un infierno. A través de esta fascinante serie que muestra la impactante y trágica vida y momentos de Walter White, Gilligan ofrece su singular visión en un universo moralmente amoral, un lugar que no se diferencia mucho del mundo en que vivimos. Esta serie de televisión aclamada por la crítica busca responder a la pregunta: "En un mundo aparentemente en caos, ¿Puede prevalecer finalmente la justicia?" El evangelio según Breaking Bad ofrece una completa perspectiva cristiana del éxito de público y crítica de la AMC. Cubriendo temas teológicos profundos como la identidad, la muerte, la justicia, el poder, el destino, el libre albedrío y el mismo Evangelio, los lectores se verán obligados a pensar con más profundidad en las preguntas universales que Breaking Bad plantea. En las secciones que cubren los colores y metáforas de Breaking Bad, los fans también llegarán a una mayor apreciación de la serie de televisión mejor realizada de la historia reciente. Más que simplemente ofrecer un entretenido viaje en furgoneta a través del desierto de Albuquerque, Breaking Bad presenta dos personajes únicos: Walter White y Jesse Pinkman. Cada uno de ellos tiene trayectorias notablemente distintas en sus vidas. ¿Será redimido alguno de ellos al final de la serie? ¿Qué nos dicen de nosotros mismos nuestras reacciones a sus historias? A través de estas historias y más, El evangelio según Breaking Bad busca contarnos la más antigua de las historias a través de una de la historias más viscerales y atrayentes del presente. Como la autora Madeline L'Engle escribió: "Quizás has de conocer la oscuridad antes de poder apreciar la luz".

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