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You write under Dave Wolverton for science fiction stories and David Farland for fantasy stories. How did you decide on using two names for your fiction? When would you advise writers to use pseudonyms? “Wolverton” is a cool enough name for a writer, but so often my books ended up on the bottom shelf. I thought only garden gnomes walking through the store were likely to find them. In fact, research done by Campbell’s Soups showed that 92% of people won’t stoop over to get their favorite soup from the bottom shelf. So think about it. Does that mean that 92% of my readers were being los...

2020-12-15 22:35:51 GMT2020-12-16 06:35:51(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao's award-winning film "Nomadland" has been set to open on Feb. 19, 2021 in North America, according to Disney's Searchlight Pictures. "See You Down the Road, Nomadland," tweeted Searchlight Pictures on Monday. The studio also released a new official trailer, offering a further look at the critically acclaimed film. Based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, the film stars two-time Oscar winner...

Adjust font size: CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- British comedy-drama film "Limbo," directed by Ben Sharrock and starring Egyptian-British actor Amir el-Masry, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film in the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), concluded on Thursday evening with a festive ceremony at Egypt's Cairo Opera House. The film tells the story of Omar, a promising young musician who has been forced to leave his family in Syria, and a number of refugees from other countries, isolated in a remote Scottish island awaiting a decision on their political asylum applications and...