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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Big and Chunky: #ROW80 Update
I am becoming more and more one of those writers who looks at world through my author kaleidoscope. As things happen around me and life unfolds, I think, “Hey, that could go in my novel!” “That could be a blog … Continue reading
When Sex is Boring: #ROW80 Update
One of my ROW80 goals is to read a writing craft book. I have found that I cannot read more than one fiction or one nonfiction book at a time. I do best reading through one nonfiction and one fiction … Continue reading
Posted in ROW80
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Our Love of Lyrics
I’m back with more Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! In my post on Poetry You Actually Like, several readers pointed out that songs are poetry. Indeed, songs are simply poems put to music for our enjoyment. Lyrics speak to us in so … Continue reading
Team YA and #ROW80
Team Angel Much of our lives involves a this-or-that decision. With each yes to one thing, we say no to another. I was thinking about this as I recently tweeted with What-to-Watch TV Master Tiffany A. White about where am in the Buffy … Continue reading
Tutor Me on These Sites…Please
I recently posted the following tweet: A couple of author friends chimed in that they would like to see such a post as well. But I haven’t found a good resource. Yes, I’m sure I could find a tutorial. However, I have noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Deep-Fried Friday
Tagged Author, Facebook, Goodreads, Jenny Hansen, Julie Glover, Klout, LinkedIn, social media, Triberr
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ROW80: Rose-Sniffing or Drive-Through Living?
I’m happy to be one of the sponsors for this round. In fact, I got to write a post on What Will Get in Your Way (you know, those obstacles that pop up like moles in the whack-’em game) which appeared … Continue reading
Truly Colorful Idioms
Idioms are one of my favorite things to look up and discover their origins. Idioms are phrases or sayings which have an underlying and generally understood meaning apart from the literal words themselves. For instance, “dead as a doornail” or … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing Words Wednesday
Tagged Albert Jack, blackmail, caught red-handed, color phrases, English, etymology, green with envy, idiom etymology, idiom origin, idioms, in the pink, Julie Glover, language, once in a blue moon, origin of phrases, paint the town red, phrases, red herring, red-handed, Roni Loren, The Phrase Finder, tickled pink, white elephant, white knight, word origins, words, yellow-belly
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ROW80 Update & Zumba
You would think as a sponsor of the ROW80 Writing Challenge, I would know exactly what I’m doing by now. However, I established a page on my blog for ROW80 and have thus far updated my progress there. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in ROW80
22 Comments
At-Least-3 Reading Challenge for 2012
Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Today’s topic involves fiction. One of my fabulous Christmas gifts was a book journal from my mother, in which I can record what I have read and my thoughts on each book. When I saw blog … Continue reading
Posted in Deep-Fried Friday
Tagged 2012, A Novel Challenge, books, fiction, Jenny Hansen, Jess Witkins, new year resolution, reading, reading challenge, resolutions, to be read
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