Monthly Archives: March 2012

Kayak or Cruise Ship? How do you want to write?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday – when I plunge into whatever topic seems juicy and crunchy and ready for devouring. Today’s topic is about how you want to write. I never used to read the Acknowledgments section in a novel. Now that I … Continue reading →

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The Cat’s Out of the Bag: Idioms

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday, where we enter the labyrinth of language and look for something interesting among the hedges. Today’s topic is in honor of our feline friends. I was going to do a post with idioms that included both … Continue reading →

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Car, Cat, and the Number 7: Did I miss the end of #ROW80?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Today is March 23. Which means that ROW80 Round 1 completed yesterday, and I failed to put up a post either Wednesday or Thursday. I had great intentions of getting a lot of writing done at the very end and … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Embarrassing Your Kids

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Welcome to Deep-Fried Friday! Today’s topic will apply to you whether you are a parent or have been a child. That’s you. When I was a teenager, I thought I would curl up and die when I was walking with … Continue reading →

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Miss Spelling Returns: Words that Get Confused

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Welcome to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday. By popular demand — or simply because she asked — Miss Spelling has returned. Her insistence on making a reappearance stemmed from a nonfiction book she is reviewing. While the book itself is written well, a … Continue reading →

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Commitment & #ROW80

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

So TV expert and fab writer Tiffany A. White recently gave her television show recommendations by night of the week. Her pick for Wednesday was Revenge — an ABC show about a “young woman who is welcomed into a community … Continue reading →

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Reading Habits

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

Suspense author and fabulous blogger Stacy Green tagged me in a “Get to Know You” game. That makes me think of The King and I, and now my brain is off on a tangent of hearing Deborah Kerr sing “Getting … Continue reading →

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Sarcastic Wednesday and #ROW80

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

I have a Hallmark online subscription. For $9.99 a year, I can send as many e-cards as I want. There are often themes for cards such as Maxine, the screaming Banshee (one of my favorites), and the one my whole … Continue reading →

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If Twain Tweeted

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Welcome (back) to Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! Here at Threading the Labyrinth, I take Wednesdays to head down a hedged path of the English language and discover something to share with you. I recently read a great post from Lydia Sharp, Back to Basics: Writing … Continue reading →

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Cool or Clueless? #ROW80 Update

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

I tell my kids I’m hip and cool. But they don’t believe it. And now I realize, why should they? Here’s a snippet of conversation my husband and I had last week: Hubby:  [reading news on computer] So Justin Timberlake … Continue reading →

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