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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Oy! Adding a Little Yiddish to Your English
I am proudly one-sixteenth Jewish. For most of my life, I didn’t even know that. I think I learned of my Jewish heritage in my teens or 20s. However, I realized the other day how many Yiddish words I naturally … Continue reading
What I Learned in DFW and #ROW80
If you did not attend the DFW Writers’ Conference, you may be tired of hearing those of us who did talking about how AWESOME it was. Rather than go on and on about how everything is bigger and better in … Continue reading
Posted in ROW80
Tagged Bayard/Lamb 2012, Candace Havens, David N. Walker, DFW Writers Conference, Donna Newton, Fast Draft, Foxie with Moxie, James Rollins, Jenny Hansen, Jess Witkins, Jillian Dodd, Julie Glover, Julie Glover Author, Kait Nolan, Kristen Lamb, Nigel Blackwell, Piper Bayard, preparing for a writers conference, Roni Loren, ROW80, Tiffany A. White, what I learned at a writers conference, writers conference
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What’s Next? The Hybrid Author
Three years ago, I wrote a book. I didn’t tell anyone outside my family about it until the novel was completed, and then I sat on it for a while yet. I needed to figure out how to get the … Continue reading
Nonsense Syllable Songs
Previously, I wrote about the poignancy of song lyrics and how they can express something that touches you way down in the nether regions of your soul. Then there are lyrics that are simply fun. Some of the most fun … Continue reading
Howdy from Big D and #ROW80
Inspired by Kristen Lamb and Jenny Hansen, I’m vlogging from Dallas today, where I am attending the DFW Writers’ Conference. I have been blessed to meet some of the fabulous fellow writers who have been my cyberpals and encouragers for over a year … Continue reading
Top 10 Things to Do at a Writers’ Conference
Within a couple of hours of this post going up, I’ll be driving up to Dallas to attend the DFW Writers’ Conference. Talk about a Deep-Fried Friday for me. I expect this weekend to be better than a plate of beer-battered … Continue reading
Special Guest on Language: Gallagher
Today is Amaze-ing Words Wednesday! I admit, however, that I am frantically getting ready to attend the DFW Writers’ Conference on May 19-20. So today, I want to give you the treat of a special guest on the subject of our … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing Words Wednesday
Tagged comedy, English language, fun with words, Gallagher, humor, Julie Glover, words
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My 25,000-word Week: #ROW80
Seriously, did you read that title? It’s unbelievable, isn’t it? I am pinching myself. Ouch. I am HIGHLY MOTIVATED to complete the first draft of this young adult novel. On top of that, I’ve had a short story idea kicking … Continue reading
The Toilet Battles
A couple of weeks ago, I entered the bathroom to find something absolutely wonderful. It only took nineteen years of marriage, but I nearly did a happy dance right there before the porcelain throne: Without me around, my husband had … Continue reading
Posted in Deep-Fried Friday
Tagged bathroom, humor, Julie Glover, marriage, potty, toilet
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Tips for Talking Texan
It’s Amaze-ing Words Wednesday again! It’s also conference season, and many writers are busy preparing for their trip, classes, pitches, or table-dancing performance. Since we’ll have some non-Texans attending the DFW Writers’ Conference, I thought it was a good time to … Continue reading
Posted in Amazing Words Wednesday
Tagged accent, DFW Writers Conference, Dixie Chick, drawl, Julie Glover, language, Lyle Lovett, southern, Tex-Mex, Texan, Texas, yall
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