Well, I haven’t written for a very long time. I’m going to try and get back into it! Try is the operative word.
I started this blog back in 2010 and wrote until the pandemic. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise, since I quit writing for a while. I write about what I’ve learned about the craft and throw in some clichés, which I hope readers will find. Then, the next blog I let the readers know the meaning of the clichés.
Last clichés are:
Asleep at the Switch — Forgetting or daydreaming when doing one’s job. Your alertness is lapsed. This term comes from American railroading, when trainmen were required to switch a train from one track to another. If they failed, trains could crash.
An open question — An issue that’s not been finally determined or settled. Open has been so used since the early 19th century. This term acquired a specific meaning in the British Parliament: on open questions members may vote as they wish, independent of party. David Masson used it figuratively, as it often is today: “The summary decisions of what had hitherto been an open question in the church.” (The Life of John Milton, 1859.
The Patience of Job — Forbearing and long suffering. Old Testament Book of Job — the protagonist is the personification of both poverty and patience, subjected to many trials. His poverty has been referred to from time to time, but not as much as his patience. Shakespeare used it in Henry IV, Part 2 and Jonathan Swift put it in rhyme (the Beasts’ Confession, 1732.
I haven’t written being in full swing doing my volunteer work as a treasurer for 3 different clubs and a secretary for one. But, I’m going to jump at the chance and get back to writing not only on this blog, but on my manuscripts that I began before the pandemic! To make a long story short, I plan on writing on this blog again and on my manuscripts starting now.
I listened to Donis Casey on Mystery Writing back in May and next blog will be about what I learned. So, until next time, hopefully next week, I’ll pass on some information about mystery writing — How to Commit Murder — cast of characters. Hint: Put elements into your story that you enjoy – engage yourself.
Thanks for being a reader.
Julie
