by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 24, 2014 | Publishing
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Wishing you the best for the coming year 2015 and hope all your dreams come true. Last Clichès: Duty Bound—To be firmly obligated. This phrase is from bounden duty, which dates from the 1500s and was actually redundant, since from...
by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 17, 2014 | Selling Your Book
A platform is not a list of your credentials, but is the ability to self-market yourself. First, last clichés: Still Wet Behind the Ears – Inexperienced or immature. The term refers to the fact that the last place to dry on a newborn colt or calf is the indentation...
by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 11, 2014 | Querying
For me, the query letter is much harder to write than the book. First, last clichés: Not to mince words – To speak plainly, avoiding giving offense. This expression, also used as not to mince matters, dates from Shakespeare’s time (see Othello and Antony and...
by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 3, 2014 | Agents
What do you need to know about agents? First, last clichés: My lips are sealed – will keep secret. The idea of keeping one’s mouth tightly shut is much older and sealing up someone else’s lips dates from the late 1700s. However, this phrase became current in the early...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 24, 2014 | Writing in General
I just attended the 2014 Arizona Writing Workshop in Tucson on Nov. 22nd. It was a great experience, and writers should attend classes and workshops and conferences. But first, last clichés: Racking my brain – To strain to discover a solution or to remember something....
