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....
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m still on the road, but here are the last clichés: Off the Top of my Head – Impromptu, extemporaneously, impetuously. A mid-20th century Americanism. Term appeared in Harold L. Ickes’ Secret Diary (1939). See also author June Drummond (Junta, 1989). Make the Grade...
by Julie A. Winrich | Oct 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Can’t believe a month has passed. Sorry for not writing here. Too busy caring for others and editing on my next novel, which is almost done! First last clichés: Fire(d) away – Go ahead. Say what you need to say. Ask whatever. Fire away refers to a gun loaded to the...
