by Julie A. Winrich | Jul 30, 2014 | Selling Your Book, Writing in General
A Nightmare is a scary dream where when you wake up, it disappears. A Night Terror is a scary dream where when you wake up, it continues! First let’s learn about last clichés: Too Many Irons in the Fire – More projects than you can handle. This term comes from the...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jul 21, 2014 | Editing and Re-editing
Finally after my eye surgeries, I’m well enough to read and write for more than a few minutes. So, first things first -Last clichés: let the cat out of the bag – To give away a secret. This dates from an ancient practice of substituting a worthless cat for...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jun 11, 2014 | Writing Groups
After a few months, I finally went to my Redwood Writers meeting. I sure miss them. First, last weeks clichés: A Ballpark Figure- An educated guess or a roughly accurate estimate. This expression comes from baseball and it rests in turn on in the ballpark, which means...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jun 5, 2014 | Selling Your Book
I have three readings scheduled for my book Night Terror. First things first-last weeks clichés: Man of the World – A sophisticated, experienced individual. From 16th Century meaning simply a married man not a “man of the church” like a priest who was celibate. See...
by Julie A. Winrich | May 28, 2014 | Blogging
When you’re constantly on the go, when do you find time to write? First things first- last clichés: To Run around in circles- To proceed aimlessly or indecisively; an endeavor which is fruitless. An American colloquialism – 20th Century. Patricia Wentworth used it in...
