by Julie A. Winrich | Jul 11, 2013 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
Well, it’s been awhile again, but here I am. Clichés first: Chew the fat–To chatter informally. Chewing the rag-19th Cent.- was used in Great Britain-a colloquial term for grumbling or complaining-some say it was an army term for persisting in an argument....
by Julie A. Winrich | Jun 19, 2013 | Creating Your Book Business
First things first. How many clichés did you find? Lay to rest- Settle something with finality or bury. Re bury= expression dates from late 19th century. Rest in the sense of death has been used since the 1400s. In regards to finality= earlier expressed as set at rest...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jun 12, 2013 | Creating Your Book Business
I’ve been busy creating Writer Jaw Books my dba for publishing my novels. But first let’s discuss last blog’s clichés. How many did you find embedded in my blog? Backseat driver-A passenger who gives unasked for and maybe unwanted advice to the driver of a car, or...
by Julie A. Winrich | May 28, 2013 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve written on my blog. Why? I’ve been very busy getting my book formatted to be able to self-publish with CreateSpace. I thought I’d pass on some of the corrections I’ve had to do to my manuscript. But First things first: Clichés Have...
by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 24, 2013 | Writing in General
It’s been awhile. First things first– Last clichés: Heart’s content-To one’s complete satisfaction. This expression was fondly used by Shakespeare in several plays. A word to the wise- This is good advice, you’d do well to pay attention...
