by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 17, 2016 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
Went to a great talk the other day. But first– Last Clichés: Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth—Accept a gift in good faith. Dates from St. Jerome’s biblical commentary (c. A.D. 420) on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians. It’s based on fact that a horse’s age...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 11, 2016 | Writing in General
I’ll continue with my talk, But first– Last Clichés: Silver-tongued Orator—A persuasive and eloquent speaker. Term around since 16th Century, when applied to a preacher Henry Smith (c. 1550-91) and to Joshua Sylvester (1563-1618), a translator. Silver is...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
My speaking engagement on Nov. 1, 2016 went well. It’s been awhile, but here are the last clichés: Do it up Brown–To do something perfectly. Not sure where it came from. Might allude to the brown color of meat that has been thoroughly cooked. To Do Brown...
by Julie A. Winrich | Oct 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted: I want to apologize. After me and my family having illnesses, I’m now back to almost normal and seriously writing again. I refuse to make any promises, as those keep getting put aside, that I will write...
by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 9, 2016 | Research
Last time I talked about researching. Will give you some sites and more. First, last clichés: Look on with a jaundiced eye—Seeing only the bad side or faults. This phrase is based on the old belief that to a person suffering from jaundice (a condition in the skin and...
