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Hi everyone, Well I didn't make a post last week, but I'm here today. First, things first: Last Cliches: Politically Correct - Avoid speaking or behaving in a way that would offend anyone's sensibilities concerning race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic...
Technical Writing is important!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukka, and/or any other you might celebrate! I refuse to be politically correct and say Holidays! Anyway, Last Cliches: World of Good: Enormous benefit. World has been used to mean "a great deal" since the 16th cent.-this...
What’s your responsibility as a writer?
What do you see your responsibility as a Writer is? Well... First, let's get last week cliches: Time to Kill: Spare time which someone must somehow occupy. Kill implies wasting or using time frivolously. See Vanbrugh and Cibber's play The Provok'd Husband (1728) or...
Weekly Blogging?….
Do you have time to kill? Boy, I sure don't. I missed writing here for a week. One minute I typed, then the next, I realized it was almost Friday again and I hadn't written on my blog. Where does the time go? First things first... Last Cliches: On the...
Writing is like playing sports?
Hi everyone, Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Being with family is wonderful most of the time and hope none were stressed out. Last Cliches: (I always include cliches in my writing and you find them. Next writing I explain which ones I used and what they...
Writing the novel in one month….
Is everyone writing like crazy out there? Doing the Nano writing? Wish I was, but working hard on my Redwood Writers website trying to get over 211 members listed with their genres and links to their blogs/websites and getting out a master roster for members. Last...
Back to querying…
Well, I'm still working on that all important query letter. A never-ending project for me. But first: Last cliches: All-time High-- A record achievement , never before surpassed. This is an Americanism, early 20th Cent. This term has been applied to economic...
Conferences!
I just went to the Redwood Writers Conference this weekend and it was so inspiring. Talking with other writers, going to workshops, and enjoying camaraderie was uplifting and my mission statement for my writing is helping readers enjoy sleuthing and solving puzzles;...
Life gets in the Way….
Can't believe how Life can get in the way of your blogging! It's been almost a month since I've posted. I've been fishing, sick, to a 40th class reunion, and sick. Can't seem to shake the cold I caught! Well enough about me- let's get to those long overdue cliches:...
writing when don’t want to?
Hello, First, last weeks' cliches': Stay the Course - Hold out or last to the end. Alludes to a horse that runs the entire race course. Dates from mid-1800s and soon went to other venues. London Times used it during WWI "If we are to stay the course....(5/18/1916)...
