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Back to Blogging
Sorry I've been away, but now I have my blog site reset and back in business. Last Clichés: Drum (something) into one’s Head—To force an idea on someone by means of persistent repetition. This has been used since the early 19th century. It’s compared to...
E-Book Publishing
Happy Thanksgiving! More about the self-publishing, but First: Last Clichés: Hit the Spot—To satisfy or please extremely well. This American slang dates from the mid-19th century. It was widely popularized through a commercial jingle heard on the radio in the 1930s...
Self-Publishing on a small budget
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 is...
More about Antagonists and Choosing a Killer
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 equated with...
Part of my speech re Creating Antagonists
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 first...
Life gets in the way/speaking on Nov.,1, 2016
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 faithfully every...
More Researching
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...
Researching
Well, it’s happened again where I’ve had a long space between blogs. Why? No excuses, but my mother-in-law turned 100 years old and had to have a party for her! First, last clichés: Best laid plans—the most careful plans sometimes do not succeed. Robert Burns used the...
Procrastination:
Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve blogged. But, first things first. Last Clichés: To Take to One’s Heels—To flee. This does not refer to running on your heels. Can’t run fast that way. But, the heels are what you see of a person who turns tail and runs. See...
Writing during the holidays
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, etc., and a very Happy, Healthy New Year! First, last clichés: Have one’s hands full—To be very busy, be completely occupied or to have more than enough to do. This dates from the 15th century, maybe earlier. See...
