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Proofing your new 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. The rag in...
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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...
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...
Formating your book for self-publishing
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...
Book Design Covers and Workshops-how important are they?
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 to this. Roman writers such as...
Followers for your blog
Well, first things first. Last clichés: let's talk turkey - Get to the point, speak plainly. This apocryphal tale is about a white man and an Indian hunting and then dividing the spoils. Of course the white man said something like- either I'll take the turkey and...
After the Book is Written, then what?
First last clichés: Easier said than done-This describes something that usually is talked about rather than accomplished. Date back to 15th Cent. even in Bible. See John Heywood's 1564 proverbs. Think twice - Consider before you speak or act. Old idea used more in...
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First past clichés: Do one's own thing - To find self-expression in some activity. Term is very old--see Chaucer as in The Merchant's Tale-- it became a cliché in 1960s. The rebels against society dropped out and "did their own thing." In 1841 Ralph Waldo Emerson's...
Find a Title for your book
Thanks to all of you who commented on a possible title for my arson book. First the clichés: For the life of me-I can't do something even to save my own life. Expression dates from early 18th Century, used not when one's life is really in danger. An early version was...
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Hi all, Thanks for your suggestions on my title. Last clichés: Whys and Wherefores-underlying reasons. Originally "why" alluded to the reason for something, and "wherefore" to how it came to be. In 16th Cent. "wherefore" was used in the meaning of "because." Today,...
