by Julie A. Winrich | Apr 3, 2013 | Blogging
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...
by Julie A. Winrich | Mar 9, 2013 | Blogging
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...
by Julie A. Winrich | Feb 7, 2013 | Blogging
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...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jan 18, 2013 | Blogging
Great, just started writing on my blog and my computer shut down, so have to start over. I’m back from a sabbatical and having life get in the way. I know it’s been a month of Sundays since I wrote on this blog and you might not remember that I do this...
by Julie A. Winrich | Sep 6, 2012 | Blogging
Well, bet you thought I’d forgotten all about this. I’ve been so busy editing my novel, and dealing with life’s interruptions–there’s never a dull moment in my life–, just haven’t gotten here. I know, that’s not good...
by writerjaw | Nov 3, 2011 | Blogging
How many blogs do you have bookmarked? How do you find the time to write on your own blog and read the others? Past Cliches: go haywire–run amok, hopelessly entangled or break down. Origin=2 theories: American – came from the practice of using old baling...
