by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 4, 2018 | Creating Your Self-Published Book, Publishing, Writing
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and are writing every day. Last Clichés: Going to Town– To do something with much enthusiasm and/or do something successfully. This is a 19th century Americanism. Probably refers to the special treat of a trip to town for...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 18, 2018 | Creating Your Book Business, Creating Your Self-Published Book, Selling Your Book
Well, it’s almost Thanksgiving. Hope you have a good turkey day. First, Last Clichés: Does the Trick–Succeed, accomplish something. This dates from the early 19th century. “Trick” means an accomplishment. i.e. “Add salt to the water and that should do the...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 23, 2016 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
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...
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 28, 2015 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
Well, Vanity Killed is finally up and running on Amazon, POD and e-book. But, first, last clichés: Pass Muster—Meet a required standard. Began in the military and once meant to undergo review without censure. George Gascoigne used it figuratively in 1575 ( The Making...
by Julie A. Winrich | Nov 22, 2015 | Creating Your Self-Published Book
I’ve been busy working on Vanity Killed. First, last clichés: Ahead of the Pack— Doing better than the others, in advance of the rest of a group. Pack refers to a group of people since the 1400s, but for about 400 years it was a derogatory connotation as in...
