by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized, Writing
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Let’s hope your new year doesn’t bring you doom and gloom, but much happiness, joy, and great writing. Last clichés: The conventional wisdom – What the majority act upon and believe. This term started with American economist...
by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 4, 2025 | Writing
Well, best intentions! Last post was September 26th. After the first of the year, I hope to have more time. I’m going to fight to the bitter end to keep writing! Last clichés: Lo and Behold– Can you believe it! What a surprise! the old word lo means...
by Julie A. Winrich | Sep 26, 2025 | Writing
Before I say more about plotting, how many clichés did you find last time? Last Clichés: To go Around in Circles –To keep trying, but getting nowhere. This idea dates back to the time when it was first observed that persons who are lost tend to wander in circles...
by Julie A. Winrich | Sep 8, 2025 | Writing
I will continue with Donis Casey on The Plot. But first, Last Clichés: Blind Leading the Blind–People who try to guide or teach others, even though they don’t know more than their pupils. Phrase comes from the Bible, one of Jesus’s teachings, Book of...
by Julie A. Winrich | Aug 28, 2025 | Writing
Here I am again. Last Clichés: a Blessing in Disguise – Good luck out of bad; a misfortune which turns to a good thing. The phrase has been a cliché for a century. In Full Swing – Very active. Comes from a 16th century use of swing for the course of a period of time....
by Julie A. Winrich | Aug 16, 2025 | Writing
Well, I haven’t written for a very long time. I’m going to try and get back into it! Try is the operative word. I started this blog back in 2010 and wrote until the pandemic. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise, since I quit writing for a while. I write...
