by Julie A. Winrich | Dec 10, 2015 | Selling Your Book, Writing Groups
Hope you have a great holiday season with Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. First, last clichés: Three-ring circus—an event of utter confusion. This is an Americanism that started in the late 19th century, alluding to a circus in which three rings or arenas are...
by Julie A. Winrich | Jun 11, 2014 | Writing Groups
After a few months, I finally went to my Redwood Writers meeting. I sure miss them. First, last weeks clichés: A Ballpark Figure- An educated guess or a roughly accurate estimate. This expression comes from baseball and it rests in turn on in the ballpark, which means...
by writerjaw | Apr 29, 2011 | Writing Groups
Hi all, First and foremost, let’s jump right into last cliches: Off the Cuff – impromptu. Comes from the practice of after-dinner speakes making notes for a speech on the cuff of their shirtsleeve at the last minute, obviously as opposed to preparing a...
by writerjaw | May 27, 2010 | Writing Groups
Hello everyone! Well, I was so busy with my new position for the Redwood Writers Branch of the California Writers Club, I forgot to blog last week. I’m membership chair for the branch and it is renewal time. Busy! Last Post Cliches: Time Flies – time moves...
by writerjaw | Mar 18, 2010 | Writing Groups
Well, I went to bed last night and realized I’d forgotten to write here! I’m sure that might happen now and again. I decided to join the on-line critique group I used to belong to a few years back. So I went to the website (I put a link up) and joined...
by writerjaw | Mar 16, 2010 | Writing Groups
Hello, Well, thank you all for your comments. I did forget to mention that I also belong to Lake County Writers Group which is a critique group that meets once a month. The group is growing and we meet from 11-4. Like I said before, belonging to a group is so...
