Here’s a sneak peek at a post I wrote for Relentless Writers! Check it out to read the full article. xoxo THE END Two of my favourite words. To a writer, they are the culmination of days, months, or years of blood, sweat, and tears. But they are misleading. We write them, sit back, and …
I would like to thank @eerie_o for inviting me to the 7/7/7 challenge. The rules of the 7/7/7 Challenge are: Go to page 7 of your WIP. Scroll down to Line 7. Share the next 7 sentences in a blog post. After the excerpt, tag 7 other writers to continue the challenge. Since these are …
Farrago: A confused group; a medley, mixture, hotchpotch. The OED dates common usage about 1637. Old enough for me to include in my Avelynn novels, which are a farrago of different story elements. An author takes a farrago of plot, characterization, setting, and theme, mixes them all together, waves a magic wand, and viola, they …
If I had to go back to the beginning of my career and give myself one piece of advice, it would be…. I can’t narrow it down to just one thing, as there are two really important messages I would love to press upon my newbie self! The first is the importance of hiring a …
Draggle To wet or befoul (a garment, etc.) by allowing it to drag through mire or wet grass, or to hang untidily in the rain; to make wet, limp, and dirty. Draggle-tail A draggle-tailed person; a woman whose skirts are wet and draggled, or whose dress hangs about her untidily and dirty; a slut. Oh, …
Cavil: cavilled, cavilling To quibble, trick; To raise captious and frivolous objections; To find fault without good reason; To oppose by finding trivial faults. Captious: captiously, captiousness Apt to ensnare or perplex especially in arguments; Apt to notice and make much of unimportant faults or defects. Reading the one, led to making sure …
Bole – the stem or trunk of a tree, or something cylindrical resembling a tree’s trunk, like a pillar or roll. The first usage of this word according to the OED was around 1314—e.g., ‘His neck is thicker than a bole.’ ‘The gnarled boles of pollard oaks and beeches.’ When writing historical fiction it’s always …
I’ve been tagged a lot lately, but I haven’t been able to keep up with them all, but today, I’m playing along. The lovely Margaret Madigan and Charlotte Gruber double tag teamed me … so without further ado, a little too much information about me, you never wanted to know, lol. 😀 -Toilet Paper – …
Algid: chill, cold, freezing, frozen, frigid Algidity. Algidness. Today starts a new enterprise, a journey to increase the size of my hippocampi. A recent Prevention Magazine article: How to Beat Alzheimer’s at Its Own Game by Mike Zimmerman, spoke to the ways one can help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Among good advice like …
If you missed the cover reveal party for AVELYNN, don’t despair, I’m going to be posting all the wonderful author interviews here for your reading pleasure! Sitting down with Margaret Madigan … Let’s extend a warm welcome to our next wonderful guest author, Margaret Madigan! Margaret lives in the vast Northern Plains where it’s quiet …