If book promotion quotes were more realistic: I wish they let me write a book report on this in school. ~James H., writer of airline pamphlets Wanted so bad to use the word fascinating, but the more I thought about it, it just didn’t seem fitting. ~Robyn S., writer of novels Man! This book is …
Category Archives: writing
Writing Advice: People Don’t Arc
There’s a sort of misunderstanding in the writing world which has become a myth. The myth is that a character must have an arc. Before I get too deep into why this is a myth, let’s define what it means to “have an arc.” In case you’re new to writing, the “arc” that some advisors …
Smog
Smog is a wonderful word. Not used nearly enough, I’d say. There are a number of personages in my life who have started using the term inversion. The people I know who use this word aren’t even meteorologists. Inversion is a meteorological term meaning the atmosphere is layered. Certain portions of the layers are warm, …
A short list of long words
Apophenia: the tendency to mentally relate a series of potentially unrelated ideas. When someone employs apophenia, they seem to be bouncing randomly from one subject to the next, making connections between things though the connections are questionable. Extrasensory: not related to the five common senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell). A person could develop an …
OK is not okay.
Since man lived in a cave the arguments over words have been enduring. If you’ve ever had an argument about words, you know how ludicrous the battles can be. However, if you haven’t, then you might be surprised at how many ways people can argue about words. The word okay, for example, has shown up …
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