Tag: Word

December 10, 2015

Playwright: A Compound Word for a Compound Job

Fun fact: in older English, a “wright” was a maker or craftsman, which makes a playwright a maker of plays, an artisan. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty cool. And entirely appropriate.

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December 2, 2015

How Much Characterization Can You Get Out Of 1 Word?

Having a character use this word is instant characterization. Off the top of my head, I can picture 3 entertaining uses: The Attempt To Be PC – Maybe it’s the Latin, but I picture a young, inexperienced person who was raised in the upper echelons. I imagine that he/she is put on the spot in some fancy cocktail party and after stumbling for a polite term, reverts to...

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November 24, 2015

A.K.A. How You Learn To Write

It is how you learn to write – or do anything else for that matter. Humans learn by making mistakes. Or by watching other people make mistakes. There’s no two ways around it.

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November 15, 2015

Programs for Writers: Scrivener

Did you know that there are computer programs designed especially for writers? If you look at the list of goodies from the NaNoWriMo sponsors, you’ll see several deals on programs such as Scrivener, Ulysses, Storyist, and Evernote. I have only tried Scrivener, so I can’t describe how the others work; however, I figure that if you hadn’t heard about any of these programs,...

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October 1, 2015

A Dangerous Thing To Make Readers

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September 18, 2015

Not As Deadly As He Thinks

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September 6, 2015

Think Gelatinous Goo

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August 31, 2015

A Word That Could Apply Equally to Coworkers Or Crocodiles

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August 30, 2015

I’d Like to Have a Word with Word about Grammar

I wish Word would stop trying to correct my grammar. If I only wrote simple sentences with a minimum use of phrases (only prepositions and infinitives, perhaps), then, it might be right more often (maybe – I’m not sure). As it is, it’s incorrect at least 99% of the time because it doesn’t understand complex clauses, phrases, or punctuation. Of...

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August 26, 2015

You Can Be a Braggadocian without Using the Font

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