Ah, yes, the long-awaited fifth installment of my satirical book. My last book idea post happened five years ago this month. Just so y’all know, the book idea did not die with that post. In fact, I now have a 33,408 word manuscript of pure satire. Go me! That’s literally 6,681.6 words a year. Beat …
Literary pet peeves
I have many pet peeves. It isn’t healthy how many things annoy me. Not superficial annoyance, mind you, but deep abhorrence. The subject of this post will center on my literary pet peeves. In order of most annoying: “Than ever” (and every variant therein) How lazy is this literary device? Some authors cannot help themselves, …
The faux book club
Last month, my best friend, who has this brilliant book blog, had the brilliant idea to start what she has dubbed a faux bookclub (I think faux may need to be italicized ‘cause it’s French, which means it’s fancy). What the heck is a faux bookclub?? I’m glad you asked. The top definition of faux is …
What’s in a word?
Words are used to write poetry and prose; lyrics and litanies. Words are used to convey ideas and build worlds. Love and trust have deep roots in words. But. Words are a double-edged sword. Words can be formed to express loathing. They can be vicious and lacerating. In the wrong hands, words are abusive; are …
Between Two Poles 