I move your blanket. /
The soft shell against night’s chill /
has exposed your skin.
Filed under Haiku to You Thursday, poetry by author
Oh, heaven in my bed
I lay me down when enough is said.
It has been a tiring day:
with bills and chores and problems that stay.
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray my slumber be not too steep.
For if I die before I wake
there will be hell to pay, make no mistake!
[Okay, so it’s not a writing tip. Been a busy day, including an unexpected bill for $600. And now I’m in the middle of baking a Valentine’s cake for my daughter’s class tomorrow. –Poem and commentary by David E. Booker]
Filed under poetry by author
No matter where he looked or how hard he tried, Willard the Writer could not find the Valentine inspiration he needed.
Filed under cartoon by author, CarToonsday
Q.: What do you call a vehicle that seats a mummy, a zombie, a werewolf, and a vampire?
A.: A Monster truck.
Filed under Monday morning writing joke
It is the first or second weekend of the month and time, once again, for a new word to live by. This is a word or phrase not currently in use in the U.S. English lexicon, but might need to be considered. Other words, such as obsurd, crumpify, subsus, flib, congressed, and others, can be found by clicking on the tags below. Today’s New Word is a compounding of two words cackle and brain. Without further chattering, cacklebrain is the new word / phrase for this month:
Cackle, n. 1) chatter or idle talk. 2) a form of laughter, usually shrill and broken in nature. 3) the sound of such laughter.
(There is also a verb form meaning idle talk, prattle, or to sound like a hen, or laugh in a shrill, broken manner, but the noun form is more what we are interested in here.)
Brain, n. Anatomy. That oblong organ sitting on top of your neck, enclosed in cranium, composed of two halves of convoluted gray and white matter directing your central nervous system.
How about Cacklebrain?
Cacklebrain, n. A person whose brain and mouth are full of shrill, idle patter, laughter always at somebody else’s expense, and an overweening sense of self-importance. In short, to motor your mouth with your mind in neutral and think you have said something profound. Example, most Fox network commentators. Example, Sarah Palin.
Cacklebrain is related to loopid another New Word. Exposure to Cacklebrains is a strong sign of Loopidity, a spiraling condition from which few escape.
Filed under new word, New words to live by
Ages from now, when archeologists dig up the strata of our time, it won’t be rock, but miles and miles deep of processed paper and envelopes.
Filed under Photo by author, photo by David E. Booker, Photo Finish Friday
The sun runs away. /
Ice reflects the orbless sky. /
Stars wander alone.
Filed under Haiku to You Thursday, poetry by author
What’s the best dressed author wearing these days, well here’s a way to find out.
The Illustrated A-Z Guide To Author Wardrobe Staples
by Kate Gavino
Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kategavino/c-is-for-cardigan#.cvQdPjWq2
Learn now what you need to wear to better polish those sentences and tie up those loose ends in your writing.
And if you are new at this writing game, or starting to work on your first novel, consider this game as your guide to what’s ahead:
This Board Game Perfectly Captures What It’s Like To Write Your First Book
“Stare at the blank screen, try not to cry.”
by Jon Adams
Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jonadams/pasta-filled-taco#.kdOLyPzwb
The board game to guide you through your novel writing experience.
Filed under writing tip, Writing Tip Wednesday, writing tips
It was the one good use he found for rejection slips. As long as he had these, Willard knew he was not alone.
Filed under cartoon by author, CarToonsday
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