I noticed today on my Forgotten English Desk Calendar that today is Dictionary Day, otherwise known as the birthday of our dear American lexiographer Noah Webster. If he were alive today he’d be the ripe old age of 251!
So, today’s word of the day is:
wordsmanship
Knowledge or command of words; fluency.
~ Robert Hunter’s Encyclopaedic Dictonary, [...]
By now you’ve probably figured out that Christina and I are writing the same novel for NaNoWriMo on purpose. And you’ve also probably figured out that while a bit odd, this is also well within the realm of allowable things in NaNoWriMo. You’ve also been introduced to several of our characters for this [...]
The Character Exposé
In all good plots (or lack of plots) one must have a cast of characters to act out the scenes. Having the appropriate characters is essential. But a caveat: Don’t get too attached. Being too attached to your characters makes it harder to throw nasty plot curve balls at them. You feel sorry, [...]
If there’s one thing that NaNoWriMo is about it’s writing a novel, right? Wrong! Oh so wrong!! NaNoWriMo is about everything other than writing a novel. It’s about the camaraderie and spirit of suffering with fellow novelists with things like Writer’s Block, ornery characters who simply won’t behave in the preset [...]
Today begins the beginning of this year’s insanity. Two very important things happen on this precipitous day.
First, today is the day that Christina and I post our first glimpse into our adventure on Collective Noveling. Which will be a perfect segue for me to tell you to please direct your attention to the [...]
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