zany: Some writers are a little bit, well yanno, cuckoo, zany. *feels people staring* Uh, er, sometimes I've been a little craazzy. Uh-huh.
Zebra: Now I know you are wonderin' what this has to do with my theme of writing. I'm sure one time that a writer has ridden a zebra. *rubs hands together*
Zero: The amount of money prepubbed writers earn. *sobs* (Also zilch) *bawls*
Zest: The thing writers have for their lovely words.
Zing: Writers add this to their precious stories during revision # 543. *wonders why I couldn't have thought about it on revision #2.* *kicks chair*
Zits: Uh, some writers get these. Hmmm, I wonder if it's all the chocolate. Naaaaa
Zoo: What writers live in sometimes. *wink*
ZZZZZZ: "Robyn, wake-up."
"I had the wildest dream. I was traveling through the alphabet, from A to Z. Oh well, back to work." *wink*
I'll leave you with a couple more quotes.Thanks for reading and following to all my writerly friends. *throws kisses*
"Dear Mister Language Person: I am curious about the expression, "Part of this complete breakfast". The way it comes up is, my 5-year-old will be watching TV cartoon shows in the morning, and they'll show a commercial for a children's compressed breakfast compound such as "Froot Loops" or "Lucky Charms", and they always show it sitting on a table next to some actual food such as eggs, and the announcer always says: "Part of this complete breakfast". Don't that really mean, "Adjacent to this complete breakfast", or "On the same table as this complete breakfast"? And couldn't they make essentially the same claim if, instead of Froot Loops, they put a can of shaving cream there, or a dead bat? Answer: Yes." -Dave Barry, Tips for Writer's
"Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while." -David Eddings
"Read, read, read. Read everything—trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the most. Read! You'll absorb it. Then write. If it is good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out the window." -William FaulknerIeWillsuchas eggs, and
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Y stands for...
yacht. All writerly folks want to have a yacht to relax in. *you feel it, don'tcha*
YAP. All writerly peeps yap a lot and listen in on others that yap. (Cuz that's a great way to learn dialogue.)
Year. Sometimes it takes a year for writers to write their lovely stories, sometimes longer.
Yearn. All writers yearn for the title, AUTHOR. *sob*
Yell. Writers have a thing called protagonists and antagonists that sometimes yell, shriek, shout, and howl. *I haz a thesaurus, uh-huh*
Yes. All writers yearn to hear YES! The agent loves ya, baby. *grin*
Young adult. Some writerly peeps write for this audience.
Younger. I write for this crowd. The younger than YA bunch. I do have a YA in my head. It swirls in there until I'm ready to write it. *that's how I'z outline*
Yucky. Form rejections taste like this.
Join me tomorrow for Z. I'z took the challenge and will leave you with a quote or two.
" Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to better than yourself." -William Faulkner
"Reading... a vacation for the mind...." -Dave Barry
oothejust to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. -Williaer
YAP. All writerly peeps yap a lot and listen in on others that yap. (Cuz that's a great way to learn dialogue.)
Year. Sometimes it takes a year for writers to write their lovely stories, sometimes longer.
Yearn. All writers yearn for the title, AUTHOR. *sob*
Yell. Writers have a thing called protagonists and antagonists that sometimes yell, shriek, shout, and howl. *I haz a thesaurus, uh-huh*
Yes. All writers yearn to hear YES! The agent loves ya, baby. *grin*
Young adult. Some writerly peeps write for this audience.
Younger. I write for this crowd. The younger than YA bunch. I do have a YA in my head. It swirls in there until I'm ready to write it. *that's how I'z outline*
Yucky. Form rejections taste like this.
Join me tomorrow for Z. I'z took the challenge and will leave you with a quote or two.
" Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to better than yourself." -William Faulkner
"Reading... a vacation for the mind...." -Dave Barry
oothejust to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. -Williaer
Thursday, April 28, 2011
X stands for...
Xcited: Writers are very xcited when they finish a first draft of their novel.
Xlerious: Writers become xlerious upon receiving a request for a full.
Xfection: Writers have an xfection toward agents and editors. They just love them with all the lovin' their little hearts can hold.
Xiety: Writers feel this when subbing to agents or editors. It manifests itself by the constant reloading of their email.
Xjection: Writers DO NOT like these. They come in many forms and they cause writers to smash their mailboxes. You there?
Xlissful: All writers become xlissful upon holding a copy of their book in their itty-bitty hands.
Xtraordinary: Writers and bloggers are xtraordinary folks. (you like this?) *wink*
Xzapolis: Most writers have all kinds of Xzapolis going on in their little corner of the world.*high five*
Only two more days left. I think I can say, that I definitely took the challenge and ran with it. *bows* *handed roses* (^_^)
Xlerious: Writers become xlerious upon receiving a request for a full.
Xfection: Writers have an xfection toward agents and editors. They just love them with all the lovin' their little hearts can hold.
Xiety: Writers feel this when subbing to agents or editors. It manifests itself by the constant reloading of their email.
Xjection: Writers DO NOT like these. They come in many forms and they cause writers to smash their mailboxes. You there?
Xlissful: All writers become xlissful upon holding a copy of their book in their itty-bitty hands.
Xtraordinary: Writers and bloggers are xtraordinary folks. (you like this?) *wink*
Xzapolis: Most writers have all kinds of Xzapolis going on in their little corner of the world.*high five*
Only two more days left. I think I can say, that I definitely took the challenge and ran with it. *bows* *handed roses* (^_^)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
W is for Where...
oh where, does all my time go? Where does all your time go?
Wade. Writers wade in water while thinking about their lovely stories.
Waddle. Quacker my hero from one of my picture books waddles. Some of you wanted to see him, so here he is.
Waffles. Writers eat this yummy, tantalizing, syrupy, goodness before starting their early morning work.
Wages. What this writer hopes to earn from her books soon. Her sparkly words should do the trick and an agent she is sure to get. *bows*
Wag. Some writers have dogs that wag their tails lots and lots while they're working on their precious books.
Wagon train. Writers insert these into their books if they write western. Ye haw!!!!
Wahoo! Writers scream this when they snag an agent or a book deal. You will be able to hear my scream in South Africa. *practices scream*
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Warm. Writers write about warm summer days, with a gentle breeze blowing, the birds are singing and they're by the pool with a tall glass of lemonade.
Warm-hearted. My blogging pals. *wink*
Wash. Writers must still wash clothes and dishes even though they are published writers. *boo-hoo*
Wade. Writers wade in water while thinking about their lovely stories.
Waffles. Writers eat this yummy, tantalizing, syrupy, goodness before starting their early morning work.
Wages. What this writer hopes to earn from her books soon. Her sparkly words should do the trick and an agent she is sure to get. *bows*
Wag. Some writers have dogs that wag their tails lots and lots while they're working on their precious books.
Wagon train. Writers insert these into their books if they write western. Ye haw!!!!
Wahoo! Writers scream this when they snag an agent or a book deal. You will be able to hear my scream in South Africa. *practices scream*
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Warm. Writers write about warm summer days, with a gentle breeze blowing, the birds are singing and they're by the pool with a tall glass of lemonade.
Warm-hearted. My blogging pals. *wink*
Wash. Writers must still wash clothes and dishes even though they are published writers. *boo-hoo*
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
V?????
Okay, we're gettin' down to the last five letters in the alphabet and this writer just figured out why these letters are last. Because only W plays nice. At least there are words that pertain to writing beginning with W. See? It isn't even W's day, yet I just used two.
*sigh*
*double sigh*
*flashing light*
V is for violin. Writers write songs that are played on the violin. YEAH!
Vacation. Writers love these. It refreshes them. And they usually write lovely words when they are on one of these.
Valiant. Writers write stories with valiant heroes. *eyes sparkle*
Validated. How snagging an agent makes a writer feel.
Vanilla. Mmmm goodness. Some writers eat this in ice cream.
Veggies. What mama writers want their kidlets to eat.
Velvet. Writers love this. They dream about having wall to wall velvet. They swear it will help the words to flow. *glows*
Veranda. Writers dream of writing from one of these in Italy. *grins*
Verbs. All writers have to use these. They are a good thing unless they are overused and passive. Action verbs add sparkle to our writing.
Pats self on back after realizing how many V words she came up with.
Looks up and sees X coming like a freight train. *cringes*
*sigh*
*double sigh*
*flashing light*
V is for violin. Writers write songs that are played on the violin. YEAH!
Vacation. Writers love these. It refreshes them. And they usually write lovely words when they are on one of these.
Valiant. Writers write stories with valiant heroes. *eyes sparkle*
Validated. How snagging an agent makes a writer feel.
Vanilla. Mmmm goodness. Some writers eat this in ice cream.
Veggies. What mama writers want their kidlets to eat.
Velvet. Writers love this. They dream about having wall to wall velvet. They swear it will help the words to flow. *glows*
Veranda. Writers dream of writing from one of these in Italy. *grins*
Verbs. All writers have to use these. They are a good thing unless they are overused and passive. Action verbs add sparkle to our writing.
Pats self on back after realizing how many V words she came up with.
Looks up and sees X coming like a freight train. *cringes*
Monday, April 25, 2011
Er, U is for
Umpteen:
I have written umpteen drafts of SEVENTY-TWO HOURS. How'z about you? Do you get where I'm coming from?
Understand:
Writers must understand the writing process. If they don't understand the writing process, lo, lo, they are in for a surprise. :-)
Unashamed:
Writers must be unashamed of their writing, so they can show it to their crit partners and betas.
Unconditionally:
Writers must love their fellow bloggers unconditionally. (You like that?) *wink*
Ultra:
Bloggers are so ultra cool. *double wink*
USA:
Some writers live in the USA, some do not.
Whew. I made it through U. But the real test comes Thursday. Lee? Are we allowed to make up words??
I have written umpteen drafts of SEVENTY-TWO HOURS. How'z about you? Do you get where I'm coming from?
Understand:
Writers must understand the writing process. If they don't understand the writing process, lo, lo, they are in for a surprise. :-)
Unashamed:
Writers must be unashamed of their writing, so they can show it to their crit partners and betas.
Unconditionally:
Writers must love their fellow bloggers unconditionally. (You like that?) *wink*
Ultra:
Bloggers are so ultra cool. *double wink*
USA:
Some writers live in the USA, some do not.
Whew. I made it through U. But the real test comes Thursday. Lee? Are we allowed to make up words??
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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