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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Do You Know The Feel?
Have you squinted your water-filled eyes against the whip of mane and wind? Have you experienced the pull and lurch of horse muscle beneath you as your mount strides out and up the mountain side? Have you learned how to … Continue reading
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Tagged Craig Johnson, horse, mystery, television series, Walt Longmire, writer, Wyoming
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Are You a Wordsmith?
If I were a wordsmith I’d probably know the difference between fuliginous and funambulists. My computer’s spell checker doesn’t recognize those two words either. Nor does my little pocket dictionary. But I know the word lignite. That’s a clue for … Continue reading
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Tagged active verbs, dictionary, spell checker, Test your vocabulary, Vocabulary, wordsmith, writer, writing
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Watch The Pages Fly
Anne Greenwood Brown shared a fantastic idea with Writer Unboxed 2011/06/29. I read her Kicking Out a Fast First Draft. This method propelled my second manuscript forward by seven chapters in three days. Now how cool is that? But here’s … Continue reading
