Tag: words

  • Word of the Day

    For your amusement… 🙂

  • Borrowed Words: The Making of a Press Release

    As a writer, I have an ongoing love affair with words. I love their poetry and their strength, their abundance and their spareness, their grace and their no-holds-barred impact. I love that they continually surprise me and challenge me. I love painting pictures with them that have the capacity to spark others’ imaginations. And sometimes,…

  • The Fine Art of Brevity: Getting your message across with fewer words

    This past weekend, I had the honor of attending the convocation ceremonies for two of my daughters graduating from university. These were the first such ceremonies I’d seen, and I was touched by the formality and seriousness bestowed on the occasion. It was gratifying as a parent to see the hard work, dedication, and determination…

  • Mammoth Mandibles:The Benefits of Using a Thesaurus

    More than once, I’ve come across the suggestion that writers shouldn’t use a thesaurus, that they should keep their words simple and avoid “fancy” language. In my opinion, that’s nonsense. One of the things I love most about the English language is its nuances. A character can walk, stroll, strut, saunter, march, amble, wander, mosey,…

  • How Our Words Define Us

    “What is your ‘word’?” A good friend posted this question on her Facebook page after watching the movie Eat Pray Love, in which the main character (played by Julia Roberts) has her “word” – one which has infinite meaning and truth for her, that is her guiding principle. I loved the question, and carried it around with…

  • Letting Go

    I’m in the final stretch of writing for SINS OF THE SON, the second book in The Grigori Legacy, and I am struggling. Not with the story – well, not currently, anyway  🙂 – but with writing the end of it. Why? Because I’ve figured out I don’t like endings. For me, they’re just too…