I’m officially writing a fantasy novel this November during @NaNoWriMo. nanowrimo.org #NaNoPrep. Stay tuned for updates!
One Novel, Coming Right Up!
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Nancy Ellen Dodd
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This morning, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the people who really illuminated the writing craft for me, at the first Southern California Writers Association meeting of 2014. The meeting was a huge success; Nancy gave a powerful presentation, and I am glad to have been there. A big Thank You to Nancy and everyone at the SCWA! Nancy Ellen Dodd’s essential book on the craft of writing...
On Clichés and Kennings
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Writers are often told to avoid clichés or risk the work being criticized as banal. There is a lot of truth to that sentiment. But we must remember that clichés are more than just rehashed creativity. Clichés carry with them entire universes of associated knowledge. Old Norse had a word for this called kennings. Kennings, like clichés, originate from a figure of speech. For example, terms like...