One year ago, I declared April 11, 2017 as “Write Any Way You Want and Forget about Bridging Paragraphs Day” aka “Babbling is Okay.” March madness is over, the green jacket has been given away, sunlight before 8AM; Autism Awareness Day, Earth Day, Professional Administrator’s Day, Passover, and of course after-Easter chocolate sales. No fooling,…
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Green … by Rainey Hall
In kindergarten, my teacher read the class Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham. She then treated all of us to—you got it—ham, scrambled green eggs, fried green potatoes, green milk and green biscuits. Ah, those were the days. That night after regurgitating green stuff, I swore off eating, touching and smelling anything that resembled mold….
All you need is #love … by Rainey Hall
All you need is #love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Charles Schulz How exciting. That time of year where I buy my own chocolate, and one exotic looking flower. However, unlike my cousin who fancies a direct line to 1-800-SEXPERT, I am truly in love with a real man. The MOST…
#Procrastinate is the strangest verb … by Rainey Hall
procrastinate 1. transitive verb to put off intentionally and habitually 2. intransitive verb to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done Origin and Etymology of procrastinate Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow In addition to the above Merriam Webster on-line definition,…
Give Your Characters a Sense of #Humor … by Rainey Hall
Just like a well-delivered one-liner, writers must have great timing and dynamics when their characters produce a sentence—or word—meant to be funny. timing noun the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect Don’t forget—to show your character’s sense of humor—readers need to know the character’s usual personality, and/or the situation,…