Are you a Nervous Nellie? Or perhaps you’re a Negative Nellie. Has anyone ever said to you, “Not on your Nelly?” What do these idioms mean?
Fiction Writing, Idioms, Words
Whoa, Nellie!
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Tag: Lisa Binion
Fiction Writing, Words
Grumbletonian & Other Words to Describe People
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Why use common words like untidy, contemptible, vain, simple, etc., when describing a person when there are so many fun words available to use?
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers
Undone – a Review
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𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 is a different kind of zombie book, one that will without a doubt grab your attention. I thought it was a bit slow at first, but my opinion soon changed once I understood what was happening. Then the book became impossible to put down.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
March 2025 Writing Prompts
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How would you create an invisible sculpture, and would you be able to sell it? Your town is flooded and a monster, disturbed by the turbulent flood waters, emerges from the river. What happened to the inhabitants of the lost Roanoke colony? And what would fill your time if your computer and internet connection went down?
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
February 2025 Writing Prompts
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Did you know that cats once helped with an ancient battle? Monkeys escape from a zoo, and an emu is on the run. The corpse flower is really stinky: Why would someone want to receive one of their very own for Valentine’s Day?
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
January 2025 Writing Prompts
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I hope all of you, my readers, have a wonderful 2025! For your writing prompts this month, you will get to write about New Year’s Day and New Year’s resolutions. Then imagine melted chocolate spilling all over the highway, and a baby (still alive) being found in the trash.
Book Reviews, cozy mystery, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Words
And Then There Were Bodies – a Review
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𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, but now there are bodies. And now one, specifically a skeleton, has turned up in the basement of the library Luci inherited from her grandmother.
Christmas Articles, Fiction Writing, Holidays
Jolabokaflod, Jólakötturinn, & The Yule Lads
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In Iceland at Christmas, a giant black cat, Jólakötturinn, The Yule Cat, roams the countryside and devours anyone who isn’t wearing new clothing.
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
December 2024 Writing Prompts
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For this month’s writing prompts, explore the world of opossums, wake up in a room filled with books that won’t open, and deal with a crazy kitchen catastrophe.
Action/Adventure, Animals, Book Reviews, Books for Young People, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, Picture Books, Travel Adventure
Mr. Muffins Goes to Paris – a Review
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Cats are lovable, playful companions, and they each have their own personality. Cats all have a few things in common though: they are incredibly sneaky, and they like to go places. If given the opportunity, they would all be globe-trotters. Mr. Muffins is a perfect example of this.
