The English language can be so confusing at times. Aah, ah, ahh, aw, and awe are all pronounced the same—at least they are in the part of the country where I live—but each one has a different meaning. I know that I’ve used at least one of them in the wrong way before. Chances are,…
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Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Emma in the Night – a Review
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• •This twisted psychological thriller is a story of giving up all for love. It is a story of deception and a story of one severely twisted family. Two girls, fifteen-year-old Cass and seventeen-year-old Emma, are the focus of the story. Three years ago, they both disappeared. Their mother reminded me of Snow White’s stepmother. She…
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Innovate to Intention
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• •Which word means to weaken: enervate or innovate? Would you stay overnight at an inn or an in? Are toddlers acquisitive or inquisitive? Is a treacherous person insidious or invidious? Would you need to insure or ensure your vehicle? innovate, enervate To innovate means to come up with some new creative method, product or idea…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Humor, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Workman’s Complication (McCall & Company, Book 1) – a Review
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• •Workman’s Complication is a gripping, entertaining mystery that is filled with laughs, thrills, and edge-of-your-seat moments. I was hooked from the first hilarious sentence: It was harder to sing with the vampire teeth than I thought it would be. Kate’s dad dies and leaves her his private detective business. Kate McCall doesn’t want to be…
Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises, Yes, There's a Word for That
Yes, There’s a Word for That: Boanthropy & Other Unusual Words
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• •There is a word for every condition under the sun. What word describes the inability to feel pleasure? How much do you love books? Are you a bibliophile, bibliomaniac, or a biblioholic? Do you have bibliomania? Have you ever had the desire to eat grass like an ox? Have you ever gone temporarily insane? Been…
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Short Stories/Novellas, Words
Hop-Frog (Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs) – a Review
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• •Being part of the king’s court should be a dream job, right? Unfortunately, it wasn’t so for Hop-Frog and Tripetta. The king’s jester, Hop-Frog, was a dwarf and a cripple. Hop-Frog wasn’t the name with which he was christened; he was called that because of the way he moved around. Along with a female dwarf,…
Fiction Writing, Words, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Mammothrept and Other Words That Describe People
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• •What words do you use to describe your character’s habits or traits? Does your character enjoy good food, drink, and other luxuries? Or maybe your character is a mean, sneaking coward. Even though your character is an adult, does he act like a spoiled brat? A bon viveur is a person who lives high and…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Reading, Vampire Fiction, Words
The Night Man Cometh – a Review
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Did You Know There’s a Word for That?
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• •Have you ever burst into laughter and not been able to quit? Have you ever experienced an afterclap or been knocked agroof? Are you acquainted with an alterocentric person? Do you have a cacoëthes? Would a person with cerebropathy need to be put in a mental institution? What is curglaff? Have you ever burst into laughter…