Is black clothing a magnate or a magnet for animal hair? Does a horse have a main or a mane? Did Native American Indians eat maize or maze?
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing
Confusing Words from Magnate to Marquise
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Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words from Leas to Lightning
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Would you prefer to have a picnic in the leas or in the lees? Do you look through a lends or a lens to take a picture? Would you play a liar or a lyre? Does a levee or a levy prevent flooding? Does lichen or liken grow on rocks and trees? Which one accompanies a thunderstorm: lightening or lightning?
Fiction Writing, Natural Hazards, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Lightning Myths, Facts, & Writing Prompts
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Have you ever been caught outside during a thunderstorm with lightning flashing all around you? There are many myths about things you should do to stay safe in such circumstances. Do you know what these myths are?
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Confusing Words – Aah, Ah, Ahh, Aw, and Awe
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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,…
Fiction Writing, Writing
Unconventional Outlines
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Does thinking about making an outline give you nightmares? An outline doesn’t have to be hard to write. An unconventional outline is fun to make, and as a bonus, you will end up with so much information that will make writing your book or story much easier. What will an outline lock you into what…
Fiction Writing, Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Meteorologists, Thunderstorms, and Winds – How to Use Them in Your Writing
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A thunderstorm produces heavy rain and it accompanied by thunder and lightning. At times, it also produces hail and heavy, damaging winds. They are a force of nature, and when conditions are right, they unleash their fury. Unstable air or air that is heavy with water—wind will pick up water from the ground or a…
Fiction Writing, Natural Hazards, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Natural Hazards – Thunderstorms
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A thunderstorm produces heavy rain and is accompanied by thunder and lightning. Sometimes it also produces hail and heavy damaging winds. They are a natural hazard, and when conditions are right, they unleash their fury. Unstable air, or air that is heavy with water, will be picked up from the ground by wind and rise into…
Fiction Writing, Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Doomsday Picture Writing Prompts
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it is up to the author to write those thousand words. (Richard Petracca) Do you remember the rumor that the world would end on December 21, 2012? Did you believe everything would end on that specific date? No matter what you believed would happen, you…
Confusing Words, Fiction Writing, Words
Commonly Confused Words
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When you draw in air, do you breath or breathe? If someone tells you what a great job you did, is this person paying you a complement or a compliment? Does lightning or lightening occur during a thunderstorm? When you are at that place, are you their, there, or they’re? affect, effect Affect is a…
Book Reviews, Children's Books, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Words
Lucky Strike – a Review
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Luck is defined as the things that happen to a person because of chance. It is the accidental way things happen without being planned. Nate Harlow believes in luck, only he believes that all of his luck is bad. I mean, he always burns his toast. His birthday wishes never come true, and he can…
