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This takes the political biscuit
Note for my American readers: The biscuit, in England, is akin to a cookie. However, they are not the large, round, sumptuous articles to be acquired in the US. They are small, neat, and considered ap… more →
In These Heels?
Hendiadis
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Heather wrote 1 week ago: Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Hendi’adis, n. a using of two nouns in place of an adjective and a noun … more →
Reading Like a Writer
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Heather wrote 3 weeks ago: Recommended Read Prose, Francine. Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for T … more →
Anacoluthon
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Heather wrote 2 months ago: Vest-Pocket Vocabulary The readers have spoken and voted 42% in favour of this week’s awesome … more →
This takes the political biscuit
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 2 months ago: Note for my American readers: The biscuit, in England, is akin to a cookie. However, they are not th … more →
Just a phrase
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ethan wrote 2 months ago: You may have noticed how stale this blog has been getting and thought to yourself, can he actually b … more →
British bureaucracy kills the English language again
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 3 months ago: Bernard Black's reaction Oh for fuck’s sake. British bureaucracy, hand-wringingly pathetic … more →
That should be a word
Isabel Joely Black wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been reading about the massive debate on healthcare reform in the States. No, I’m n … more →
Reeds
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ethan wrote 4 months ago: One of the first books I read off the ship. How fitting. The true crime would be to offer comment on … more →
Auto-antonym
Tench Ringgold wrote 5 months ago: n. a word with multiple definitions, at least two of which directly contradict each other. Simply pu … more →
Logocracy
Heather wrote 5 months ago: Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Logoc’racy, n. government by the power of words. Word in the Wild: With … more →
Hedge-note
Heather wrote 6 months ago: Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Well, it’s a big day for the Vest-Pocket Dictionary—today’s word … more →
The pros and cons of using old material in new books
Isabel Joely Black wrote 6 months ago: This is a bit of a conundrum for me right now. I’m writing Amnar: The Inheritance, which is th … more →
How the books get written
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 7 months ago: So, here we go. How do you write 180,000 words in less than three months? My basic approach to writi … more →
A conversation with a rogue idea
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 7 months ago: An idea has appeared. They’re like little particles; they pop into existence unexpectedly, mos … more →
And if your characters walked in the door?
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 7 months ago: What would you do if one of your characters turned out to be real? Stranger Than Fiction is one of m … more →
Altiloquence
Heather wrote 8 months ago: Vest-Pocket Vocabulary Altil’oquence, n. pompous language. Word in the Wild: Once I’ve r … more →
The title that didn't have a good analogy in it
Isabel Joely Black wrote 8 months ago: I’ve been trying to come up with a good analogy for what happened to Amnar after I decided tha … more →
Reeding
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ethan wrote 8 months ago: I finished Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s Good-Bye at the Waterstones outlet here. Yay for nihilistic man … more →
Being a "world wrangler", if you like
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Isabel Joely Black wrote 8 months ago: I’m answering questions about my writing here. If you’ve been following the Amnar Struct … more →
