A breach is a break — whether it’s a breach in contract or a breach in a dam. A breach is a violation of a ….
Month: May 2021
I go into writing a book already knowing my characters, much like my artist friend has gone into painting this painting know what her subject is. So, I’ve already done my character research, I already know everything about them, and I already have my faith, romance, and, if necessary, suspense arcs of the project. See my post on Brainstorming Character Conflicts.
Once that is finished, it’s time do the plotting of the story. Basically, I think, “What happens in chapter 1?” Then I give a paragraph or two or three of the events that are going to unfold in chapter 1.
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of boar is boar or less commonly boars. boar: the male of any of several mammals (such as ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of blood is blood. Blood is a non-countable noun. It has no plural. blood: the fluid that circulates ….
BLUF: (Bottom Line Up Front) The plural of bison is bison. bison: any of several large bovine mammals (genus Bison) that have a long, broad ….
A bite is a portion that is taken away by the rasping of teeth or the wound left from the rasping of teeth. A bite ….
This can be ambiguous because these words are each formed from two different senses of the prefix “bi” meaning either “occurring every two” or “occurring ….
It’s “beyond the pale” and not “beyond the pail.” The phrase has nothing to do with buckets. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pale https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pail To go “beyond the pale” is ….
When I say “I better run to the grocery and get some eggs,” I mean “I had better,” abbreviated to “I’d better” and further abbreviated ….
If the question had been, “Why do you tend to write characters in desperate circumstances?” I could have answered that question without the soul-searching. But this question was, “Why is it important to you to write characters in desperate circumstances.