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persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
adjective, Informal.
1. overparticular; fussy.
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.
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Start-Up Fever
The most interesting part of all this is that the editing and research project I have been working on has taken me back into memories of my days working for law firms. Researching the evolution of law schools here in California (and elsewhere) made me kind of nostalgic for my job in Germany and the days when I was attending night school to get a paralegal certificate.
NaNoWriMo has begun
Hi, everyone! For the third year in a row, I have committed to participating in National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known to authors everywhere as NaNoWriMo. The concept is for authors to commit to writing at least 50,000 words between November 1st through...
What’s in a Name? How to Pick a Name for Your Character
It always amazes me where ideas for blog posts come from. Today’s post is a result of a conversation on Facebook with a friend who posted the result she received from nametests.com — something she plays far more than I do. However, periodically I get interested enough...
How the Fantasy Epic Game of Thrones Mimics Real Life
Author's Note: I must apologize. I have not been able to keep up on my blog for some months due to illness, moving, and other personal issues. I am hoping to post more often now that things have settled down a bit. Anyway, feel free to read the post and leave a...
Worth Less
Worthless [wurth-lis] adjective 1. without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person... — From: Dictionary.com For those of us who have friends and family who struggle with chronic depression, this word just may be the most...
Dream a little dream and Write it Down!
I have always had a vivid dream life and the ability to recall them in great detail long after I've awakened. This can be a good thing or bad, depending on whether the dream is a good on or a nightmare. Even as a small child, I would regale my mother with the details...
How I became the writer I am
Every writer, without exception, is a masochist, a sadist, a peeping Tom, an exhibitionist, a narcissist, an 'injustice collector' and a depressed person constantly haunted by fears of unproductivity. ~Edmund Bergler I recently heard it said somewhere that all writers...
How I became a writer
I have read many writers who have said that they became writers only after learning the craft, i.e. the skills that were needed to impart an idea on the page. Others have said that writers pop out of the womb fully fledged and write every chance they get from day one....
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