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Words of the Week #58

February 5, 2012

Uphill Writing: Words of the Week
“Once again the enfant terrible’s leitmotif was a droning longuer which he labeled with the misnomer, “entertainment”; yet there was no iota, no umbra of amusement in it.”
How will you use these words in sentences this week?
The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and other on-line services.

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Book Project – Day Five

February 4, 2012

Welcome to Day Five which is already in progress.  Actually, as I write this it is Day Five.  Reporting is off by one day, see.  Ah, well.
On the fifth day, 6 of 26 stories have been either rewritten or edited, and are (I hope and trust) ready to go.
The title of the collection has been [...]

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Word of the Day: Umbra

February 4, 2012

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day  
Umbra, N., [uhm-bruh]
Definition:  Shade; shadow.
Example:  The puppy followed me, a constant umbra at my feet.
How will you use umbra in a sentence today?
The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and other on-line services.

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Book Project – Day Four

February 3, 2012

Everybody dreams.
I’ll give you that not everybody remembers their dreams, but dream they do.
Some few of us are blessed with vivid dreams.  Some fewer of us have what are called Lucid Dreams.
A lucid dream is one wherein you can control your own actions.  It is a dream where you can make decisions, or make the [...]

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Target: Competency

February 3, 2012

When I sat down to write this post, I was very clear about what I wanted to say.  I knew the various states of mind I wanted to compare and contrast, and was comfortable with the idea.  But before I could type the first sentence I realized that I might not know what I’m talking [...]

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Word of the Day: Leitmotif

February 3, 2012

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day 
Leitmotif, N., [lahyt-moh-teef]
Definition:  A dominant and recurring theme.
Example:  Her whining about short lunch breaks had become her leitmotif.
How will you use leitmotif in a sentence today?
The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and other on-line services.

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The String of Sisyphus

February 2, 2012

Inspiration, it has been oft noted, comes where you find it.  This time it comes from my cat, Lamont Cranston.  Lamont has the long piece of pink string that he seems to love above all other things (including me).
I am known to sit down at my computer, thence to spend enormous amounts of time tip-tapping [...]

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Word of the Day: Longuer

February 2, 2012

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day  
Longuer, N., [lawng-gur, long-; Fr. lawn-gœr]
Definition:  A  long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like.
Example:  His reading included several longuers, and more than one person began to snore before it was over.
How will you use longuer in a sentence today?
The Uphill Writing Word of the [...]

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Word of the Day: Enfant Terrible

February 1, 2012

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day  
Enfant Terrible, N., [ahn-fahn te-ree-bluh]
Definition:  An outrageously outspoken or bold person who says and does indiscreet or irresponsible things.
Example:  Albie was the enfant terrible of the office, ostracized for his behavior, while sought for his unconventional wisdom.
How will you use enfant terrible in a sentence today?
The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and [...]

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Shopping for Distractions

January 31, 2012

I’ve come to believe that one of the best ways to get a lot of new ideas in a very short time is to be in a situation where you are too busy to use any of them.
Or, as some of us call it, “the luck of the Irish”.
Oh, wait.  You think the “luck of [...]

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