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The permanence of words
Most people who get tattoos choose pictures or symbols, but now and then someone decides to permanently imprint words on his skin, words that meant so much to him that he needed them to be at hand for...
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Words and meaning
I love words. I love the subtle differences between azure, cerulean and turquoise. I love the way words come together to paint a picture I can see behind my eyes. I love how sentences flow like the...
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Writing Exercises: Word Choice and Voice
ConCarolinas was nearly a month ago — it’s hard to believe how quickly the weeks are flying by. A week from tomorrow Thieves’ Quarry will be released, (Woot!) and I hope all of you will go out and get...
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Words, Magical and Otherwise
When we discuss writing, words come up frequently. Choose good ones. Vivid ones. Choose strong verbs. Don’t choose (too many) adverbs. Words are one of our most fundamental means of...
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Words Part 2
Last week I discussed words and their parts. Today, I’m going to talk about not-quite-word bits. Affixes are morphemes (a combination of sound and meaning) that attach to a base as either prefixes or...
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