The Milkman, by Ian Healy. Caveat: I consider the author a buddy of mine. If I don’t write a positive an honest review, I won’t be able to live with myself… As I was snorting and rolling my eyes throughout this book, it struck me that it’s a lighter version of my own alien book […]
A Cure (“If Only Tonight We Could Sleep”)/Cat Soup AMV. I have GOT to see the original anime!
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I’m trying to explain to a member of my writing group how to write a good simile, which feels like the centipede trying to explain how it manages to walk with all those legs. This is the first time I’ve tried to work this out logically. I ran into this: …For fun, the next time
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A theory by Neil Gaiman, via one of his Clarion students.
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catachresis PRONUNCIATION:(kat-uh-KREE-sis) The misuse of words. Here’s a catchall word for all those mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and bushisms. It derives via Latin from Greek katakhresthai (to misuse). parapraxis PRONUNCIATION: (par-uh-PRAK-sis) noun: A slip of the tongue (or pen) that reveals the unconscious mind. ETYMOLOGY:Parapraxis is a fancy word for the Freudian slip. It’s derived from
My brain is changing; I’m not sure why. I haven’t had any head trauma or anything. I’ve always been a very visual person. If I’m trying to indicate that I understand something, I say, “I see what you mean” (vs. “I hear you”). When I have typos, it’s because I hit the wrong key, or
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I’m such a sap. So, working on Alien Blue, I was at a crossroads. The original plan was to do something interesting and expedient but horrible to one of the secondary characters, but when I came to that point, I couldn’t do it. The other option I saw was gentler and kinder, but didn’t set
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