 For Authors: July 02, 2008 Issue [#2480] |
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Why is it trivia? People call it trivia because they know nothing and they are embarrassed about it.~~Robbie Coltrane
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.~~Charles Lindbergh
Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.~~E. B. White
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.~~Albert Einstein
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As writers, we are (or should be) collectors of words and ideas. Scattered in notebooks, or hidden in the attics of our brains should be all those sorts of words one just *might* need one day. We should be word pack rats! So I challenge you...do you know.....
1. What is an octothorpe? Or perhaps I should ask what it is more commonly called?
2. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a what?
3. There are only three words in the English language with the letter combination "uu."
What are they?
4. What is a lemniscate?
5. What is is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
6. I bet you have at least one aglet on your closet floor!
7. Do you have a philtrum?
8. The part of the ring that holds the stone is called a?
9. What are your oxters?
10. And a favorite obsolete words I am trying to keep alive....means not quite twilight.
Then there are those lovely words which just simply sound wonderful. Words like frission which is an emotional thrill; a shudder of emotion. Or moonglade or the bright reflection of the moon on a body of water. And picaresque which is dealing with the antics of a rogue. Two others are serendipitious ~ the faculty of accidentally making happy, unexpected discoveries and sericate or silky. I also favor riding a penny-farthing although, I expect I'd fall over! And, unfortunately, I'm always seeming a day late or a dollar short when I experience esprit d'escalier or that remark that occurs to me later, after it should have been said (often a witty retort that occurs after the moment to use it has passed). Ah, one thing to love about writing, the opportunity to revise, something we don't really have with everyday conversation!
I wish I'd had the opportunity to study Latin in school. Or Greek. My parents both did. As a writer it would have been so excellent to know where so many of our words came from!!! Like being 'worth one's salt' which originated from one being paid in salt, hence our salary!
The reasonings behind all of this is, of course, because it is so nice to be able to use this sort of information in our writing. Oddball information can often make a character seem to jump off a page or make the scene that much more palpable and real.
Similarly, incorrect information can detract from a scene or stop the reader in their tracks. For example, I was reading a book over vacation and in one scene, a character was driving through downtown Sanford, Maine (a real place) and said character was trying to decide whether or not to stop for the night at the Holiday Inn. Hmmmmm. Only motel in town is out by the airport and is most decidedly NOT a Holiday Inn. Kind of put a damper on my reading. Then the route being taken to a nearby town that also exists, was mentioned. Problem being here, said road exists but no where near either town. The road itself did not figure into the story, but the fact that it was a wrong road, made me wonder about the research.
Oddball facts, delicious words, useful ideas and a pet peeve or two...just some things I was thinking about after finding out that my original plan for this newsletter, an interview, is out of town for two weeks.
For those of you who want to know the answers...they are included in the last section of the newsletter!
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Cubby  wrote: Hey, Fyn! We'll be up that way in just over a week! We always stay at the bridge the first night and then cross over to the U.P. Have you been to Fayette? Perhaps we can talk about this through emails. Never know... maybe we'll run into each other sometime. I attended a library conference on the Island a few years ago. We stayed at Mission Point Resort. "Somewhere in Time" was also partially filmed there, along with 'The Grand Hotel', of course. There's so much history there. I never can get enough. I'm so glad you wrote about this! ~Cubby
*wonders if we passed each other on the road! I loved seeing all the 'Somewhere in Time' stuff on the island as well as finding the gazebo from the movie!*
{[ser:storywriter13}wrote: thought this edition was great. I'm 14,but could I still become an author at this age?
*Of course you can!!! And if you are writing here on WDC then you are an author already! Do some research online and i'm sure you will find various markets that accept queries or manuscripts from young authors! And, use WDC as the excellent tool that it is to learn more about and practice your craft!*
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Answers
1-#, yup, the pound sign.
2. tittle
3. Muumuu, vacuum and continuum
4. infinity sign
5. cleave
6. Tip of your shoelace that is sheathed in metal or plastic.
7. Of course you do! It is the indentation under your nose and above your upper lip.
8. Chaston
9. Your armpits!
10. Twitter-light
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