I’m starting a series called A to Z because it’s a great creative exercise, loosening things up in a writers-blocked brain. I think it could be one hell of a lifesaver during the month of NaBloPoMo. In short, you write a story using 26 sentences, each sentence starting with the next consecutive letter of the alphabet. …
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A Quick Refresher in Figures of Speech, Part 2: Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the process of capturing sound effects in your writing. (In case you’re wondering, the word is pronounced onno-motto-pee-uh). When you drag your fingernails down a chalkboard, what sound do you hear? is it a screeeee, a clink, or a sploosh? If you chose screeeee you win a cookie. “She dragged her fingernails down the chalkboard and the screeeee caused the entire class to cringe …
A Quick Refresher in Figures of Speech, Part 1: Similes and Metaphors
Figures of speech are ways of putting together words or phrases to tell a story more vibrantly and vividly, like painting a picture with words. If you wish your reader to taste, feel, smell, and hear the scenes you’re describing, figures of speech are indispensable, as otherwise the storytelling falls flat and feels lifeless. Breathe life …
