Normal

My favorite saying is that normal is a setting on your dryer.

Musicality

The Mirriam-Webster site lists musicality as,
“the quality or state of being musical : melodiousness.”

Linear

So often we are told to make things logical. Predictable. Would that be good or bad?

Kaleidoscope: Kenosha

You are gifted with a different sort of blog this week. My muse insisted this be the message. I look forward to hearing from you. Stop in and chat with me Tuesday at Vintage & Modern Books from 12:30 – 2:30.

Join (a group)

As solitary as writing can be, we also long for folks who think somewhat like us.

Images

“Picture this…” a friend begins to set a scene in your mind. As you listen, they build up the setting.

Horror

I’ve made it all the way to my 8th post without making a recommendation. Here be my first…

Grammar

Shall we take a short deviation from grammar? NO. There are some folks who think grammar is unnecessary and stifling. I’ll tell you (IMHO) that it is as important as ever.

Fluency

When we ask too much of the reader, they revert to word calling or parsing at best. At worst, they focus so intently on each syllable or phonetic sound that they are taken completely outside the text. Don’t send your reader away!

Exercise

Punctuation, creative ideas, chronological writing, detailed writing, concise writing (paring it down with repeated removal of extraneous words), and other exercises make us a more balanced writer.