by Cyndi | Apr 2, 2014 | boating, books, nautical, novels, Writers, editors, readers, Writing, editing, reading
Ahoy, sea-faring writers! This month’s featured word is an everyday term in the marine lexicon. What do you call the vessel that transports you from the mother ship to shore? Dinghy, of course! Alternately some folks prefer the word “tender,” and in some states avoid...
by Cyndi | Mar 20, 2014 | books, editing, editors, novels, readers, reading, writers, writing
Joy joy joy! Thanks to my line editor Debbie Frontiera, comments from last year’s ABNA judges and helpful beta-reader input my first novel “More Than You Think You Know,” formerly titled “Loop Dee Doo,” was revised, polished and re-entered in the 2014...
by Cyndi | Feb 26, 2014 | books, libraries, novels, writers
Word up! If certain combinations of letters attract you, if a particular turn of phrase tickles or repels, if trending lingo strikes you as “cray cray,” “redonkulous” or “super glam-glam,” if discovering a new word or an old word used a new way excites you, then...
by Cyndi | Jan 16, 2014 | books, libraries, novels, writers
Lending libraries are one of the best things about cruising on a sailboat, as I’ve been doing for several months of every year almost every year since 1995. While I do go into device withdrawal, treated by judicious use of MIFI, free WIFI spots and a gas-powered...
by Cyndi | Oct 13, 2013 | books, writers, writing
From a quirky moose’s first “Howdy Do!” to a baby-mommy mouse reunion finale, Ellen Raskin’s 1974 classic “Moose, Goose and Little Nobody” enthralled my kids, inciting true belly chuckles and countless read-it-again requests. I never minded repeat performances because...
by Cyndi | Sep 29, 2013 | books, novels, writers, writing
“Oh my God!” The press release had been triple-checked by me and reviewed by my client at least that many times before I transmitted it to a dozen media outlets. A couple of days later she sent an e-mail with the subject line “uh-oh,” noting an incorrect digit in the...
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