Short Stories: 10 Tips for Creative Writers (Kennedy and Jerz) (Dennis G. Jerz, Seton Hill University) Fortune Cookies Stories For you hardy souls who have time to spare, here's a recipe for making the cookies, so you can put your own messages in them. Prepare fortunes by writing messages on about 20 strips of paper. TIPS: -- These cookies cool very quickly and get stiffer as they cool, so only bake two or three at a time, since you want to bend them into shape around the message while they're still warm. -- and because of the heat of the half-baked cookies, it's best to use white cotton gloves, to have protection and still have dexterity. -- To form into the crescent shape, have a thin-edged bowl or pan on hand, along with a muffin pan. Preheat the oven to 300F. INGREDIENTS: 8 oz . flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 4 ounces sugar 1/2 teaspoons salt 2 egg whites 4 ounces vegetable oil 1 teaspoon water 2 teaspoons vanilla extract In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Take out one cookie at a time from the oven with a wide spatula; work quickly through these four steps: 1.
Words and Phrases Coined by Shakespeare Words and Phrases Coined by Shakespeare NOTE: This list (including some of the errors I originally made) is found in several other places online. That's fine, but I've asked that folks who want this on their own sites mention that I am the original compiler. For many English-speakers, the following phrases are familiar enough to be considered common expressions, proverbs, and/or clichés. I compiled these from multiple sources online in 2003. How many of these are true coinages by "the Bard", and how many are simply the earliest written attestations of a word or words already in use, I can't tell you. A few words are first attested in Shakespeare and seem to have caused extra problems for the typesetters. The popular book Coined by Shakespeare acknowledges that it is presenting first attestations rather than certain inventions. Words like "anchovy", "bandit", and "zany" are just first attestations of loan-words. Right now I'm in the process of referencing these. scalpel_blade@yahoo.com
Faux pas Synonyms, Faux pas Antonyms Relevance Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected. Complexity Complexity sorts synonyms based on their difficulty. Length Length ranks your synonyms based on character count. Common words appear frequently in written and spoken language across many genres from radio to academic journals. Informal words should be reserved for casual, colloquial communication. noun social error Synonyms for faux pas More words related to faux pas Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group. Cite This Source servile English[edit] Etymology[edit] From Latin servīlis. Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /ˈsər.vəl/, /ˈsə(ɹ)v.aɪl/ (US)IPA(key): /ˈsə(ɹ)v.aɪl/ (UK) Adjective[edit] servile (comparative more servile, superlative most servile) Translations[edit] The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Noun[edit] servile (plural serviles) (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root. Antonyms[edit] radical Anagrams[edit] French[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] IPA(key): /sɛʁ.vil/ Adjective[edit] servile (masculine and feminine, plural serviles) servile, slavish, subservient Related terms[edit] Anagrams[edit] External links[edit] “servile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language). Italian[edit] Etymology[edit] Adjective[edit] servile servile Related terms[edit] Latin[edit] Adjective[edit] servīle
What to do after NaNoWriMo If you found a month madly dedicated to one project exhilarating amidst the exhaustion :-) there are more challenges throughout the year, some lasting a month, some a week, some 3 days, some 24 straight hours. :-) (The NaNoWriMo folks aren't affiliated with any of these except Script Frenzy.) From the I Wrote a Novel, Now What? page at the NaNoWriMo site which might have more challenges added throughout the year (plus a few free contests). DecemberNaNoFiMo.org - National Novel Finishing Month (December). Varies or throughout the yearNaBloPoMo - National Blog Posting Month (Year-Round). JanuaryJanNoWriMo - Goal: Write either 50k or your own word-count goal in January. FebruaryFAWM - February Album Writing Month (February). MarchNaNoEdMo - National Novel Editing Month (March). AprilScript Frenzy - NaNoWriMo's sister challenge (April). MayNational Picture Book Writing Week - (First week of May). JuneComiKaze - Create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. September3-Day Novel Contest - (September).
Words Shakespeare Invented Words Shakespeare Invented The English language owes a great debt to Shakespeare. He invented over 1700 of our common words by changing nouns into verbs, changing verbs into adjectives, connecting words never before used together, adding prefixes and suffixes, and devising words wholly original. Below is a list of a few of the words Shakespeare coined or adapted, hyperlinked to the play and scene from which it comes. ** Please note that the table below gives both a sample of words Shakespeare coined and words he adapted. For more words that Shakespeare coined please see the Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Dr. How to cite this article: Mabillard, Amanda. More Resources Shakespeare's Reputation in Elizabethan England Quotations About William Shakespeare Portraits of Shakespeare Shakespeare's Sexuality Shakespeare's Boss: The Master of Revels Hamlet Essays and Study Guide Macbeth Essays and Study Guide Othello Essays and Study Guide Top 10 Shakespeare Plays
dragoman A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg dragoman (DRAG-uh-man) noun: An interpreter or guide. The word took a scenic route to its present form via French, Italian, Latin/Greek, Arabic, and Aramaic, from Akkadian targumanu (interpreter). "Soon, Art Buchwald set himself up as the laughing dragoman to American celebrities. "Born in Jerusalem, Wadie Said went from being a dragoman to a salesman in the United States and thence to a hugely successful businessman in Egypt." Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar.
slavish English[edit] Etymology[edit] Pronunciation[edit] (US) IPA(key): /ˈsleɪvɪʃ/ Adjective[edit] slavish (comparative more slavish, superlative most slavish) in the manner of a slave; abject Translations[edit] Where Should a Second Chapter Start? on October 12th, 2010 by Fiction Editor Beth Hill and last modified on October 12, 2010 We’ve all read advice about the first chapter—how and where to begin a story; what makes for strong openings, depending on the genre; what not to include in the first paragraph or page of chapter one; what to include in a novel’s opening. We understand that a good opening chapter sets the tone and introduces lead characters and gets the plot rolling. We know almost as much about the final chapter, the final paragraph, and the final words. About how to finish a story so that it’s complete and satisfying and induces the reader to want more. Yet, where’s the advice for chapter two? What do we do to move from that compelling first chapter—the one that’s seen more rewrites than all other pages combined and multiplied by 10—and into the meat of the story? We certainly want to continue the tone we’ve established. Sure there are. Where should a second chapter start? 1. 2.