In two sentences tell me what you have learned about marketing recently.
Monday Muddle: faze, phase
faze: (verb) to disturb; to worry; to fluster Part of the expression “That doesn’t faze me.” phase: (noun) a stage or period of development; (verb) to order by stages NOT part of the expression “That doesn’t faze me.”
Language Laughs
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Thursday Thought #ElmoreLeonard
A line of dialogue is not
clear enough if you need
to explain how it’s said.
~Elmore Leonard
Wednesday Words
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
A V R I P E I
Tuesday Two
In two sentences tell me what you have learned about editing recently.
Monday Muddle: copywrite, copyright
copywrite: (verb, nonstandard) to write copy (generally for business or advertising) (rare back-formation from copywriter) copyright: (noun) the authority to copy creative content (aka intellectual property); (verb) to register the copyright of creative content
We Remember
We pause our regular Language Laughs feature this week to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom.
Thursday Thought #AmandaPatterson
Start your novel at the end of
the backstory you’ve created.
Begin with a breath-taking
inciting moment.
~Amanda Patterson
Wednesday Words
How many words can you make from these letters? Make words of any length, but use each letter no more than once per word. (If a letter is on the board twice you can use it twice.) Share your word lists in the comments.
A T R N S E G
