Do you write in longhand first and then type your manuscript into a computer? Some people say they are more creative that way. What do you think?
Wednesday Writing
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Tuesday Two
Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash.
Monday Muddle: collected, collective
Thursday Thought #SharonMcMahon
I watched a very moving interview with Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso) and Carlos Whittaker (@loswhit) on Instagram. It was about helping people in need, and this quotation came from that interview. When Sharon said it, Carlos suggested it should be put on a t-shirt, so I made a post for each of them.
Sharon has a beautiful smile and a beautiful heart; we need more people like her in this world. If you want to be inspired and have your hope in humanity restored, you should check out her Instagram account: @sharonsaysso
Tuesday Two
Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
Photo by Demba JooB on Unsplash.
Monday Muddle: bear, bare
The word “bear” can mean several different things depending on context. Conversely, “bare” really only means that there is nothing extra added.
The expression “bear with me” is asking for patience. The expression “bare with me” is asking for a whole lot more, and I always suggest that you want to be careful about when you use that one.
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Tuesday Two
Write a story with only two sentences. Use the photo for inspiration if you wish.
Photo by Jeremy Zero on Unsplash.
Monday Muddle: desert, dessert
There is an old expression: he got his just deserts. It is spelled with one S in the middle. However, if you are setting up a banquet hall, and you want a table reserved for just desserts, you would spell that with a double S in the middle. I always remember that dessert has two Ss because I will want two servings of it.
Just deserts—what you justly deserve, usually used in relation to punishment.
Just desserts—a selection of only sweet treats and nothing else.
If you want to talk about an unpopulated island where someone might be stranded—the setting of many hypothetical questions—you could call it a desert isle (as was the case with the uncharted one that Gilligan landed on), or a deserted isle. The first means dry and barren; the second means abandoned, so probably still pretty barren. If you saw the Monday Muddle on April 5, you will know that a deserted aisle is what you might find in a grocery store on a slow day. The dessert aisle is less likely to be deserted.
Thursday Thought #ACFBookens
