Word Pirates

Here is the schedule of upcoming meetings. It is also on the sidebar.
February 5
February 19
March 4
March 18
April 1
April 15
May 6
May 20
June 3
June 17
~ Joy

Last Tuesday’s Word Pirates meeting was a humdinger. For the first time in 2008, the group met and shared tales about Christmas and other holiday adventures. After that, we covered the following:
1. Personal writing goals for 2008. The Word Pirates went around in a circle and shared what they would like to accomplish in 2008 […]

“The Atlantic Monthly” has posted some of its book reviews from as far back as the 1800s online. While I wish they had given us access to more than just a smattering of them (as well as access to ones where they were unimpressed by a work that time has elevated to a classic), it […]

A racy little digest read about bad girls.
“I’m working as a translator and interpreter now,” I boasted.
“That’s a rather obvious metaphor for someone who lives his life through others,” she observed.
“I’ve been in love with you for 10 years,” I swooned.
“Well, you’re a complete idiot then,” she said, “but if you want to go down […]

Hm. Maybe this is how I should decorate my walls. I must have an old dictionary I can use somewhere…

~ Joy

I haven’t had a chance to fully check it out for myself, but this looks like a cool place to find ideas for where to submit your writing: Duotrope’s Digest, “a database of over 2050 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections.”
Check it out and tell me what you think. I’ll do the same […]

Word Pirates!
Hope you had a great holiday and are excited to start the writing year off right with a Word Pirates meeting. We are moving the meetings from Thursdays to TUESDAYS. So from now on, we will meet the first and third TUESDAY of the month at my new house in Petaluma. We will keep […]

The reason I like Jeffrey Eugenides is that he has written two books that are complete visions, richly drawn, and utterly unlike each other in story and style. Not many writers can do that. So I figure if he takes 10 years to write something unique from his other books, he is still doing […]

Novelists Inc. (a nonprofit representing novelists) is pushing for legislation to require used-book sellers to pay a percentage of sales to publishers and authors for any book re-sold within two years of its original publishing date. You can read some discussion about it here.
To me, a law like that sounds like it would lead to […]

Each year Lake Superior State University releases a list of words and phrases that should be banished. Some are terms that are overused in the media or popular culture. Others are words that have been mutated from their original meaning to represent something else. Regardless, this compilation is necessary, even if non-binding.
Among […]