Wednesday, April 24, 2019

In Case You Need a Bigger Toolbox... #WritingCommunity

In his excellent book On Writing, Stephen King advises us writers to have a few useful books, such as a good dictionary and The Elements of Style by Strunk & White, in our toolbox.

💙In case you need a bigger toolbox, though, here are a few other good books on writing:

On Writing – Stephen King

The Hero's Journey – Joseph Campbell

The Right to Write – Julia Cameron

Bird by Bird – Anne Lamot

The Hero with a Thousand Faces – Joseph Campbell

Your Life as Story – Tristine Rainer

Writing Down the Bones – Natalie Goldberg

The Sound of Paper – Julia Cameron

Daemon Voices – Philip Pullman

💙And here are some more books recommended by friends in the #WritingCommunity:

Reading Like a Writer - Francine Prose

Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style - Benjamin Dreyer

Thanks, Deborah! 💙

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

A Few Contributions...

These are only a few of the many brilliant people from the Spanish speaking world and their contributions (just a quick list I put together in response to a comment I saw by an ignorant person):
Dominican Republic
Julia Alvarez


Guatemala

Miguel Angel Asturias


Mexico

Frida Kahlo
https://www.fridakahlo.org/  

Octavio Paz

Judith Baca

Mario Molina

Ellen Ochoa


Peru

Mario Vargas Llosa


Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel




Spain

Pablo Picasso

Chile

Isabel Allende

Gabriela Mistral
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Word Play

Last Friday, I was sitting on my neighbor's porch talking to a friend, Robert, while my neighbor, Danny, had gone inside the house to get us drinks. We were talking about food, one of my favorite topics, and about having a sweet tooth. I asked Robert if he liked dates, and he remembered how he'd tried dates stuffed with some kind of nut, maybe almonds or walnuts. Then Danny arrived with the drinks, and Larry asked him. "Do you like dates with nuts?" Danny replied, "Well... I've been on a few dates with nuts, but I can't say I like them." We had a good laugh. Then as Robert explained the misunderstanding, I entered my dream world of linguistic features, thinking about homonyms.

What are homonyms?

homonyms (homo + onym)
words that sound the same and are spelled the same but have different meanings
example:
I like to eat dates with my tea when I go out on dates.

not to be confused with...

homophones (homo + phone)
words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
example:
They're paining their house.

homographs (homo + graph)
words that are spelled the same but are pronounced differently and have different meanings
example:
He moped when he saw what happened to his moped.

these words all contain "homo"

homo

►root word

 Latin (homo) → man 
examples: homosapien (sapien: sapient/wise), homo erectus (erect: upright)

Greek (homos) → same (used as a prefix)
examples: homosexual (sex: gender), homonym (onym: name), homophone (phone: sound), homograph (graph: writing/drawing)

►derogatory term
short for homosexual (offensive)

Joey, Joey, Joey
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

A Few Good Books


I'm an avid reader. I read anything I get my hands on, and I've found that I can get ideas related to my work in progress from any kind of genre and topic. I'm currently working on a non-fiction, which, to a certain degree, justifies all the time I spend reading, instead of writing.

This past week, I read several books, three of which I found very useful to writers in general. As I post a blog every Wednesday, this week, I want to share these three books with you:

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CREATIVITY, INC.
overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration
Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace
2014

This book, written by the president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animation based on his experiences, is a gem for leading authorities on business practices who want to help employees achieve more innovation and success than ever before. It's also an excellent read for any individual in any field who wants to destroy the obstacles to creativity.

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DAEMON VOICES
on stories and storytelling
Philip Pullman
2017

This book is a collection of entertaining essays on a variety of topics related to storytelling, from writers' responsibilities and choices to authors' power and effect. Any writer should check this out.

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THE NON-DESIGNER'S DESIGN BOOK
Robbin Williams
Fourth Edition 2015

This is an excellent source of information for any non-designer. It offers practical advice on everything related to design, from using the principles of contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity in designing a brochure or a business card to choosing the right type for a book.

I hope you find this information useful.

All the best,

Noosha 💜









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