Tip for Tuesday - For Writers

A great writing resource is The Elements of Style by William Struck Jr. and E.B. White.

It's a short little book packed full with helpful tips, hints, and examples.

Here is one example of the types of advice listed in the book:

"Exclamations: Do not attempt to emphasize simple statements by using a mark of exclamation.

The exclamation mark is to be reserved for use after true exclamations or commands.

What a wonderful show!
Halt!

Margins: Keep right-hand and left-hand margins roughly the same width."


Have you found any great writing resources - please share them in the comments section. Thanks.

MONDAY, MONDAY - I HATE THAT DAY

"Monday Monday"

Mondays are never easy. I thought they were only supposed to be hard when I was young. NOT.

It's never easy to get up out of a warm cozy bed and get going.

Have you found any tricks to make Mondays easy-er?

Me and the Girls

It was a beautiful day today. So my husband and I decided to take the girls for a walk: Sasha and Kit.

Sasha is almost two years old now and she is a Siberian Husky. Kit is 16 and she's a Shiba Inu.

Kit is a little overweight but at 16 I'm not putting her on a die...t.

They are such sweet dogs but we had trouble getting them to look at the camera at the same time. Oh well, you can see how sweet they look even if you can't see Sasha's beautiful blue eyes.

The Book of Lost Things

This is a book filled with retold fairytales but it isn't a storybook for kids. Each of the fairytales is darker and grimer than a Brothers Grime version. From Snow White to the Wizard of Oz, this book blends old classics and gives them a new twist - or perhaps I should say "twisted" version.

I really enjoyed it though. It was never quite what I expected and that was fun.

John Connolly did a beautiful job of weaving tales together into one story. If you like a mystery with a little fantasy, I would definitely recommend this but only if you are over 14 and probably more like 20.

If you've read it, I'd love to hear what you thought.

Earth-Friendly Friday: RePurposing

My husband built the arbor with the benches at our front gate, using recycled lumber. Plus, his brother built our garden chairs using old torn down picket fencing.

I love reusing old worn out materials and repurposing them.

Are there any ways you use things in a new way? Please add your ideas to my "comments" to inspire us all to live a little greener.

Answer to Thought for Thursday

Answer: $2.00


$1.00 for the script and $1 for directing the movie.

THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY- FOR WRITERS

Thought: George Clooney wrote and directed the 2005 film Good Night and Good Luck

How much was he paid?

Post your guess in "comments" please, and then come back around 3:00 to see if you were right.