EM's Word of the Week for 4.20.11 -- insensate

Word of the Week for 4.20.11: insensate

Define the word, then use it in your writing, whether in a sentence, paragraph or short story. Enjoy!

Word of the Week for 4.13.11: Larrikin

Word of the Week for 4.13.11: Larrikin.

Define the word, then use it in your writing, whether in a sentence, paragraph or short story. Enjoy!

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week for 4.4.11 -- pleonasm

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.

This week's word is pleonasm

Have a good week, everyone! :)

New ebook formats for Secrets of the Professional Freelancer & Shadows of the Soul

Hi everyone,

I'm working on converting the rest of my books to various ebook formats. Secrets of the Professional Freelancer and Shadows of the Soul are both now available. Use the coupon below to get 10 percent off Secrets till May 1st!:

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Get Secrets of the Professional Freelancer, the book I wrote based on my long-running online course, for $2.69, or 10% off the regular price, until May 1st. Use this coupon code when placing your order: AX72R. Enter the code prior to checkout. If you've wanted to become a freelance writer, but weren't sure how to begin, my book can help you achieve your goal.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/48849

Shadows of the Soul is a collection of poems that explores the ebb and flow of human life with all its joys, sorrows, surprises and triumphs. Written during a dark and transformative period of Bev Walton-Porter's life, just prior to and after the death of her first husband, this collection addresses the raw and exposed core of existence that pulses beneath the surface of every human being.

Last Word of the Week for 3.4.11: suffumigation

Last Word of the Week for 3.4.11: suffumigation

Definition:

–noun
1. The act of fumigating, literally from below; fumigation.
2. The act of burning perfumes: one of the ceremonies in incantation.
3. A fume; especially, a preparation used in fumigating.

Source: Wordnik.com

Smashwords profile -- are you over there, too?

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/bevwaltonporter

Set up an author profile on Smashwords and my books will be added soon (once I have time in the midst of my other weekly editing duties). If you have a profile over there, feel free to share it with me! :)

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week for 3.4.11 -- suffumigation

Each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.



This week's word is suffumigation


Have a good week, everyone! :)

Last Word of the Week for 2.25.11: tachyphrasia

Word of the Week for 2.25.11: tachyphrasia

Definition:

–noun
1. Very rapid and voluble speech.

Source: WordNet

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week for 2.25.11 -- tachyphrasia

Each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.



This week's word is tachyphrasia



Have a good end of the week, everyone! :)

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week for 2.17.11 -- fulgurites

Each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.

This week's word is fulgurites

Have a good end of the week, everyone! :)

Last Word of the Week for 02.10.11 -- Quadrumane

Definition:

quadrumane: An animal having four hands and feet with opposable digits, specifically a member of the now obsolete order of mammals Quadrumana, comprising all non-human primates; a primate.

Source: http://www.wordnik.com/words/quadrumane

Was this a new one to you?



Elemental Muse's Word of the Week: quadrumane

Each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.

This week's word is quadrumane

Have a good end of the week, everyone! :)

Last week's word: knissomancy

Definition of last week's word:


knissomancy: Divination using burning incense


Source: phrontistery.info


Hope you had fun with it! ;) I burn incense all the time, so this one was of special interest to me.

Link to guest appearance on Castle Rock Radio 1.26.11

Yesterday I was a guest on Empowerment Through Healing through Castle Rock Radio, which is broadcast out of Castle Rock, Colorado. It's an hour-long show and host Tami Urbanek interviewed me about the paranormal and paranormal investigation in general. Hope you can give a listen!

http://castlerockradio.com/media_player.asp?messageID=82936

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week: knissomancy

To recap: each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means, employ the word in a sentence (or paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about what the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.

Have a good week, everyone! :)

Last week's word: zelotic

Last week's word: zelotic

Definition of last week's word:

Zelotic: of the nature of a zealot

Source: http://phrontistery.info/index.html

Hope you had fun with it!

Elemental Muse's Word of the Week: zelotic

Welcome to 2011! It's a brand new writing year, and a brand new year for doing all sorts of creative things. This year, one thing I'm doing that's new is Elemental Muse's Word of the Week. It's designed to expand vocabulary and jump-start creativity. How? Here's the idea:

Each week, I'll choose a Word of the Week. I'll post the word on my blogs and on Facebook. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to find out what that word means (some of them you'll already know), use that word in a sentence (or a paragraph) and use it to jump-start a freewriting session. Build a short story from it, build an article from it, build *something written* from it. The main thing is to USE that word to think about that the word means, how it feels to you as a writer, how you could use that word in a piece of writing (could be a sentence, could be a longer piece) and go from there.

Now that you've got the idea, here's your FIRST word of the week:

Zelotic

Got it? Great! Now find out what it means (if you don't already know), then use it in a sentence. After that, see where you can go with it! What kind of story can you build around it? Give it a shot!

Have a good week, everyone! :)