Flooflepuncture
Flooflepuncture (Definition): A cat’s application of claws in a burst of purring pleasure, typically done while kneading, and apparently, “inadvertently.” (Arguments persist whether anything cats do is “inadvertent.”)
In Use: “Michael abruptly awoke when Quinn flooflepunctured Michael’s bicep with his unsheathed, pointy little daggers called claws.”
Today’s Bumper Sticker
“Our tattoos taste like chicken.”
Of Fitbits & Porters
Eight of us were in attendance at the weekly BoBs to toast Q (our late founder) and Harold Schlumberg. Of those eight, three were drinkers on the dark side. On that day, we were partaking of Caldera’s award winning Pilot Rock Porter. It’s great to be able to support a local business.
The three dark drinkers were arrayed together on one side, not by plan to sit with the other dark drinkers, but by choice about where we preferred to sit. Then, it was noticed that the dark drinkers all wore Fitbits. No one else had one. Further, all the Fitbits were the Charge 2 models.
Coincidence? What is the probability of the three dark drinkers sitting side by side wearing Fitbit Charge 2s while the five light drinkers, imbibing the Amber Ale, did not wear Fitbits?
Hell, I don’t know. You do the math.
Rules & Standards
We each find and decide what rules and standards apply to ourselves. Then we measure ourselves against those standards.
Catspot
Every feline is familiar with the legendary catspot. The catspot is the best locality for snoozing off the catnip in comfort. They can change with seasons and the sun’s angle, furniture arrangements, and visitors, but one will always be found and designated. Humans eventually find them, too, telling themselves, “I haven’t seen Jade all day. I wonder if she’s in a catspot?” Then they walk around the house, trying to think like a cat, to see where they’re sleeping.
Authors Answer 134 – Are Authors Organised?
Interesting P.O.V.s. I’m kinda sorta like Paul Spence, organizing certain aspects in a multitude of ways following the clever decision of whatever works at the moment, but don’t ‘organize’ the plot. I do a lot of thinking and writing about the plot to help me understand what I’m thinking. I think of that less as organizing and more as therapy.
Are authors organised? Many authors take notes, but not all do. Some authors have colour-coded pens, post-it notes, and different notebooks for different things. Some use paper, some use computer spreadsheets. Everyone has their own way. This week, we’re talking about how we organise our notes.
Question 134 – How do you organise your notes?
For my first novel, I had a spiral notebook that held everything – all my plot ideas, scenes, characters, sketches. For actual plotting, however, I used 3×5 notecards. Each one had a major plot point on it, and I lined them all up on a wall in my room. Then I could add other notecards underneath with further explanations or questions, and I could easily re-arrange my plot points. It was a great visual, and I liked it better having it up on a wall instead of having it on a computer screen. …
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Inspirational Quote # 650
I’d love to believe this and tell you that I live by these words, but I don’t see the inner voices and those outside me through the same prism. My inner voices usually get along with me and one another pretty well; those outside voices, though…well, I just don’t know what they’re up to, nor if I can trust them.
Google Search Image EDITING 101: 36 – Removing Filter Words…
This is something I’ve learned on my own, and continue to work on. I didn’t think of them as filter words; instead, these were words overused and abstract, that showed and conveyed little, doing so at a distance. I also noticed that the books I best enjoyed rarely used these words. The authors instead let me share the experience, rather than telling me about it.
Originally posted as the Dun Writin’—Now Whut? series on this blog, EDITING 101 is a weekly refresher series for some of you and brand new for others.
Courtesy ofAdirondack Editing
Removing Filter Words
Filter words are placed between your character and the action. Generally, they are added to a sentence when trying to describe something that your character is experiencing or thinking. While, as usual, there’s a place for them in writing, you can tighten up your scenes immensely when they’re removed. It’s another tidbit for helping you show, rather than tell, as without the filter words, you’re forced to add more description to get what you mean across.
What are some filter words? Felt, realized, saw, wondered, seemed, decided, heard, knew, touched, watched, and can are some of the more common ones. You can search the Internet for other lists of filtering words. Cutting away your filtering words and forcing…
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Twenty-two
More will die tomorrow
In the name of freedom, choice, democracy and God
We’ll strike back to teach them a lesson
Twenty-two dead today
More will die tomorrow
In the name of freedom, choice, democracy and God
Twenty-two dead today
How many more tomorrow?
Michael Seidel, writer 