Hmm, I’ve been wondering about the power of words lately because of some commercial ventures I’m involved in. As writers I suppose we all know just how powerful words are – don’t we? There’s something special about finding the ‘mot juste’ for a given situation, or character. It just ‘feels’ right.
But getting the right word [...]
Entries from March 2007
What’s in a word?
March 9th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Tags: Interesting Articles · Internet marketing · Selling · Statistics · The power of words
Brava novella contest
March 7th, 2007 · No Comments
I just came across this link, which sounds rather interesting. It’s a contest with the chance of ending up being published. Rather good, eh?
You only get 750 words to make your mark, but the contest closes on 1st September so there’s time to write, edit and polish. Oh, and submit. Yes, quite important that last [...]
Tags: Contests · other blogs
Controversy about Jesus.
March 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment
There’s a story here, on the Time magazine site, that is stirring up tremendous feelings on both sides of a large camp.
Seems people are claiming they have found Jesus’ body. If it’s true, it opens up all kinds of questions and if it’s not true then it’s just a cruel hoax played by somebody who [...]
Tags: Jesus body found · News stories · You couldn't make it up · my thoughts