Some of the new words, phrases and abbreviations added to dictionaries in the past few years. My 11-year-old son recently reported with horror that the word “funner” has been added to the dictionary. “What’s wrong with that?” I asked. He gaped. “IT’S NOT A WORD.” “Sure it is,” I said. “Little kids say it all […]
Sister Holiday, the protagonist of Margot Douaihy’s showstopper of a series debut SCORCHED GRACE (Gillian Flynn Books/Zando, 310 pp., $27.95) isn’t what you’d imagine a nun to be like, even in laissez-faire New Orleans. “Not that I knew what to make of a nun like me — gold tooth from a bar fight, black scarf […]
Writing a book is an art form, and that means that there’s not one right way to do it—it’s going to look different for everyone, and as long as someone’s method works for them, it’s fine. That said, if you’re a new writer looking for advice, this can make a project as big as a […]
