A Step in the Write Direction
July 14,
2014
Update: This has been quite an
interesting week with a lot happening. Monday I had a cat scan on my lungs. (The
doctor has been trying everything with the COPD to lessen the coughing, so he
wanted to see if they’ve missed something.)…My daughter and family from Oklahoma
were supposed to leave Monday for a vacation in Michigan, then a woman from
their church passed away, so they had to wait until Wednesday so my son-in-law
could hold the funeral. Then also on Tuesday they got a call that my
son-in-law’s mom here in Mesa is going to have hip replacement surgery on the
15th, so they changed their plans and came here instead. Got here
Thursday night, so we’re enjoying their visit. (Note: If I had taken my trip to
Michigan as planned, I would have missed their visit here!)….Also on Thursday I
had a test I’ve never had before—a bronchoscopy, similar to an endoscopy, except
this tube goes into the lungs, takes pictures and also a biopsy. So will find
out the results of that and the cat scan at my appointment Thursday, July
17th… Finally finished reading over the edited manuscript for the new
edition of A Step in the Write Direction, and learned how to globally
replace straight quotes with curly ones—AFTER I went through the 393 pages and
did each one manually! Sent the manuscript back to the publisher last night, and
will just wait now for the final page proofs. The book is scheduled to come out
in September with a new cover, which I’m eager to see.
Thought for the Day:
Lord, take me where You want me to
go,
Let me meet whom You want me to meet,
Help me to say what You want me to
say,
And keep me from getting in Your way.
—Father Mychal Judge, who lost his
life on
9/11/01, at the
World Trade Center
Song for the Day:
I’ll go where You want me
to go, dear Lord,
Over mountain, or plain, or
sea.
I’ll say where You want me
to say, dear Lord,
I’ll be what You want me to
be.
—Mary Brown, “I’ll Go Where You Want
Me to Go”
Laugh for the
Day:
"Do you believe in life after death?" a
supervisor asked his clerk.
"Oh yes, sir," she replied.
"That's good," the employer said, "because
yesterday after you left early to attend your grandfather's funeral, he stopped
by to see you."
Writer’s Tips:
Mnemonic Spelling Hints
Affect, as v., alter, sway; as n., psychological state
Effect, as v., establish; as n., end result
All right, two words; remember its antonym, all wrong
Anoint, use an ointment
Balloon, two l’s as in ball
Battalion, two t’s, one l, as in battle
Capitol, building as in dome
Capital, city as in an area
Connecticut, first I connect, then I cut.
Deductible, i as in IRS.
Dependent, take dependents to the dentist.
Descendant, descendants come from ancestors.
February, “Br! It’s cold.”
Friend, a friend to the end.
Grammar, bad grammar will mar your progress.
Gray, a as in America; grey, the English spelling, e as in England.
Inoculate, one n, one c, as in inject.
Memento, mem as in memory.
Minuscule, contains minus.
Piece, a piece of pie.
Privilege, a privilege gives you a leg up.
Recommend/recommendation, contain the word commend.
Rhythm, divide six letters into two groups, each
with an h in the
middle.
Separate, break into parts.
Stationary, stand still.
Stationery, write on it (or remember e stands for envelope).[1]
* * *
And a great way to remember the names of the
Great Lakes: Sailors refer to them as their HOMES—Huron, Ontario, Michigan,
Erie, Superior.
[1] Source unknown.
Received in conference handout.
Have a good week spreading
the
gospel through
the printed page.
Donna Clark
Goodrich
dgood648@aol.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
http://donna-goodrich.blogspot.com
www.thewritersfriend.net
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