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Cathy C. Hallhttps://cathychall.wordpress.com/I write, write, write. Then I rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. THEN I submit all those polished-up words out into the world and sell 'em. It's a plan that's worked pretty well.

Friday’s Fun Find: Part Two (I Write Like…)

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So maybe you didn’t win the book today. But I’ve found a swell consolation prize for you!Image

I’ll bet you have a favorite writer–maybe a handful of favorite writers. And deep down (or maybe not so deep down), you’ve always wanted to write just like her (or him). Maybe, if you’re anything like me, you savor every word from your favorite writers’ novels, and when you are done, you sigh contentedly. But then, almost immediately, you are struck by an urge to slam your head on the desk, whilst crying piteously, “I’ll never write as good well as that. Never. Never. Never.”

But maybe you will, dear writer. Maybe, unbeknownst to you, your writing craft is improving every day. And maybe, if you were able to compare your writing from, say, your latest Nano manuscript, you would find that you write like…MARGARET ATWOOD!!!

And maybe you wouldn’t go around, adding “st” to words because you got swept up into the la-ti-da writing moment.

Anyway, when I plopped a block of text into the site, I Write Like…, up came Margaret Atwood. And so I stuck the handy little widget on my blog to inspire me as I continue my Nano journey. Because honestly, I’ve loved Margaret Atwood since I read The Handmaid’s Tale, lo those many years ago. It’s nice to think that a little of her has perhaps rubbed off on me.

So I’m not sticking anything else in the analyzer. I’m perfectly happy to quit while I’m Margaret Atwood.

P.S. Please leave me a comment if you try it. I’d love to know who YOU write like!

Friday’s Fun Find: A Positively Swell Winner!

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ImageI laughed when Mr. Randomizer (over at Random.Org) spat out the name for the Booooook Giveaway. And not because the winner is funny (She is, actually, very funny!) or even because she’s funny-looking (She’s not too funny-looking. I mean, um…she’s not funny-looking at all.)

I laughed because she has more than a couple kids who’ll enjoy reading Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Think Positive for Kids. And that she’ll read it, too, because she’s a writer who’s always reading to get a leg up on a market. But mostly, I laughed because of ALL the names in the comments, from places ALL over this wonderful world, the winner lives down the road from me. And now, I don’t have to pay any postage.

Wheeeeeee! I just love Fun Fridays!

(If your name is not Debra Mayhew, then you might want to check out Chicken Soup for the Soul’s Think Positive for Kids here. It’s really a fun read, but more than that, it’ll positively make the kid in your life’s day!)