Word of the Week: auspicious (aw-SPISH-ous).
Favorable. The Roman priest examined the entrails of the dead lamb and pronounced the signs auspicious.
(By the way—yesterday I read a wonderful novel in which I had to keep stopping to look up words. That’s not really not the effect you want, because unfamiliar words can take the reader out of the story. The words I give you in this newsletter are words any reader should know or be able to deduce through context. Useable words.)
Writer’s Word of the Week: book club.
A club, usually meeting monthly, in which people agree to read one particular book for a group discussion.
Book clubs are invaluable to writers because through listening and participating, you learn what readers want and expect from a book. And afterward, you can consider how you would/could correct any perceived flaws in the book under discussion and your own work in progress.
Every writer should belong to a book club. Check with your local library to find one in your community.
Q&A
Question: What does it mean when a movie is “based on” a novel? Does the author participate in this process?
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