vocabulary lessons with Diana Gabaldon
I am an avid reader and an English teacher, so I have a pretty good vocabulary. However, reading Diana Gabaldon has introduced me to many new words. This is an ongoing effort to identify words I...
View ArticleUnderlying Grammar
Grammar is not just a pain in the ass; it’s the pole you grab to get your thoughts up on their feet and walking.” Stephen King On Writing p. 121 I kind of like grammar. I like the structure of it, and...
View Articlepoem- MOBY dreams (chapter titles found poem)
Diana Gabaldon just released the next set of chapter titles (68-81) for her next novel, “My Own Heart’s Blood.” They looked like they were asking to be a poem, so now they are. I have taken the...
View Articlefound poem- chapter titles from MOBY by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon just posted the Chapter 82 to 94 titles for her next book in the Outlander series, entitled Written in My Own Heart’s Blood (aka MOH-B, aka MOBY) Those chapter titles were mixed to...
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In chapter 15 of Diana Gabaldon’s Written in My Own Heart’s Blood, Jenny says of Jamie, . “Ye ken how he is…always explaining you to yourself.” . This line made me chuckle. My husband is just like...
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