Uphill Writing

Quips and Quotes: Douglas Adams

rikscott — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:30:26 +0000

Uphill Writing: Quips and Quotes “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” –Douglas Adams

Slipping Out of Gear for Fun and Profit

rikscott — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:30:43 +0000

If you’ve read the 9:30 post you know that yesterday was an odd day for me. As I write today’s post yesterday, it is still being an odd day as I type up this post. Typically I pick out the topics, and begin work on the next day’s posts early on. Experience has told me that waiting [...]

That Little Thing Called You

rikscott — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:30:32 +0000

I spent the day today, mostly unconscious. No, not like that. More like almost asleep. On my last visit to the doctor I brought home more than glucose testing equipment. I also brought a raging cold. Gotta love it. When I was in elementary school I had no idea who I was. Most kids I knew [...]

Word of the Day: Wane

rikscott — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:30:33 +0000

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day Wane, V., [weyn] Definition: To decrease in size. Example: As the days went on, we watched the moon wane. How will you use wane in a sentence today? The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and other on-line services.

Quips and Quotes: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

rikscott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:35 +0000

Uphill Writing: Quips and Quotes “The writer who cannot sometimes throw away a thought about which another man would have written dissertations, without worry whether or not the reader will find it, will never become a great writer.” - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

Have You Read Shakespeare in the Original Russian?

rikscott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:30:33 +0000

Yes, Checkov (Pavel, not Anton) once quipped that he had read Shakespeare in the original Russian. I always liked that, as it harked back to the cold-war days where the US and the USSR were always vying for firsts in space and technology. Of course we know that Shakespeare did not write in Russian, he [...]

How Many Books Can You Read?

rikscott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:47 +0000

Most writers I know bemoan their lack of time to read. Life gets in the way, they say, and I can see how it does. Even those of us who are retired—be it in the lap of luxury, or holding the wolf at bay on the other side of the door—are preoccupied with any number of [...]

Word of the Day: Premonish

rikscott — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:30:13 +0000

Uphill Writing: Word of the Day Premonish, V., [pri-mon-ish] Definition: To warn beforehand. Example: The sign premonished danger. How will you use premonish in a sentence today? The Uphill Writing Word of the Day is taken from dictionary.com,merriam-webster.com, and other on-line services.

Quips and Quotes: John Kieran

rikscott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:30:56 +0000

Uphill Writing: Quips and Quotes “I am a part of all I have read.” – John Kieran

What Happens in Your Life that You Can’t Write About?

rikscott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:30:06 +0000

If you really think about it, the answer is, nothing much. There may be things that you are embarrassed to write about. Things you find gross, or unpleasant, but they are all a part of life. I’m not a big fan of “Catcher in The Rye”. It chronicled some very real, very human situations, and more importantly (if [...]