Dawn M.
Subscriber since: March 2009
Location:
Fredericksburg,
VA
About Me
I've had a love affair with books from a very young age. In the 7th grade, my teacher challenged the class to read one book a month and write a one-page book report on each book for a little extra credit. She had to have a parent-teacher conference with my father because I ended up reading over 10 books each month...skewing my grade and giving me a tremendously unfair advantage.
When I am reading, I become the story and the story becomes me. I internalize it and it blossoms into something that is real and tangible. I breathe it, I dream it, I obsess over it and allow it to whisk me away.
I am an amature writer in my personal time and a copywriter in the professional world.
Words amaze me. Grammar and sentence construction rope me in. Everything about the written word caresses me intellectually. I am working on a fiction book in my spare time that I hope to one day see published. In the meantime, I am here...learning, growing and enjoying the beauty of Words.
When I am reading, I become the story and the story becomes me. I internalize it and it blossoms into something that is real and tangible. I breathe it, I dream it, I obsess over it and allow it to whisk me away.
I am an amature writer in my personal time and a copywriter in the professional world.
Words amaze me. Grammar and sentence construction rope me in. Everything about the written word caresses me intellectually. I am working on a fiction book in my spare time that I hope to one day see published. In the meantime, I am here...learning, growing and enjoying the beauty of Words.
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Favorite Word:
annihilationI fell in love with this word as a teenager. I rarely have an opportunity to use it in my daily life. The word "annihilation" is unmistakable. It is graphic and telling, in your face and at the same time, the word feels almost sensual as it rolls through your mouth when it is spoken. There is no question, no hesitation as to the intended meaning when this word is used. Perhaps I love it because it is so unforgiving, unyielding. The exact opposite of me.
Least Favorite Word:
moistFavorite Quote:
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Bonnie Wasmund, U.S. author
Favorite Topics:
Copywriting:
Score One for the Apostrophe
October 19, 2011
- 9 Comments
The Case of the Lay Flat Collar
June 29, 2010
- 19 Comments
Creativity:
Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010
- 2 Comments
Fiction writing:
The Power of General Statements
January 23, 2012
- 15 Comments
The Writer-Reader-Character Bond
August 8, 2011
- 12 Comments
How to write:
Media:
Words from a "Surreal" Week in Boston
April 22, 2013
- 2 Comments
Roger Ebert's Lexicon: Fruit Carts, Idiot Plots, and Wunza Movies
April 5, 2013
- 7 Comments
Politics:
How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Letting "Sequester" Fester
February 21, 2013
- 4 Comments
Web tools:
Twitter Me This: New Technology in the Language Arts Classroom
November 15, 2011
- 3 Comments
Tracking Dialects on Twitter: What's Coo and What's Koo?
November 4, 2011
- 4 Comments
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
- 11 Comments
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