Davyman
Subscriber since: December 2010
Location: Jonesboro, GA
About Me
Life is about Christ, the savior, my reason for living, my Jorgie girl & mate of 44 years and my four children. Career in ministry, full time senior pastor for 30 years, author and presently administrator of Word on Wings Publications & Ministries @ wordonwings.com~
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Favorite Word:

scintillating
It bubbles with life and promise~
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Least Favorite Word:

insidious
It hisses with sound of the serpent who deceives through seduction and deceit. When juxtaposed with the word truth it reveals where most human sufferings and failures have their roots~

Favorite Quote:

"If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing"
- Anatole France

Favorite Topics:

Blogs:

Getting "Gatsby": The Language Behind the Novel
May 10, 2013 - 1 Comment
Obsolete Words Worth Reviving?
March 21, 2013

Books:

"Yes, I Could Care Less": A Mixed Bag
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Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 14, 2013 - 2 Comments

Creativity:

Calling All Writers: Introducing Figment
May 16, 2011
SciPlay, So Far
November 30, 2010 - 2 Comments

Fun:

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: May Edition
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How "Baloney" Got Phony
May 3, 2013 - 2 Comments

How to write:

How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
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10 Non-Writing Activities That Will Improve Your Writing
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers April 15, 2013 - 9 Comments

Marketing:

How to Name Anything
January 17, 2013 - 4 Comments
Brand Names of the Year for 2012
December 11, 2012 - 8 Comments

Politics:

How Language Shapes The Gun Debate
February 28, 2013
Letting "Sequester" Fester
February 21, 2013 - 4 Comments

Public relations:

Optimizing Your Press Releases For the Web
February 15, 2008 - 1 Comment
Publicity How-To, For Free
January 17, 2008

Reading:

Staring, Glancing and Glaring Through Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight"
March 7, 2013 - 2 Comments
Writing Packed with Life
February 4, 2013 - 5 Comments

Self-publishing:

The March of the E-Books
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Self-Publish Your Writing!
November 28, 2011 - 3 Comments

Teaching:

A Question of Grammar
April 30, 2013
Always Never Something: Eliminating Five Overused Words
April 29, 2013 - 15 Comments

WordMasters:

WordMasters: Grade 3 Blue Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011
WordMasters: Grade 3 Gold Division Jan-Feb '11
January 31, 2011

Words:

Leaning Back to Look at "Lean In"
May 23, 2013 - 1 Comment
"Beat-Upedness"?
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Writer's block:

Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008 - 11 Comments

Writers:

Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 14, 2013 - 2 Comments
Flash, Gleam, Glint, Sparkle: McPhee, Woolf, and Words
May 7, 2013 - 3 Comments

Writing:

Balzac's "Lost Illusions": a Novel in Contrasts
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 14, 2013 - 2 Comments
How to Overcome Your Writing Shame
premium content - available only to Visual Thesaurus subcribers May 13, 2013 - 4 Comments