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I am the author of Baby Changes Everything: Embracing and Preparing for Motherhood (Revell, 2007). I also edit a leadership magazine for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers International) called Connections. And I am a freelance writer too, so I live life on both side of the writer's desk.
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defenestrationMy Dad introduced me to this word!
Defenestration, from the Latin de (from; out of) and fenestra (window or opening), is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year of 1618.[1]
In 2004, Merriam-Webster's dictionary users named "defenestration" as one of Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year.[2]
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Ben Zimmer on How Technology is Shaping Language
October 8, 2013
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On Slate, Lexicon Valley Launches a New Language Blog
September 10, 2013
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"Word by Word" is a Funny, Revealing Look at the Life of a Lexicographer
March 30, 2017
- 1 Comment
Making the White Space Talk
February 20, 2017
- 1 Comment
Creativity:
Bob Dylan: Joker and Thinker. Cynic and Believer. Lover and Loner.
December 21, 2016
- 5 Comments
The Struggle of Songwriting
July 20, 2016
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Fiction writing:
Seven Strategies for Banishing Your Perfectionism
November 27, 2015
- 2 Comments
"Novel" Gazing
November 14, 2014
- 1 Comment
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80th Column: Verbal Oddities
October 31, 2016
- 13 Comments
Order Your Adjectives: Failed and Nuclear
October 17, 2016
- 6 Comments
Teaching:
The Enduring Impact of English Teachers on Students
April 28, 2015
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How Can English Teachers Nurture Young Writers?
March 6, 2015
- 2 Comments
Visual Thesaurus:
Word Cloud: A Film Inspired by the Visual Thesaurus
August 24, 2012
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Reconsidering the Thesaurus
April 2, 2012
Writers:
Stats Meet Lit in an Insightful New Book About Writing
April 19, 2017
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