Words can unite people or start major conflicts, especially between the literate and the illiterate. I know, for I have experienced the illiterate. They are a cranky bunch.
Most of the words I know are in Cracker with just a smattering of proper English in the mix. I know some words in Russian, French, German, and Spanish (both Castilian and Ybor City). I am also skillful in deploying the most appropriate cuss words, matching the situation, in many of those languages. Shoot fire, I learned those first, and with that knowledge I can pert near guarantee myself an ass-whooping in several countries.
Mrs. Perillo, professor of my college English class, learnt me a bunch of good English stuff, like "hold back on the use of commas, butt head" (I love commas). I am hoping to gain more useful knowledge from the Elisa Lorello blog. Ms. Lorello is another published Kindle author that the Oracle is following.
"I'll Have What She's Having": The Official Blog of Elisa Lorello, is better than a college course on creative writing because I can learn from a professional writer while sitting butt nekkid in front of my computer with a beer in hand. That might be a vision that will cause Ms. Lorello to wake up screaming in the middle of the night (Mrs. Perillo got the vapors), but I am looking forward to acquiring some inspirational writing insights from her blog.
As a side note, I got straight "A"s in Mrs. Perillo's ENG 1101 and 1102 classes. Woulda gotten a gold star if it weren't for those damn commas.
The Belle of Ballast Point has just finished Lorello's latest Kindle book, Faking It
. She said this was an excellent read and that she didn't figure out the end until the end, which is often telegraphed in advance to the reader.
Here is an excerpt from the Amazon Book Description: "Over cheesecake in Brooklyn, she offers him a proposition: he will teach her how to be a better lover, and in return, she will give him writing lessons. He agrees, and together they embark upon an intense partnership that proves to be as instructive as it is arousing."
The Kindle and paperback version of Faking It from Amazon Encore is available now.
The new and improved paperback version from Mariner Books will be available August 23, 2011.
Oh yeah, as a claim to fame Ms. Lorello says she can recite the alphabet back to front. Big freakin' deal!
Let's see you start in the middle and, alternating this side with that side, work your way out in both directions. Now, that would be impressive; I don't care who you are.
The Belle of Ballast Point has just finished Lorello's latest Kindle book, Faking It
. She said this was an excellent read and that she didn't figure out the end until the end, which is often telegraphed in advance to the reader.Here is an excerpt from the Amazon Book Description: "Over cheesecake in Brooklyn, she offers him a proposition: he will teach her how to be a better lover, and in return, she will give him writing lessons. He agrees, and together they embark upon an intense partnership that proves to be as instructive as it is arousing."
The Kindle and paperback version of Faking It from Amazon Encore is available now.
The new and improved paperback version from Mariner Books will be available August 23, 2011.
Oh yeah, as a claim to fame Ms. Lorello says she can recite the alphabet back to front. Big freakin' deal!
Let's see you start in the middle and, alternating this side with that side, work your way out in both directions. Now, that would be impressive; I don't care who you are.
Oy, the pressure! I'll have to come up with a brilliant blogpost soon. Thanks so much for the vote of confidence.
ReplyDelete(And hey, I never said reciting the alphabet backwards was a noble accomplishment. Actually, the real feat would be to SING it backwards.)
;)
Well, alright then, I'll be waiting impatiently for your backward alphabet song to appear on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteNo pressure on the blog posts - they are brilliant.
Thanks for reading the Oracle. I am honored.
Jon