Novelists Archives – A Way with Words

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Posted by Grant Barrett on July 13, 2019 · Add Comment

Peaches Poem

Posted by Grant Barrett on May 12, 2018 · Add Comment

Dickens’s Words

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 14, 2016 · Add Comment

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Isabel Allende’s Advice

Posted by Grant Barrett on October 24, 2016 · Add Comment

Writer Isabel Allende offers this writing advice: “Show up, show up, show up, and after a while, the Muse shows up, too.” This is part of a complete episode.
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Word Quiz: Dirkens Novels

Posted by grantbarrett on May 8, 2015 · Add Comment

Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a game about Dirkens novels — that is, Dickens novels with one letter in the title changed. For example, what’s the Dirkens novel about a domicile where tired orphans can take some time off work, or a shorter Dirkens novel that’s just a listing of garnishes in cocktails? This is [...]
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Cyril Northcote Parkinson’s Law

Posted by grantbarrett on October 31, 2014 · Add Comment

Cyril Northcote Parkinson’s Law should be familiar to anyone who’s ever been assigned a minor task and a long weekend to get it done— “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” This is part of a complete episode.
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