This month each day’s study of contradictory abstract nouns has been synonyms of my personal Big Five contradictory abstract nouns. These last five days are the Big Five. Today I’m out to capture the patience in impatience and the impatience in patience. I reviewed its synonyms on the fifth: endurance and shortness; the tenth: hastinessContinue reading “The Thirtieth Day of Impatient Patience”
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#SoCS: Peril of Purloined Patience
Contradictory Abstract Nouns (Photography Challenge) Today I’m looking at finding the impatience in patience and the patience in impatience. While thinking about what I wanted to say about patience and impatience I thought “It takes time to have patience,” so I thought of my cog-clock filter. It wasn’t raining, so I hurried outside to playContinue reading “#SoCS: Peril of Purloined Patience”
Day Nineteen: Trying to be Patient
Patience The bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like; an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when confronted with delay. Patience and perseverance are important when working on large projects and when trying something new, but also during daily interactions, and growth and self-discovery.Continue reading “Day Nineteen: Trying to be Patient”
Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent
I can’t seem to stick to my goal of a weekly blog, but I’ll keep trying. However, while I’ve been neglecting this blog, my writing life has been very busy indeed. First, I’ve finished the text and taken the pictures for the second book in my Gator McBumpypants series. I’m pretty sure I’ll stick withContinue reading “Busy Writer’s Life Update: Gator McBumpypants 2 and searching for an agent”
Finishing – Making a Picture Book
Continuing with my theme of finishing what I begin, I’ve been spending most of my time finishing the picture book I started in January. At the moment, I sit in the 24 hour waiting period of review from Create Space (Amazon) before I can get to work on my ebook. While I wait, I thoughtContinue reading “Finishing – Making a Picture Book”
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