Dara Rochlin Book Doctor

August 17, 2018 Language / Words

Word of the Day: elide

Friday Word of the Day elide verb \ i-ˈlīd \ elided; eliding transitive verb 1 a : to suppress or

August 14, 2018 From The Editor's Desk

Kanban Boards

Kanban boards were created in the 1950s by Toyota to help their manufacturing and engineering processes go faster. They used

July 25, 2018 Language / Ted Talks / Writing

TEDTalks on Writing: Anne Curzan “What makes a word ‘real'”

March 2014 TedTalk by Anne Curzan “What makes a word ‘real’. One could argue that slang words like ‘hangry,’ ‘defriend’

July 20, 2018 Around Town / Editor Notes / Friday Fun / From The Editor's Desk

Coffee Shops, Caffeine, and Editing (or Writing)

Yesterday morning while scrolling social media, to glean ideas for the next (this) blog post, I came across a friend

July 19, 2018 Did You Know ? / From The Editor's Desk

Flitch Day: Food History Today, July 19

In 1104, in the village of Little Dunmow, England a tradition started called Flitch Day. Today the event is celebrated

June 10, 2018 From The Editor's Desk / Literature / Writing

Favorite Closing Lines in Literature

Some books just stay with you. They haunt you. You dream of the characters, and of what would be if

May 30, 2018 Around Town / research

Research into the Churches and Parishes of New Orleans

Research, like writing, is never linear. I have a running chat conversation with Edward Branley that delves into many different

May 26, 2018 Language / Ted Talks

TED talks: Does Language Shape the Way We Think?

There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world — and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But

May 6, 2018 Did You Know ? / Editor's Toolkit / From The Editor's Desk / Writing

Master Outlining & Tracking for your novel

I just finished editing the second novel in the Bayou Talents series for Edward Branley, Trusted Talents. As I am

May 6, 2018 Quote

QUOTE: The Poetry of Language by Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

Sound is so important to creative writing. Think of the sounds you hear that you include and the similes you use to describe what things sound like. ‘As she walked up the alley, her polyester workout pants sounded like windshield wipers swishing back and forth.’ Cadence, onomatopoeia, the poetry of language are all so important. Learn all that you can about how to bring sound into your work.