Word Count: 39,763
I wish I was kidding. The thing is approximately the size of a WWII bomber. And I'm totally blaming it on NASA bombing the moon this morning.
Oh, and I totally dropped this yesterday: Do
It fell out of the title of my post, and I'm sorry, dear Alliterati, that you had to suffer through my badly-proofread title in your feeds all day yesterday. The damage has been repaired, and your eyes are spared. (Hey! Accidental Poetry!)
Anyway, I am going to keep this short today as I don't have any brilliant ideas and I kinda wrote a "novel" about characterization yesterday. I want to say thank you to everyone who commented since I didn't get to respond yet, and apologize to Matt, for once again, I did not get to your query. I swear, if you don't hear from me tonight or tomorrow morning, you can e-silent treatment me and I'll completely understand. And for the rest of you, if for some reason you don't already follow Matt, head on over to his blog, or the Public Query Slushpile and take a look at his query for CALLARION AT NIGHT and offer some feedback!
On to Other Things: Susan R. Mills (formerly Lazy Writer) has a really good interview up at her blog today about online presences and marketing. I think the first question she asks is just stellar information that everyone should know. So check it out!
And last, but certainly not least: You all know what day it is. MAD LIBS!!!!!!
Ok, so normally I take the top article on NYT.com and make the mad lib from that, but the top article right now is actually pretty cool in my humble opinion, so I'm going to take something a little more---parodical? paradiocal? parody-able?--- instead. So, are you ready?
If you want to play this week, this is what you'll need to leave in the comments:
Liquid
Adjective ending in -ness
Adjective ending in -ness
Verb
Living Thing
Location
Adjective ending in -er
Plural Noun
Gaseous Element
Noun
Adverb
Adjective ending in -ed
First, thanks for the shout out!
ReplyDeleteSecond, my mad lib words. I love mad lib day.
Liquid-Milk
Adjective ending in -ness-laziness
Adjective ending in -ness-hapiness
Verb-stumble
Living Thing-tree
Location-playground
Adjective ending in -er-whiter
Plural Noun-dogs
Gaseous Element-smog
Noun-keyboard
Adverb-slowly
Adjective ending in -ed-blackened
Hey, I completely get that you're busy. No worries about when you get to the query.
ReplyDeleteOn to the MadLibs!
Liquid -- Diet Coke
Adjective ending in -ness -- viciousness
Adjective ending in -ness -- nervousness
Verb -- running
Living Thing -- dog
Location -- Callarion
Adjective ending in -er -- taller
Plural Noun -- books
Gaseous Element -- helium
Noun -- Rocket man
Adverb -- deliciously
Adjective ending in -ed -- purpled
Oh, and remember ... blog plugs forgive most everything.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna be making up words for some of these :)
ReplyDeleteLiquid - Moonwater
Adjective ending in -ness - Spaceness
Adjective ending in -ness - Worshipfulness
Verb - Drip
Living Thing - Bigfoot
Location - Olympus Mons
Adjective ending in -er - shorter
Plural Noun - Smegheads
Gaseous Element - Argon
Noun - Plonker
Adverb - Fabricatiously
Adjective ending in -ed - Marooned
Tequila
ReplyDeleteCoolness
Razor-Sharpness
Cut
Worm
Mexico
Nastier
Biscuits
Oxygen
chocolate
sneakily
white-washed
Yay for Mad Libs Day! I'm immersed in Civil War stuff lately, so here goes!
ReplyDeleteLiquid- Civil War mud puddle
Adjective ending in -ness- creepiness
Adjective ending in -ness- bloodiness
Verb- charge
Living Thing- horse
Location- Gettysburg
Adjective ending in -er- bloodier
Plural Noun- soldiers
Gaseous Element- decomposition gasses
Noun- rebel yell
Adverb- angrily
Adjective ending in -ed curdled
I know Susan - Hi susan. What a small web world we live in. I will check out Matt's blog soon.
ReplyDeleteA game - how fun
Liquid - soup
Adjective ending in -ness - vagueness
Adjective ending in -ness - whyisthisonheretwiceness
Verb - gutted
Living Thing - Me
Location - over there
Adjective ending in -er - stiffer
Plural Noun - deer
Gaseous Element - helium
Noun - you
Adverb - costly
Adjective ending in -ed - soaked
Susan-- no prob :) Thanks for the interesting interview!
ReplyDeleteMatt-- I'm glad it's that easy ;)
Bane-- 'Round these parts, made up words are as good as them real words everyone's on about.
Jenna-- Welcome, and it really is, isn't it?
To everyone-- can't wait to see how these turn out Monday :) If you haven't had the chance to add your words yet, no worries. Go ahead and add them anyway.
Three cheers for Mad Libs day! Although I personally would've loved to participate in a Mad Libs version of the Obama Nobel prize article. Too funny!
ReplyDeleteHere are my words:
Liquid: antifreeze
Adjective ending in -ness: lucidness
Adjective ending in -ness: handiness
Verb: wander
Living Thing: cockroach
Location: Mammoth Cave
Adjective ending in -er: wittier
Plural Noun: sheep
Gaseous Element: neon
Noun: sidewalk
Adverb: incredulously
Adjective ending in -ed: weathered
Liquid: vinegar
ReplyDeleteAdjective ending in –ness: dampness
Adjective ending in –ness: spiciness
Verb: jabber
Living Thing: groundhog
Location: Paris
Adjective ending in –er: sweeter
Plural Noun: lands
Gaseous Element: chlorine
Noun: juke-box
Adverb: merrily
Adjective ending in –ed: soured