Participating in The Beta Club yesterday was so much more fantastic than I could have imagined. The critiques I received were heartfelt, constructive, and inspiring. (The compliments made me blush a little, but also caused me to wear a giddy grin for the majority of the day.)
If you did read it, thank you. Thank you! THANK YOU!
(If you didn't, what the what?! Go here and read it, like I told you to yesterday.)
I plan to post my rewrite here soon. (Get excitedspice!)
Moving on.
Since I was a little giddy yesterday, I decided to take a leap and integrate "spice" into casual conversation... in addition to my (completely addicting!) use of the word as an amplifier in my blogwriting.
So, when I came back from lunch, I gave the following weather report to mywork husband coworker:
"It's very hot and humid outside. Also, it's windyspice!"
He was all, "WTF?"
So I explained spice -- how I use it writing to magnify things. "For instance, if something is really fantastic, it's awesomespice. If I just feel like saying it, it's whateverspice I want it to be!"
Then, he basically questioned my mental stability. As if!
I continued to explain that while I don't use it in speakspice, I did once drop myphone cigarettes on the ground while getting out of my car. Even though I was alone (or perhaps because I was) I muttered the word "Shitspice." I told him that the coolest thing about it was that it was so second nature when I said it out loud.
I tried to do it justice. I felt I had to make him understand.
After assuming that all hope was lost, and that he would never buy in, I went ahead and admitted that Istole borrowed spice from fellow blogger Busy Bee Lauren, who -- so far as I know -- doesn't mind at all.
Myformer work husband coworker said to me, "Seriously? It wasn't even your own idea?"
I got a little pouty. "No, but, dude -- we can't all be the ones who start trends."
And do you know what he said to me?
He laughed and said, "Failspice."
We are so not getting divorced after all.
If you did read it, thank you. Thank you! THANK YOU!
(If you didn't, what the what?! Go here and read it, like I told you to yesterday.)
I plan to post my rewrite here soon. (Get excitedspice!)
Moving on.
Since I was a little giddy yesterday, I decided to take a leap and integrate "spice" into casual conversation... in addition to my (completely addicting!) use of the word as an amplifier in my blogwriting.
So, when I came back from lunch, I gave the following weather report to my
"It's very hot and humid outside. Also, it's windyspice!"
He was all, "WTF?"
So I explained spice -- how I use it writing to magnify things. "For instance, if something is really fantastic, it's awesomespice. If I just feel like saying it, it's whateverspice I want it to be!"
Then, he basically questioned my mental stability. As if!
I continued to explain that while I don't use it in speakspice, I did once drop my
I tried to do it justice. I felt I had to make him understand.
After assuming that all hope was lost, and that he would never buy in, I went ahead and admitted that I
My
I got a little pouty. "No, but, dude -- we can't all be the ones who start trends."
And do you know what he said to me?
He laughed and said, "Failspice."
Comments
Hey. You may be onto something here...
I'm very excited to have connected with a fellow lit fic writer! It's felt like a YA world until now. Though, I love my awesomespice YA BFFs!
Looking forward to reading the revised version of your excerpt!
You rock!
Couldnt think of one. Advicespice?
I may just add it on to every expletive I use, just for the fun of it. You think it'll take the sting out of it if I call someone a son of a bitchspice? Like maybe it's not that bad after all?
Nicespice...