It’s National Thesaurus Day!

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As someone who uses a thesaurus on a regular basis, I was surprised that I did not know that there was a national day of celebration for it.  The thesaurus is a best friend to writers who are looking for the right word to express their thoughts and feelings. The thesaurus was brought into being by Peter Mark Roget for the first time in 1852.  The thesaurus lists synonyms and antonyms for words.  Writers tend to use it so that repetition in their sentences doesn’t become an issue.  Sometimes they use it to find words that better suite the sentence they have written.  The bonus…

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What To Keep, What to Toss | From Mo’s Desk

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There are many life situations that involve the concept of what to keep and what to throw away.  Most often it is when you are going through items in your home.  Many times over, it is more prevalent in the creative process.  There are many times where the creator’s efforts are not what they had hoped for and a choice lies before them…keep or toss?  I myself was faced with this choice with this particular piece because I wasn’t happy with the initial result. Why did I change it completely?  Why did I scrap the original piece and rewrite it?  Something felt wrong to me.  There was…

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