The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.

Word Nerd Wednesday – Absquatulate

Happy Wednesday, Word Nerds! What I want to know is, can you wrap your mouth around today’s word? absquatulate That’s right, ab-SQUAT-u-late. I saw this word in a post a friend had shared on Facebook this week, so maybe you have too, but I thought it would be a fun word with which to play a game of What Do You Think It Means? Hit me with your most creative definitions—even if you know the real one—and I’ll be back next week to reveal the truth! 🙂  

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31 May 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Indubitable

Hello Word Nerds! I hope this Wednesday treats you well. If you remember, last week I have you a very short word—duff—and asked you whether you knew what it meant. It might only have a few letters, but it is a very versatile little word. Here are all of its various meanings:

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10 May 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Duff

Happy Wednesday, Word Nerds! I have a very short word for you today that I came across in a manuscript I’m editing. It’s not a particularly glamorous word, and I’ve heard it used in various forms before, but I’d never heard it used in the context I found it in, so I looked it up.  The word? duff Not duffer, as in a silly person (which is the form of the word I’ve most frequently heard used), and not as in up-the-duff (who came up with that phrase, anyway?) but simply duff. Maybe it’s just not used in Australia, which would explain

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3 May 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Dystopia

Wednesday has rolled around again Word Nerds! Today I’m looking at the word dystopia in anticipation of a fantastic novel that releases this Friday (28 April): The Uncloaked by J. Rodes (who will be more familiar to readers as Jennifer Rodewald).

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26 April 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Easter

Welcome, Word Nerds! I hope you had a blessed Easter! In fact, we’re going to talk about the word Easter in just a moment, but first, last week’s word: Widdershins. Widdershins – in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise Congratulations to kathyscottage, who used it in a sentence to mean counterclockwise! You get a gold star!  Now, what better word to feature this week than the word Easter?! If you’ve ever looked into the origin of this word (or have atheist friends who love to argue that Easter is actually a pagan festival that the Christians appropriated for their own purposes), you may have

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20 April 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Widdershins

Hello Word Nerders! Welcome to Wednesday! Have you ever heard a word that really tickled your ears? Or come across a word which, for absolutely no reason other than the sound it makes, made you think, “I have to find some way to use that word”?

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12 April 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Kismet

Welcome to another edition of Word Nerd Wednesday! 🙂  This week is release week for what has definitely been one of the most satisfying reads for me so far this year: The Memory of You by Catherine West. If you haven’t had a chance to read my review yet, make sure you check it out! During the course of the book, Tanner asks a loaded question: “You think it’s possible? For two people to live entirely separate lives, suddenly find each other, and realize they haven’t been complete until that moment?” Natalie’s response is one word: “Kismet.”

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29 March 2017

Word Nerd Wednesday – Prestidigitation

Welcome to Word Nerd Wednesday—and boy, do I have a mouthful for you today! Today, we’re playing a game of ‘What do you think it means’ inspired by Kristy Cambron’s latest release, The Illusionist’s Apprentice. If you haven’t read my review of this fabulous book yet, be sure to check it out here.

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15 March 2017