The awesome co-hosts for the March 1 posting of the IWSG are Diedre Knight, Tonya Drecker, Bish Denham, Olga Godim, and JQ Rose. Thank you to the co-hosts!
I had let my Microsoft Office license lapse on my home laptop, but I finally bought it again–the first step to getting back to writing. Writers, do you use Microsoft Word or another application?
March 1 question – Have you ever read a line in novel or a clever plot twist that caused you to have author envy?
All the time! I like to highlight quotes that speak to me–maybe clever similes, hilarious dialogue, or psychological truths–and post them in my reviews on Goodreads.
Here are a couple of favorites:
“Have you ever held a three-year-old by the hand on the way home from preschool?”
“No.”
“You’re never more important that you are then.”
― Fredrik Backman, Anxious People
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The conductor stepped up, tapped twice on the rostrum, and great hush descended. I felt the stillness, the auditorium alive, expectant. Then he brought down his baton and suddenly everything was pure sound. I felt the music like a physical thing; it didn’t just sit in my ears, it flowed through me, around me, made my senses vibrate. It made my skin prickle and my palms dampen.
― Jojo Moyes, Me Before You
Jennifer Lane Books 
Hi,
I don’t know if that is envying someone. I think it is more admiration that you’re talking about. I don’t see you as an envying person.
Have a great month.
Shalom shalom
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Good point–I stand corrected! 😀
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“You’re never more important…” Love that!
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He has some wise lines in his books. Thanks for co-hosting, Diedre!
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Sorry about the lapse in Word. Annoying, isn’t it?
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For sure! Luckily I found Office for a discounted price–seems to be working well so far.
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I use Word. I always have. Love the line by Frederick Backman.
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I just finished Beartown by him, and it was different but still great.
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Love those examples!
I write my fiction in Scrivener and use Word mostly for work-related writing. Congrats on taking the first step back to writing!
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