dilettante: someone who loves or dabbles in a field (such as fine arts).

"I had come to think of him as an aristocratic dilettante."

- Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries

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Insouciant: nonchalant. Unconcerned.

#definition #writing

Florid: ornate, flowery

As in "florid script" to describe handwriting with many flourishes.

Can also mean healthy or rosy colored.

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Debitage: The sharp-edged waste material left over when someone creates a stone tool.

"Finn eyes the cold fireplace and debitage of snapped matches without surprise..."

- Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

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Fun fact, an older definition for "errand" is a "mission." So instead of saying "I need to run an errand," you could say "I need to complete a mission."

"When the fear of death seizes you—when the dark thoughts come—you stare the darkness right back, and you tell it, 'I will not listen to you, for I am infinite Batmans.'"

Legion, by Brandon Sanderson

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Sometimes, I'm not sure I want to read, but I pick up a book anyway and pretty soon, an hour or two has passed, and I realize reading was exactly what I needed.

"Don't confuse what you do with who you are."

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳 by Jonathan Auxier

#middlegrade #bookquotes

"I'm afraid," Nan said. ... "What if I can't protect him?"
"That's what it is to care for a person," Toby said. ... "If you're not afraid, you're not doing it right."

𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 by Jonathan Auxier

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"Nan ran to the window. ... The defenestrated man was sprawled on the snow."
𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 by Jonathan Auxier

𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲
Verb
To throw out of a window.

Now that seems like a very useful word.

#middlegradebooks #vocabulary

"We are saved by saving others."

Sweep
By Jonathan Auxier

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First line comparison:

The Hobbit:
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."

Tress of the Emerald Sea:
"In the middle of the ocean, there was a girl who lived upon a rock."

Coincidence? Knowing Brandon Sanderson, probably not.

Learned a new word:

𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿
Noun. Old British slang for a 4-wheeled hansom cab (a horse drawn carriage).

From 𝘚𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱 by Jonathan Auxier:
"Growlers and omnibuses crossed in every direction—the while city was a confusing swirl of hooves and wheels and shouts."

Tress of the Emerald Sea is possibly my new favorite Sanderson novel. It’s hilarious, fun, and satisfying, and I love Tress so much.

It’s very clean, but does have some bloody scenes.

Check out my blog for the full content review. The website is a work in progress, so no judging. 😄

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My #WIP is a Peter Pan webcomic script. Here, the lost boys have just fallen into a pit trap set by the pirates.

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