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Please visit my site where you will find more about me, my books and creative projects. You will also find writing tools, resources and book extras.
My good friend Lea Meyer did a fabulous job designing my site. You can find out more about her services at indiepreneurpower.com
Also, what are your thoughts on blogs within websites? Do you prefer to see a blog stand alone in graphics and design?
I'd love to hear from you! :)
Have you ever pronounced your name backwards? When I was a teenager my friends and I would get a laugh out of seeing what our names sounded like reversed. Some of them were quite funny: Kendrick is Kcirdnek, sounds like Curd-neck, (still gives me a chuckle). My name is Assilem, sounds like Asylum. And of course there are those that are not affected like Hannah and Bob.
I started to wonder if this strange practice could be of use, other than for a good laugh, and began flipping every word I could think of. Most words sounded like gibberish, but there were actually quite a few that had a unique quality to them.
Eureka! So why not flip random words to create unusual character names?
Here are some examples:
Carrot: Torrac
Pillow: Wollip
Camera: Aremac
Closet: Tesolc
Table: Elbat
Lemon: Nomel
Soda: Ados
I've found the simplest words work best - longer ones are harder to pronounce. You may have to tweak and twist them a little. Of course, not all words work for this. You've got to do some exploring - but that's the fun part. ;)
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Today is the Laughter is the Best Medicine Blogfest hosted by Lydia Kang at The Word is My Oyster, and Leigh T. Moore at That's Write. Participants post their favorite joke on writing, or any other topic, for one day only - today! The object is to spread cheer and laughter throughout the blogosphere. Here's my joke... Hope you enjoy it! :)
A panda bear walks into a bar and orders a sandwich. The bartender makes the sandwich and gives it to the bear. The bear eats the sandwich, pulls out a gun, shoots the man standing next to him, and walks out. Another man who watched the whole thing happen asks the bartender “What was that?” The bartender reaches under the bar, pulls out a dictionary and tells him to look it up. The man looks and finds this: Panda bear: Large black and white bear from Northern China. Eats shoots and leaves.
Hee, hee. :) What do you think? Have you heard this joke before?
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Today I am featured on the Lucky Press, LLC blog where you can read all about me and my book, My Beginning, from my publishers point of view. An incredible account that you don't want to miss! You can also enter to win one of three of my books via Goodreads through this article. Here is a taste of what you will find...
The following review was posted today at Goodreads by Janice Phelps Williams:
"My introduction to Melissa Kline was through email and her query was perfectly written and clearly explained the premise of her young adult novel. Though I am not personally drawn to dystopian-type stories or movies, there was something about Melissa as an author and the main character, Ivory, as a 16-year-old girl living in an "institution" that drew me in..."
My Beginning is scheduled for release July 1, 2011. Click here
Me at age 3
1. I was born on Christmas Day and was taken home from the hospital in an oversized stocking.
2. When I was little I looked EXACTLY like Orphan Annie.
3. I wrote and illustrated my first book in 1st grade called,
The Easter Bunny. Today, I bring it to school visits to share with children.
4. I am a miniaturist. I create scenes from my books and rooms from my character's lives.
Click here for a sample of these creations.
5. I am a night owl. All of my best ideas occur between 12 and 2 am.
6. I left home when I was 16 and moved to Santa Cruz, California.
7. I lived in Maui, Hawaii for a year when I was 20.
8. I love astronomy and wanted to be the first woman on Mars.
9. I am an
INFJ , according to the Myers-Briggs personality test.
10. I read historical romance novels when I am not writing.
Tell me something fun or unusual about you! :)
I've been awarded the versatile blogger award by the lovely Shelly at The Life of a Novice Writer . Thank you Shelly! In turn, I have to award fifteen other bloggers the award. Here they are...
The following have been awarded the Versatile Blogger Award by me:
This award comes with a few teensy rules:
1. Thank and direct other bloggers to the blogger who gave it to you.
2. Tell 7-10 secrets about yourself.
3. Award to 15 other bloggers.
Congratulations to all of my awardees! You are all incredible bloggers and such an inspiration to me! :) Look for my 7-10 secrets in my next post!
Check out my exclusive interview with Deirdra where you'll get to know more about me, my books, and my creative process.
Deirdra's blog is a fun, whimsical treat that will leave you inspired. Stop by and say hi! :)
By: Melissa Kline,
on 4/30/2011
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I did it! I created a story with my A to Z challenge words and sentences! Here is the entire story from A to Z...
The anfractuous wind storm spun her auburn tendrils into a frenzy. She cradled the baetyl in her hand noticing its botryoidal shape. The night was unnaturally conticent as she wandered along a familiar cordate path. She'd managed to divagate into a shadow of trees, her focus upon the full moon and its dirigent light. The epipolism of pure moonlight reminded her of an epos written by her forbidden lover.
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By: Melissa Kline,
on 4/29/2011
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Z
1. Zamia - (zuh-me-uh) - a tropical plant
2. Zenithal - (z-nith-ull) - adjective of zenith
3. Zenzizenzizenzic - (zen-z-zen-z-zen-zick) - a number to the eighth power
4. Zeppole - (zep-po-lay) - an Italian pastry
5. Zoetic - (zo-et-tic) - being alive; existing
She threw the screen door open, ran past the potted zamia, then sat at the dining room table just in time for dinner hoping her mother would give her zeppole for dessert.
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By: Melissa Kline,
on 4/28/2011
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1. Yabber - (yab-er) - variation of jabber; talk a lot; gab
2. Yaw - (yah) - to swerve, go off track
3. Yede - (yed) - to move; procede
4. Yerk - (yurk) - to jerk or thrust; strike
5. Yoicks - (yoiks) - a cry used in hunting
She yawed back and forth through the trees, yerking her way toward the one place of safety.
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By: Melissa Kline,
on 4/27/2011
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1. Xanthic - (zan-thick) - a yellowish color
2. Xenagogue - (zen-uh-gog) - a guide or leader
3. Xenops - (zee-nops) - a tropical bird
4. Xylene - (zy-lean) - a highly flammable liquid solvent
5. Xylose - (zy-loce) - a type of artificial sugar
An unusually xanthic xenops appeared as a xenagogue as she ran to keep up with the small glowing bird.
What's your favorite "X"?
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1. Wafture - (waf-sure) - waving or wafting
2. Watchet - (watch-it) - a light blue color
3. Wherret - (wear-it) - a strike or blow
4. Whilom - (why-lom) - in the past; formerly
5. Whinstone - (wine-stone) - a hard, dark stone; type of rock
She grabbed a whinstone and delivering a wherret, causing the man to wafture then fall into the muddy water.
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By: Melissa Kline,
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1. Vafrous - (vaf-rus) - tricky, scheming, devious
2. Varia - (very-uh) - assorted items; various
3. Velation - (vel-ation) - to veil; conceal
4. Verbomania - (verb-o-mania) - obsessed with words
5. Vociferate - (vo-sif-erate) - to shout or yell
She wanted to vociferate but knew she'd have to be more vafrous, using velation and a varia of methods to get what she wanted.
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1. Ubity - (u-by-ety) - being in a specific place or location
2. Uliginous - (u-lidge-iniss) - swamp growth; slime, mud, muck
3. Unicity - (u-nis-city) - united as one
4. Uranoscopy - (urine-oscopy) - watching the stars; star-gazing
5. Utile - (u-tal) - handy, practical, useful
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Excellent interview, Melissa! You have poise, confidence, and articulate so well. I didn't sense any nervousness, either. You did much better than I did for my local tv interview. I have your book on my bed stand and haven't gotten to it yet. I'm not a fantasy/sci-fi reader, but it sounds intriguing and I hope to get to it in the next few months. I am surprised the interviewer said, "Do you have a regular job or do you JUST write?!!"
Were you nervous at all? You did so well! I'd be a complete mess!