Voracious: Latin vorac-, vorax, from vorare, "to devour"; akin to Old English ācweorran, "to guzzle", Latin gurges, "whirlpool", Greek bibrōskein, "to devour". 1) having a huge appetite; 2) excessively eager. See also: gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious, insatiable. As in: A voracious reader, a voracious writer.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
New writing quotes
The Quotes On Writing section has been updated with new quotes about writing and writers.
2015 Reading
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*January*
1. The Vanishing Witch, by Karen Maitland
2. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
3. Texts From Jane Eyre, by Mallory Ortberg
4. Brighton Rock, by...
The Lowly Pencil
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Pencil, from the Latin penicillus, meaning “little tail.” Little tail? Not
everyone writes even occasionally with the old fashioned yellow pencil with
pi...
Reading for No, Reading for Yes
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I’m deep in the Submittable queue of submissions for the literary journal I
edit, and as always, I’m pulled in opposing directions. I want to work
quickly ...
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