WOTW: Priapic

Priapic:  adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a phallus

From The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara:
"It was disgustingly priapic, about eighteen inches long and fat as an eggplant, and that particular sugary newborn pink one finds only in tropical sunsets."

WOTW: Tansu

Tansu: noun, a Japanese chest of drawers or cabinet

Found in The People in the Trees by Hanya Yangihara:
"Inside, the house was very much the same way: in one corner of the entryway sat, incongruously, a Japanese tansu of blistering, puckered camphor."

Writing Update ROW 80 Weeks 4 & 5

So I would love to say that I have been staying on track and meeting my goals, but I would be lying.  I have been slacking big time.  I am not putting aside time for writing.  Even when I know that I have time that could easily be used for writing, I ignore the voice in the back of my head telling me to just write.  I distract myself with something else, like tv or crochet or a good book.  It is way too easy to distract myself recently.

Here's the Update!

1/26/14:  110 words of ZF; 312 words of a writing prompt from the POV of my MC

1/27/14:  278 words of ZF

Yeah, that's it.  In the last two weeks I have written a total of two days and did not meet my goal either day.  The writing prompt was actually really helpful and may become part of the book during revisions.  We'll see.  Here's hoping next week will be better.

WOTW: Effete

Effete: adjective, affected, overrefined, and ineffectual

Found in The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara:
"West sighed and blotted the corners of his mouth with the point of his napkin, a gesture both contrived and effete, as well as ostentatiously, obnoxiously Anglophilic."

WOTW: Quotidian

Quotidian: adjective, of or occurring every day; daily

Found in The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara:
"The point is, talking to Norton, working with Norton, being with Norton, was simply part of my quotidian life...."

Writing Update: ROW 80 Week #3

Here's the update!

1/19/14:  173 words of ZF
1/20/14:  0 words
1/21/14:  20 words of ZF; 320 words of journal writing prompt
1/22/14:  0 words
1/23/14:  0 words
1/24/14:  0 words
1/25/14:  0 words

Not a good week.  I hope I haven't lost my mojo.

What I'm Reading This Week

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This week I am reading The Mist-Torn Witches by Barb Hendee.  So far it's very predictable.  I feel like I knew how the whole story was going to play out before I even started reading.  I am hoping for a huge twist.

On another note, today was my first day attempting my goal of daily practice on Duolingo.  I love Duolingo, but sometimes it chooses the funniest sentences.

What are you reading this week?  Have you ever tried Duolingo?