tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post496967077726219095..comments2023-07-31T08:55:36.653-04:00Comments on Lauri Meyers .: Hold That Thought - Placeholders While You WriteLauri Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-34721052622393862922012-11-04T22:54:40.897-05:002012-11-04T22:54:40.897-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one with a 1000 ...I'm glad I'm not the only one with a 1000 word wall. I will say I used to have a 500 word wall, so I am making progress! Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-19411597177201080822012-10-29T11:58:07.741-04:002012-10-29T11:58:07.741-04:00Very fun read, Lauri. I love the dancing octopus ...Very fun read, Lauri. I love the dancing octopus idea. I too make notes, usually in parenthesis, in places where I have trouble finding the right phrase or word. I hadn't thought of using the XXX for searching purposes. (Maybe because I haven't gotten much past that 1000 word place.) ;-)<br /><br /> AMelodyPearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640330236677427145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-2944103347490047092012-10-22T19:43:49.471-04:002012-10-22T19:43:49.471-04:00Thank you! I love making new friends.
I wish I ...Thank you! I love making new friends. <br /><br />I wish I always had the right word, but I don't. So I lean toward moving on rather than fighting with a phrase. Heck, sometimes I edit out the whole paragraph that housed the placeholder - so why waste time fretting about word choice too soon?Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-79151624101042918342012-10-22T19:42:10.678-04:002012-10-22T19:42:10.678-04:00I did read the advice to use XXX as a placeholder ...I did read the advice to use XXX as a placeholder so it is searchable. Then you can just say "find XXX" and go one by one to fill in the blanks. If I ever get beyond 1000 words, I just might go back to that. <br /><br />Puck is great. He will be my next MC for sure. I love this thought of incentive can be what is given or taketh away. <br /><br />It's always nice to see you - thank you for all you are doing for the Wordsmiths!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-15369452575009896352012-10-22T19:33:59.786-04:002012-10-22T19:33:59.786-04:00You are my new go to source for sounds. I love ka...You are my new go to source for sounds. I love kadunka-dun. It has a hardness too it, like this orange wasn't raised in the suburbs; it's an orange from the streets. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-78468055704824769132012-10-22T19:32:49.133-04:002012-10-22T19:32:49.133-04:00Niiice! Chores suck and siblings doing them is the...Niiice! Chores suck and siblings doing them is the best (unless you are Cinderella and then things just got way out of hand)... And welcome to the blog Chantel!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-14542381940366731922012-10-22T11:38:51.194-04:002012-10-22T11:38:51.194-04:00I totally love "slug" (shudder) and the ...I totally love "slug" (shudder) and the ultimate incentive is having a sibling do all your chores for a weeek/month. The taste of revenge and leisure is a heady combination! :)Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-22606797690795717862012-10-22T10:20:46.557-04:002012-10-22T10:20:46.557-04:00An orange noise might be "sqoosha" (if i...An orange noise might be "sqoosha" (if it's being squeezed). If it, say, falls off the counter unpeeled, then "kadunka-dun."<br /><br />My mom's words of inspiration often were "Don't be a candy ass."<br /><br />You're welcome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-86665657878207137432012-10-22T10:16:02.472-04:002012-10-22T10:16:02.472-04:00And here I thought I was the only one who did this...And here I thought I was the only one who did this (albeit a bit different than how you handle it, but it's the same issue nonetheless). Great post!.<br /><br />I left you a Shout-Out on my blog today, just so you know. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-35849896361423307022012-10-22T07:51:56.212-04:002012-10-22T07:51:56.212-04:00Hi, Lauri,
I love placeholders. I usually make mi...Hi, Lauri,<br /><br />I love placeholders. I usually make mine ALL CAPS so they stand out. Here are a couple for you: <br />name that is sweet and rascally: try Puck (the impish nymph in A Midsummer Night's Dream), or for a girl, Dixie (a la the Confederacy). Both have some spunk (in my opinion). <br />mom gives incentive: something she wants to have: her sister's room, her brother's bike, <br />or maybe keeping something she has already: she won't have to give her favorite teddy (who's kind of babyish) to the church charity, she can keep him without admitting she still needs him,<br />or maybe something that is going to happen anyway like "done with third grade forever!"<br /><br />Thanks for the a.m. brainstorming session! Always glad to see you!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-23347442757676190652012-10-21T22:12:02.268-04:002012-10-21T22:12:02.268-04:00I know right? And Lara isn't even a children&...I know right? And Lara isn't even a children's writer (just a natural storyteller.) Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-18837958864511348182012-10-19T21:34:19.536-04:002012-10-19T21:34:19.536-04:00Wow, Lara. You must win some virtual cupcakes for ...Wow, Lara. You must win some virtual cupcakes for that answer.<br /><br />Catherine JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-60902086478656737732012-10-19T19:10:27.480-04:002012-10-19T19:10:27.480-04:00Now wait, are you saying you would eat a slug? G-...Now wait, are you saying you would eat a slug? G-ross! I would think it would slide down pretty smooth rather than a tarantula which would be hairy and crunchy (not a good combination). I think we have a winner!Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-12713498419492825392012-10-19T19:09:09.523-04:002012-10-19T19:09:09.523-04:00I am so unworldly. I had no idea it was commonpla...I am so unworldly. I had no idea it was commonplace for oranges to squirauch, but it seems so obvious now. <br />Ooh ooh! So an octopus tries to make all sorts of different shapes with his body so he isn't caught?! Halleluja the ideas are raining down. Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-47627927046113992482012-10-19T19:07:23.272-04:002012-10-19T19:07:23.272-04:00Perhaps you have a natural gift to know the right ...Perhaps you have a natural gift to know the right word! I love this idea of a clumsy octopus struggling with all those arms ("I can't dance-I'm all arms!)Lauri Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15714245926405732068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-40432625973495189762012-10-19T11:06:38.590-04:002012-10-19T11:06:38.590-04:00Lol Lauri, I must be as green as I'm cabbage l...Lol Lauri, I must be as green as I'm cabbage looking because I've never thought of place holders, but I love the idea. I like the thought of an orange who takes a self-improvment course to bounce like his hero, a tennis ball, and an octopus who trips over his arms and inks himself. Veronica Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288280932510764014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-76129065721233555542012-10-19T03:40:17.622-04:002012-10-19T03:40:17.622-04:00I use placeholders too. Good way to keep the momen...I use placeholders too. Good way to keep the momentum going.<br /><br />What about slugs for something between caterpillar and spider?<br /><br /><br />mood<br /><a href="http://moodywriting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Moody Writing</a>mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953622313060163187.post-56598933746868857292012-10-18T21:08:44.640-04:002012-10-18T21:08:44.640-04:00Oranges are famous for their onomatopoeiac utterin...Oranges are famous for their onomatopoeiac utterings like smplatch and squirauch. As for octopi, they are rather smart and strangely affectionate critters but oh so shy. They love to play pranks and then run and hide. I would imagine it quite horrifying if one ventured out of hiding and then couldn't disappear...even running out of ink in a pinch.Lara Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074379735801347854noreply@blogger.com