Humor Diversion

I should not be posting a blog entry right now, what with Lori's Olympic Writing Challenge to us and the gold medal fact that I have not yet met today's writing quota. (It's not stated in the rules, but it's a given that blogging does not count as Writing.) But we Olympians all have our warm-ups, surely; and if mine involves a bit of looksee at several (hundred) blogs before I get down to work, well, who's to fault me that, as long as I do eventually make it to the pencil push-ups, right? Er, right?

Which is how, over at Boni Ashburn's blog, I happened to learn about Carrie Jones' Literary Terms glossary over on Through the Tollbooth. If you're a writer -- and probably even if you aren't -- you'll likely get a kick out of her definitions. The listings are split over a number of posts, but I, as designated kind soul of the day (and procrastinator extraordinaire) have compiled the links here for your blog-reading pleasure:

• Glossary terms A-F, including the common author malady "Amazonaddictionitis"
• Glossary terms G-K, including a rundown on grammar and a response to the oft-offered writerly advice about your darlings
• Glossary terms L-P, including a money/hot dog wrappers explanation
• Glossary terms Q-U, including semicolons and theme demystified
• Glossary terms V-Z, including Xanthippe