Comments on: From Beyoncé to The X Files: Allusion Power on the Page

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Wed, 26 Sep 2018 05:21:40 +0000

Hello! I know I'm too late to the party, but I'll dance anyway. Going to party like it's 1999 with an allusion to Prince. It was a great year. With the Y2K scare--that got my now late FIL out of retirement. He was prepared to save the world from computers crashing...but nothing happened.

Loved the post!

denise

By: Luna Saint Claire

Luna Saint Claire — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 15:05:24 +0000

I come late to this post but I wanted to share an allusion that had me laugh aloud in James Salter's novel, All That Is. I'll type it here and see if you find it as brilliant as I did: "Do you live in the city?" "I have a house in Piermont," he said. "Piermont?" "At the foot of the Ngong HIlls." "The what?" "Not well-known," he remarked. ---I'm laughing again! I just love it!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:48:10 +0000

In reply to Julie Findlow. Hahahaha! I have to work on the yellow-yammering myself. All. The. Time.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:46:50 +0000

In reply to jayjhicks. Hahahaha - a Kardashian in front of a camera! You're right, it doesn't get much happier than that. I've never seen such an across-the-board self-absorbed family.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:44:10 +0000

In reply to Julie Glover. I love the alliteration of the "pencil-sketch peck." You're so amazeballs. And I am delighted that Sharing Hunter is coming out SOON. :-)

By: jayjhicks

jayjhicks — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:21:06 +0000

In reply to Margie Lawson. That IS better than steak knives. Thank you so much Margie - a perfect push for my pre-immersion homework. Brilliant. Rhetorical Devices here I come. (Oh, and I live in Victoria, 4 hours west of Melbourne). For Immersion I’m coming from bush to beach, Black cockatoo country to Gold Coast splendour. And right about now I’m so glad I chose the Gold Coast over Melbourne Immersion. Xxx thanks again.

By: Laura Drake

Laura Drake — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:15:07 +0000

In reply to Julie Findlow. Smiling, Julie!!! Thank you so much for checking out the books - hope you like them. Yours was seriously clever!

By: Julie Findlow

Julie Findlow — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 19:10:40 +0000

In reply to Laura Drake. Laura, I'd love to tell you how much I enjoyed all the examples of your writing Margie shared in Immersion or that I just bought your Sweet on a Cowboy series so I can dive into more of your words, but I don't want brown-nose twice in once blog so . . . I'll just say "thank you!"

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 19:00:47 +0000

HELLO EVERYONE --

We have TWO WINNERS!

The winner of a lecture packet is ......... JAY HICKS!

The winner of an online course from Lawson Writer's Academy is ......... INES JOHNSON!

CONGRATULATIONS! I'll Fb message you two.

A big lovey thank you to all the WITS gals. You know I love being here!

EVERYONE --

I'll be back on WITS on October 5th. See you all again SOON!

By: Margie Lawson

Margie Lawson — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:56:19 +0000

In reply to Catherine Hudson. Hello Immersion Grad Catherine -- Can't wait to hug you at Andrea's house! And it will be sooo fun to dive into your awesome writing again. Love, love, love your oh-so-fresh-and-fun allusions. Brilliant!