WordNerd: Turpitude
The WordNerd has always hears turpitude as a thunderous sound, which is quite appropriate, as it has quite a stern meaning.
It is often coupled with the word moral, to show that a person of moral turpitude is a person of low or base moral character, a depraved person. Sounds quite exciting really. It comes from the Latin turpitidio, meaning ugly.
What’s Going On: Creative Health and Wellbeing Project
I am delighted to say that I'm working on a project for a large non-profit organisation that promotes health and wellbeing. The project involves delivering creative writing prompts for frontline healthcare staff, to take them out of themselves and give them a lift.
I love delivering workshops for community and non-profit organisations. You can find out more about the work I do here.
Grammar Grouch: Vengeful Ties
Mia Gallagher is a really cool author and a big Grammar Grouch fan, so she was delighted to be able to catch the Grouch at his own game recently. Turns out that when I was describing my tie-dyed T-shirt during my People Wipe Me days, I was spelling it wrong.
I was spelling it tie-died, as though a vengeful tie were killing my T-shirt, the T-shirt that taste forgot. The Grammar Grouch thought about going into a huff at being caught out, but decided to take it on the chin.
Photo Description: This is my People Wipe Me publicity pic, of me in a tie-dyed T-shirt banging a drum in my kitchen.
Submission Opportunity: Creative Projects on Grief
The Irish Hospice Foundation has created a Seed Grants programme that funds projects centred on helping people process grief. The idea is that people would take part in arts projects that would help them deal creatively with their grief and create powerful memories of their loved ones.
You can apply as an individual who may want to write about grief, or with a community group. Your application has to be in by Friday 28 October. All the details you need, including the application form, are here.
Writing Resource: Books Ireland Magazine
Books Ireland Magazine is the definitive guide to books in Ireland it has been around for nearly fifty years. It's where you go if you want to find out the latest titles that the book world is getting excited about and it also gives lists of Ireland's bestselling books.
If you're an author, it can give you an insight into the shape of the book market, which will help you if you're at the stage of selling your book. Here's a link to the magazine.
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