Mignon Fogarty on Nostr: But authors, here's one thing I learned: If you want your book to have staying power, ...

But authors, here's one thing I learned: If you want your book to have staying power, limit your cultural references. I was cringing as I was editing sections with TiVo and MySpace.

Other portmanteau examples now include "mimsy" and "slithy" (from "Alice Through the Looking Glass"), "brunch," "spork," and "frenemy."

And remember, THE GRAMMAR DAILY comes out November 14. It makes a great gift, and when you preorder a book, an angel gets a puppy.

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