JUST SO, HO, HO, HO

I was researching the poem:      

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

I was unsure of one of the reindeer’s name—Donner... 

So I Googled it...

Actually, it's not Donner but either Dunder or Donder...

Hmm?

So, I dug a little further and discovered... 

That this classic poem...

Is a two-hundred-year-old great mystery. 

The poem first appeared anonymously... 

On December 23, 1823...

In the New York’s Troy Sentinel newspaper. 

Years later, one man claimed to be the author...

Ah ha! But was he? 

There's still quite a controversy...

Is the author Clement Clarke Moore?

His title is: The Night Before Christmas

Or Henry Livingston Jr.?

His title is: Twas The Night Before Christmas

If you like fun or interesting research...

Here are two links to sink your Christmas candy-coated teeth in: 

Clement Clarke Moore

 

Henry Livingston Jr.

What I found interesting was that... 

Both men’s writing styles have been forensically analyzed... 

Looking for certain rhythms to the men's writing...

And usages of certain words and phraseology. 

Hmm? 

And that got me wondering...

What if analysts were to forensically look at my writing...

What would they find?

And just so I won’t keep you guessing...

They’d find over usages of these two words: JUST & SO... 

 I just don't know why I like them so much.

And it may be OK to overuse them in my blog posts...

But not in a novel.

Which I've been guilty of...

And thank goodness for editors.

So?

What about you?

Do you have any rhythms, words or phraseology in your writing?

And who do you think real author is?  

Always,

Em-Musing

                                                 

         

  

This post is part of the monthly blog hop/therapy session known as the Insecure Writers Support Group founded by the one and only, Alex J. Cavanaugh. If you're a writer, insecure, or just supportive of writers—insecure or not—please join us. It happens the first Wednesday of each month. It would be sweet of you to visit at least a dozen or so new blogs and leave a comment. Your words will be appreciated.   Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.   

  

The awesome co-hosts this month are Pat Garcia, Sylvia Ney, Liesbet @ Roaming About Cathrina Constantine, and Natalie Aguirre!

 December 2 question - Are there months or times of the year that you are more productive with your writing than other months, and why? 

Oh wow!

It would be fab...

If there were specific months or times of the year...

When I’d be more productive with my writing...

I could then look forward to these times...

Grab a cuppa, cozy up and hunker down... 

And write my little heart out. 

But my creativity doesn’t play that way... 

My muse determines my writing moments...

Sometimes she inspires  me for just a paragraph...

Sometimes a chapter or two...

And if she truly blesses me—it’s a whole day of writing.

Of course, there are always short bouts of drought... 

(where’d you go?)

But never for too long so I can’t complain. 

Certainly though... 

The winter holidays...

Put a kybosh on my writing... 

With all the: 

Present buying, cookie baking, house decorating, holiday feasting, party going, & traveling here and there...

My brain cannot settle down... 

Until I’ve made my list and checked it twice...

And then maybe, just maybe...

A little piece of writing to my wondering eyes will appear. 

So?

How about you?

Are there certain months you are more productive?

 Aways, 

Em-musing