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:
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
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