I have, I believe, three more chapters before the rough draft of this book is finished.  No question, toughest thing I’ve ever written.  No contest.  Needless to say, I will be heartily glad to be done, take a little (a very little) time off, and move on to revision—which I will certainly loathe for a…

Lilliputian. (n or adj)  Meaning: A resident of Lilliput; very small or tiny, either in stature or importance. What it should mean: Exactly what it does mean. Why I like it:  This is my favorite word because it sounds so perfect for the meaning, it’s fun to say, it arises from Jonathon Swift’s wonderful Gulliver’s Travels, and because it makes a…