{"id":15724,"date":"2016-07-14T23:41:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T04:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2023-08-22T20:03:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T01:03:42","slug":"timberdoodle-review-giveaway-wordsmithy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/07\/14\/timberdoodle-review-giveaway-wordsmithy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wordsmithy (Timberdoodle Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wordsmithy Book\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy-Book.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy.jpg?resize=350%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wordsmithy Review\" width=\"350\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy.jpg?resize=250%2C384&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Timberdoodle sent me <strong>another book to review<\/strong> this week: <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eYEhXj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wordsmithy<\/a> by Douglas Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>I guess <strong>I could have just assigned it to my high schoolers to read on their own<\/strong>. (Then they could&#8217;ve put what they&#8217;d learned into practice by writing this review for me. Ha!)<\/p>\n<p>But I didn&#8217;t do that.<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;m a writer myself and because I wanted my younger children to benefit from the content, as well, <strong>I chose to read it aloud<\/strong> to all of them.<\/p>\n<p>And <strong>I thoroughly enjoyed every word of it.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The book is short &#8212; only 120 pages &#8212; and to the point<\/strong>. But it is jam-packed with so much practical wisdom and highbrow humor that I&#8217;m afraid my kids might have skimmed right over the best parts without fully appreciating them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I lost count of how many times the text made me laugh out loud<\/strong>. Wilson has a delightfully subtle wit that I just love.<\/p>\n<p>He also practices what he preaches, with deft precision, and <strong>carefully measures his words so that none are wasted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This gem of a book is <strong>filled with tips and secrets guaranteed to improve the writing of any student<\/strong> &#8212; novice or professional &#8212; who is willing to incorporate them. I caught my <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29V0hjF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">author-husband<\/a> perusing the table of contents last week when he spotted <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eYEhXj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wordsmithy<\/a> lying on our end table.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy1.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wordsmithy: Hot Topics for the Writing Life. GREAT BOOK!\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy1.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s called dibs on reading it next. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Wordsmithy2.jpg?resize=900%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wordsmithy: Hot Topics for the Writing Life. 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I have no idea why. It remains one of my favorites and is something I assigned as required reading during the years I taught a high school level creative writing course at our homeschool co-op. Fortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3eYEhXj\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wordsmithy is still available through Amazon<\/a>, if you&#8217;re interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timberdoodle sent me another book to review this week: Wordsmithy by Douglas Wilson. 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