September 11, 2015 By Marisa Moks-Unger

slideshow3

About Marisa Moks-Unger

"Grow Your Flow" is a blog by Marisa Moks-Unger, owner and lead writer at We Write It Right. She has over 30 years of experience in diverse subject backgrounds, including grant writing, business writing, financial reporting, military documentation, journalism, and the holistic use of writing in academic/educational settings. The fifth Poet Laureate of Erie County, Pennsylvania (2016-2018), she currently resides in Central Florida.

Merry Evokes Cheer in Season and Authors

Festive Merry Keeps Holiday and Writers Bright Today’s word-of-the-day selection is merry: (adjective) – Old English for shortening time by passing it pleasantly. The modern meaning, jolly, emerged in the 14th century. (Dictionary of Word Origins, by John Ayto). This word attaches itself to Christmas like New does to Year. Moreover, it happens earlier and earlier each year. My […]

Angels Engage Winter Holidays and Wordsmiths

Angels Move Feast Days and Writers Today’s word-of-the-day selection is angels: (noun) – From the Old French, angele. Furthermore, borrowed from the Latin, angelus. The Latin term is from the Greek, angelos, meaning messenger. (The Dictionary of Word Origins, by John Ayto). Angel examples? They’re everywhere! For instance, many churches feature angels in stained glass windows or […]

Candle Illuminates Holidays and Writing Practice

Holidays and Writing Traditions Glow with Candle Today’s word-of-the-day selection for the holiday season is candle: (noun) – From Old English, candle is one of the oldest English borrowings from Latin. It probably arrived with Christianity at the end of the 6th century, and is first recorded in a gloss from around the year 700. Latin candela was […]