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A COLLECTIVE NOUN FOR WRITERS? by K J Rollinson

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I am back on the subject of the ‘Writing Magazine’ again – another interesting article appeared in this month’s edition on collective nouns. The article was really to promote Chloe Rhodes’ book ‘An Unkindness of Ravens: A Book of Collective Nouns.’

The article gave some interesting examples. ‘A Kindle of Kittens’, (from where did Amazon get their word Kindle?). Another example if ‘A misbelief of painters’ which refers to artists, in particular, portrait painters tended to strike a balance between truth and flatter. This, in turn, reminded me of Samuel Cooper, famous for his paintings of Oliver Cromwell.

Cooper was regarded as the best miniature portrait painter of his day. Cooper had painted an earlier portrait of Cromwell soon after he came to power, in which he appeared to have received Botox, and the face looked more noble, but later Cooper gave the famous order for less flattery and more…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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