Writers Tricks of the Trade VOLUME 10 ISSUE 1 | Page 22

Y OU D ON ’ T S AY ! WRONG WORDS CAN CHANGE THE MEANING A LITTLE ST. PATRICK’S DAY STORY B Y M IKE D ENNIS AND M ORGAN S T . J AMES . SOMEHOW A LEPRECHAUN MANAGED TO SNEAK IN AND INSERT MANY WRONG WORDS IN THIS STORY Fore Leaf Clover Wood you like *** The Leprechan is messing with words The moral of the story—don’t use a leprechaun for your editor! W E KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS PUBLISHED IN J ANUARY , SO S T . P ADDY ’ S D AY MIGHT SEEM TOO FAR IN ADVANCE . B UT , W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE PUBLISHES QUARTERLY , SO GUESS WHAT ? T HE L EPRECHANS WILL BE DOING THEIR TRICKS BEFORE THE NEXT ISSUE . ENJOY MIKE: Wood you like two no three good luck traditions fore St. Patrick’s Day? MIKE: Know, I promise not two due that. Here goes. First, its lucky two find a fore leaf clover. MORGAN: How did that won start? MORGAN: If I no you, your going to try two pull the wool over my I’s. W INTER 2020 MIKE: The Druids got it into there heads that it helped to spot which’s and other demons. Then their’s the P AGE 17 W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE