A group of apes is a shrewdness.A group of barracudas is a battery.
A group of kittens is a kindle. (Be careful what you ask for this Christmas; you just might get it. Meow!)
A group of owls is a parliament.
Got the idea?
What might one call a group of writers? Please think beyond the obvious. Venture into the ridiculous.
By submitting ideas, you grant me permission to include said ideas in an entry for this blog. Names of contributors will go into the nifty little straw hat that I wear in my profile picture, and one of my precocious grandchildren will draw the winner's name. Submit several different entries and increase your chances of winning. In the case of duplicate suggestions, the first one received will be entered.
What is the prize, you ask. Since I'm pre-published, I can hardly offer you a copy of my latest best-selling novel, but I will send you a package of genuine Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils, and you can write your own. (Rumor has it that more "great American novels" have been written with Dixon's Ticonderogas than with any other pencil, and it gets top billing in Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine.) All entries must be received by midnight 15 July 2009. The winner will be announced right here shortly thereafter. Enter by email, with the subject line of "Silly Contest," or by commenting to this blog entry.
OK I did a little looking around at grouping names for ideas. I'll admit, I do research. But then I'm a writer. And truly the best one I came up with so far was what you use to refer to cockroaches (because after all, writers can be persistant and will come out of the woodwork - ask any editor who's worked a Writer's Conference)
ReplyDeleteSo without further ado I offer, an Intrusion of Writers. Because after all, haven't you heard of author intrusion...? * ducks and runs *