Beat the Blues

What better way to beat the blues than to take a big, soul-cleansing sniff of fresh flowers? To help you beat the blahs and overcome your writer's block, we invite you to take a deep breath full of the magnificent scents of our flowers below -- once you have unscrambled them, of course.

1. My ring or long
2. Any hitch
3. Illy
4. Say id
5. Call is
6. Hang ready
7. Occurs
8. Slouchy knee
9. If fold ad
10. Lit up

So, after taking that great, big, refreshing breath, submit your answers in an email, and make sure to include your name, address, and country in your entry. Send your answers to: puzzles@writeronline.us

The winner will receive $25 of writing software and his or her name published in our next issue of Writer Online.

DEADLINE: midnight, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005

Answers to The Technical Side of Writing Puzzle In Our 02/08/05 Issue

And our winner of last issue's The Technical Side of Writing Puzzle is R. F. Marazas of belvidere, NJ, USA.

Honorable mentions go to:

Linda Simmons, Laurinburg, NC, USA

Stan Swaren, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Mark Scheel, Mission, KS, USA

Pat Hornsby Crochet, Montegut, LA, USA

Congratulations R. F.!! You will be receiving DreamPack, a $25 value of writer's software!

Here are the given sentences and correct answers (following) from the Technical Side of Writing Puzzle:

1. She leaving for the convention next week.
She is leaving for the convention next week.

2. Why is Ricardo and Kate ignoring that impatient customer?
Why are Ricardo and Kate ignoring that impatient customer?

3. Webmasters like Pat puts an electronic face on an organization.
Webmasters like Pat put an electronic face on an organization.

4. This is the worst food we have ever tasted; we will never eat at this restaurant again.
Okay as is.

5. I absolutely refuse to iron therefore my cleaning bills are high.
I absolutely refuse to iron; therefore, my cleaning bills are high.

6. This employment brochure which is done in four colors has impressed many new employees.
This employment brochure, which is done in four colors, has impressed many new employees.

7. Brenda saw a large moose driving her car down State Street.
While driving her car down State Street, Brenda saw a large moose.

8. Everyone should do their best.
Everyone should do his or her best.

9. Mary Adams writes better letters than she.
Okay as is.

10. We had planned to give a presentation together but we couldn’t agree on a theme.
We had planned to give a presentation together, but we couldn't agree on a theme.

11. According to the schedule, its time to begin the manufacturing process.
According to the schedule, it's time to begin the manufacturing process.

12. Your right, it’s opening sentence was bad.
You're right, its opening sentence was bad.