Fancy Fish Writer's Guild

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Welcome to the Word Pool, where we'll catch some Fancy Fish...

Fancy fish?
Word pool?
If you're a fellow writer or an avid reader you just might know what I mean... Come on down to the word pool with me; we'll catch some fancy fish, and we'll meet some fancy fishers too.

Catch of the day: Listen to Rascal the cat's reasons for writing.


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Inspiration for this lens

Out of (and in) the mouths of babes

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At the dentist with my daughter the hygienist asked me what I do for a living.

I said I am a writer.

My seven year old chimed in, eyes big and bright, (because although young, she loves to catch 'em too) and repeated something she's heard before.

It got a good laugh from the office staff.

"My mom catches fancy fish down at the word pool!

Test Your Fancy Fish Knowledge

Sticky Notes, Sticky Nets

Post it notes are very handy for fancy fish caught while busy doing othertivities.

ie: You can jot down while eating: "That banana bread was delightfulicious"

The Word Pool

Catch some fancy fish

Painted Wood Fish in Wood Bowl, Ecuador



Go ahead. Drop a line. Reel one in. See how one tastes in a sentence of your own.
OMG... (the possibilities begin to dawn) maybe even in a paragraph!
An essay!
A LENS!

Delightfulicious

Full of delight. Almost like... one is ingesting d more...6 points

Commonsensical

Self-explanatory.5 points

Othertivities

Those pesky other activities that interfere with c more...3 points

super-duper-fine-fantastic

Self-explanatory!3 points

Octocenturion

A time frame lasting eight centuries1 point

Integrous

Of integrity- doh1 point

Hoss

Stephen King's fancy fish version of "horse&q more...1 point

GoogleArachnoLover

A person who loves it when Google search spiders v more...1 point

Fish

A Fish is any gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate (or craniate) more...1 point

enchiladilian

A descriptive term that embraces the saying " more...0 points

Nillaglazed

Caught by Homer Simpson, self-explanatory.0 points

Circumbendibus

A roundabout way of doing or expressing something.0 points

Truth Capitalist

A truth capitalist, like John Irving, capitalizes on more...0 points

Pendulumistic

Like a pendulum that swings back and forth from on more...0 points

Common Language Search

Need some help ending a phrase? This fun free tool can help you find the right fancy fish (of course, in this case, we're talking about words)

Young Mr H and his fancy beard by Steve-h
Restaurant Casa Pon, Los Molinos by Invvigren
097 of 366 by mjtmail (tiggy)
Selwicks-Bay-8996-2 by HJSP82
056 of 366 by mjtmail (tiggy)
Group of farmworkers buildings and pump house by greytop
Mudhif, Tigris-Euphrates marshlands in the far southeast of Iraq by james_gordon_los_angeles
Mudhif, Tigris-Euphrates marshlands in the far southeast of Iraq by james_gordon_los_angeles
Geronimo Witchipoo_3532 by Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue
Tropical stripes by lutramania
Petco Poway: Education Event and Poway Days Celebration by valeehill
Geronimo Witchipoo_3533 by Rocky Mountain Feline Rescue
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"I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions."
~James Michener

Fancy Fish and Invisible Cupcakes

Somehow, they go together

Welcome to the Cupcake Zone T-Shirt shirt
Welcome to the Cupcake Zone T-Shirt by Flynn_the_Cat
Get Invisible Cupcake t-shirts from Zazzle



What is the best invisible icing or similar topping to use in invisible cupcake decorating?

See-Through Sprinkles

19 points

Dream Whip

14 points

Virtual Vanilla

12 points

Intangible Ganache

11 points

Infraspectrum Colouring

9 points

Translucent Topping

8 points

Spectral Sugars

7 points

Bulk-Free Buttercream

6 points

Transparent Toffee

6 points

Fanciful Frosting

5 points

Ethereal Icing

5 points

Imaginary Royal Icing

3 points

created by Flynn_the_Cat

Fancy Fish Schools

Entire schools of thought that swim in the same pool!

Vote for your favorite school of fancy fish, arranged just so to go down in history as a time-honored quote worth repeating.

"You don't have to hate chocolate just because you love vanilla"~ Dr David Hawkins

I said this to my daughter, as she cried in her va more...3 points

"It's better to laugh while you're crying, than to cry while you're crying"- Joking Horse

Joking Horse has a fancy name, yes. Wonder where h more...2 points

"Enslavement by illusion is comfortable, it is the liberation by truth that people fear" Dr David R Hawkins

Wait a minute. Something said...2 points

"Dude... that is one enchiladilian sunset" - Some Guy

Probably said at 4:20 pm, while contemplating what more...1 point

"You better shut your mouth while you're talkin' to me"~ Joking Horse

Wait a minute. Something else said.1 point

Creation does nothing while no one looks at it

Now is Creation.1 point

Learning to Fancy Fish

Follow the linchpins and you're moving towards a b more...1 point

Whoa LOLLY- check out this School of Fancy Fish!!

(It's a BIG 'Un!)

rwoman's got quite the catch here!

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How To Sell Fancy Fish

You caught some real fancy fish, fried 'em up good

Join Fan Club

Next is marketing them

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Seth Godin's The Domino Project

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Karma's Story

Fancy fish caught by yours truly

Coming Soon!

A short story about the origination of fancy fish
(SOON has happened.
Where's the story?)

Welcome to the Word Pool

Thanks for stopping by, happy fishing

  • nightbear Sep 3, 2011 @ 1:01 am | delete
    I had no idea, but I also have a fancy fishing talent and sometimes come up with some great words. I love it. and your daughter is very clever. Blessed
  • LongShot-X Jun 15, 2011 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    I like it. Absofraginlutely like it.
    And my security word captcha is: gigasnog
    That's alot of snog
  • MaxReily Jun 11, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for this guided tour of the Fancy Fish Pool. I love to write, and I just plain love words! All kinds of words. Really enjoyed this lens!
  • Rafick May 27, 2011 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Very original. Beautiful presentation.
  • sukkran May 24, 2011 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    very interesting lens. i really enjoyed my visit. thanks
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Fellow Fancy Fishers

(Having met down at the word pool)

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Actually swimming with those fancy fish

Not for me!

I'd much rather you swam with fancy fish such as these sting rays and I wrote about it.

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101 Ways to Bow to the Audience

The audience makes fancy fishing worthwhile

All good fancy fishers bow to their audience to show gratitude. In the depths of the ocean, one indeed notices the seriously gratuitous nature of meeting up with a friendly species on the ocean floor. It's cause for a smile, and perhaps even a giggle.

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Check These Catches From the Word Pool

101 fancy fish words with a sense of humour...

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Fancy Fish Flikr Photos

a puppy made from goldfish by brad montgomery
Goldfish by Lennart Tange
Meet Flossy. by ironypoisoning
Mental Menagerie - Goldfish etc. by soozafone
Mental Menagerie - Goldfish by soozafone
Mental Menagerie - Wasp etc. by soozafone
Snack by drewzuckerman
R0018748 by shokai
R0018751 by shokai
R0018747 by shokai
R0018746 by shokai
R0018750 by shokai
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My School of Fancy Fish

A list of my Squidoo web pages

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As Dean Koontz put it in Odd Thomas, Reel Writers LOVE writing

'Writing isn't a source of pain. It's psychic chemotherapy. It reduces your psychological tumors and relieves your pain.

Important!

The 'Now' of Creation & Fancy Fishing

Creation does nothing while no one looks at it.
Now is Creation.

~Darcie French

Places where the fishing's good

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Free Fancy Fish Coloring Pages

Original art by Darcie French

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