The Glossary, or, "What Kind of Gobbledygook is BJ Speaking Now?"

Yes, I know that title is laughable, but I don't really care. :)

Since I've joined the One Year Adventure Novel student forum, I've become a user of many words coined by the other young writers upon there. Due to this fact, I thought I had better explain some of the more common words, since I really like using some of them.

So, here you go!

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The Ever Growing Glossary of Terms:

OYAN or OYANer: One Year Adventure Novel (User)

CWP: Acronym for Clear Water Press, the host website for the sale of the OYAN curriculum and its companion writing curricula.

Avvie: Profile Picture/Avatar

Drabble: A short bit of writing that can relate to a W.I.P. story, or be completely

new

Plot Bunny: An idea (usually a distracting one) that will attack when you are trying to finish whatever your current writing project is. Feared because it is very hard to put in a cage with a carrot until your current project is finished.

Glomp: An enthusiastic OYANer tackle-hug

Mr. & Mrs. S./The S's: Daniel Schwabauer and his wife

Mentors: These are usually students who have passed the 20yo age limit on the Student Forum, but been allowed back for a while to help the Admin with the younger students. They don't bite.

"Compass": The OYAN lesson book

"Map": The OYAN workbook

SW: Summer Workshop

XD: The OYAN equivalent of "Lol"

POV: Point Of View

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More terms probably coming soon!