Adages and an Ebook Giveaway

Hi gang!

Today there are two parts to my post. The book giveaway is after the following.

Part One: Adages and a Crazy Game

I wrote a book once about sayings, and the main character wondered where they came from. Yesterday, I revisited a site I went to about the origin of sayings and it gave me an idea… Want to play a game? It’s called “Fill in the blanks”. Let’s try and create some really funny new sayings, just because we can, just because it’s childish and fun to be immature sometimes, and just…well, just because. You know, kind of like: What the hell. It’s insane to play this game, I really wouldn’t normally, but it’s Friday, for God’s sake, and I fancy being silly.

Or something.

Before the game, though, here are some interesting (I hope!) facts on adages, the originals on THIS SITE:

Getting out of the wrong side of bed

Apparently, this saying comes from way back when, when many children shared the one bed. When one got up, having to climb over all the others, it woke those still sleeping, causing them to be in a bad mood. I can agree with that. Imagine those poor little buggers being clambered over. Yes, I’d be pretty naffed off too. An elbow in the temple or a knee to the groin isn’t my idea of waking up happy.

To let the cat out of the bag

I like this one. Apparently, in medieval England, piglets were sold and given away in bags. Most probably sacks. Off you go to market, thinking, “I’m going to buy a little piggy today. I could fair do with a pork chop for my dinner!” only to get home and find a cat in it instead. Enraged, the next time you go to market, you check in the bag, make sure your little piggy is inside. If you see a cat again, that’s it! You’ve let the cat out of the bag. Love it!

On the wallaby

On the bloody what? I’ve never heard of this one, but many Australians might have. It refers to men from years ago who trekked through Australia looking for a job. It possibly means they jumped from town to town, much a like a wallaby, although that image leaves me a tad disturbed. I can’t imagine men holding their hands up together in front of their chests, fingers curved, and jumping around. Then again, I’m quite a literal person, possibly insane, so this image popping into my head doesn’t surprise me.

And now for the game! Fill in the blanks with as many words as you like to make a new adage:

All work and no play makes Jack __________

Good things come to those who __________

A problem shared is ___________

Practice makes _________


Part Two: Coming Out

Yesterday I “came out” as all the authors I am. As well as Natalie Dae, I’m m/m author Sarah Masters and psychological horror/thriller author Charley Oweson. It was a huge weight off my shoulders not having to hide myself anymore, and now I can relax knowing all my names are out there as one person. My real self, Emmy Ellis, was an editor and cover artist.

So, to celebrate the weight that fell and almost left a great gaping hole in the floor, I’m offering every single reader one of my Sarah or Charley books. I don’t give these books out for review, so to my mind, I have many books I could have sent out but haven’t, therefore, you can have them. If you want them…

All you have to do is go HERE and look through my titles at the top of my site. Sarah writes mainly series books, so if you choose one from a series, I’ll send you the first book of that series. A little note: the Blinded series is complete, but the last two titles aren’t published yet, but they will be very soon. Also, the complete sets of my series aren’t available yet, even though the covers are on my sidebar, hence me asking that you choose a book from the top of my site. :o)

Then, just email me at emmyellis@live.co.uk telling me which book you’d like.

That’s it!

Have a great day, folks! Oh, and make me laugh with your adage adaptions. Please?