So I’m watching The Two Towers while writing (I know, not an efficient process…especially since I’m writing scifi) and Gandalf says he “smote” something. And I think, that’s a cool word. I wonder if I can use it in my story? So I look up the definition to be sure. Past tense of smite, so I look up smite.
First definition – to strike, to defeat, to attack severely
Second definition – to be strongly attracted to someone or something
So it has the combined meaning of trying to conquer something AND being strongly attracted to it? That seems like a testament to the human condition if I’ve ever heard one. So today, I smote my word goal. I’m at 8542 words on the story.