| The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus - Complete! Contributor(s): Stone, Sam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481217402 ISBN-13: 9781481217408 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.17 lbs) 46 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The #1 selling thesaurus on Kindle is now available as a handy desk reference There are a thousand ways to say something and at least a few hundred to express it well. This is not simply another thesaurus but 2 complete writing lessons which aim to shave a year off of your creative development. This is a bold objective but as you go over these devices, in this brief but powerful tutorial, it will train you to think like a novelist. Let's see how this works: First we start with a character description: Bill has grey hair. This is a fine description, and certainly direct, but let's flex our muscles a little more: Bill's hair is salted with grey. Bill's hair is frosted with age. Bill's hair is threaded with silver. Now try these concept words on your own: peppered, streaked, flecked, weeded You can immediately see the limitations of a traditional thesaurus; they are helpful at supplying literal equivalents, such as charcoal for grey, but frequently miss the finer nuances of language. Beyond the inspirational support most books offer, I can assure you that two things, and only two, are guaranteed to improve your writing. These are reading and the act of writing itself. This is a small but unique 'literary thesaurus' that bridges the gap of reading by taking common descriptive devices and words and places them into usable categories that will serve as a ready toolbox for your own writing. This tutorial is ideal for beginning and intermediate fiction writers. |