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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.
Sam Stone writes high-stakes military, espionage, and transnational law enforcement thrillers grounded in real-world operational experience. A seventh-generation Texan, he served more than three decades with one of Texas' largest law enforcement agencies, including an FBI Gang Task Force and intelligence assignments, before finishing his career commanding a Special Operations Division that oversaw SWAT and other tactical programs.
He lives in the Texas Hill Country with his wife and two dogs. When he is not writing, he is usually traveling, floating a Central Texas river, or spending fall Saturdays at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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