Looking for the Best Word? Tip #04

On 16/09/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

For a short introduction to this series, please click this link. These posts examine some similar, and dissimilar, words in an effort to suggest ways writers might make their work more varied, accessible, interesting, accurate or effective. A good thesaurus provides alternatives for the idea of a word, but not all those suggestions are …

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Don’t, by Bob Selden, Reviewed.

On 14/09/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Book, Grammar, Review, Word Choice

This book has a couple of informative subtitles: ‘Unlock the do in don’t…’ and ‘How using the right words will change your life’ I could add, ‘How using the right words will change the lives of those around you’, too. So, what’s it about? Essentially, it’s a manual for using the right language to make …

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Looking for the Best Word? Tip #03

On 09/09/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Grammar, Word Choice

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Looking for the Best Word? Tip #02

On 02/09/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

For a short introduction to this series, please click this link. In these posts, I’m looking at some similar, and dissimilar, words in an effort to suggest ways writers might make their work more varied, accessible, interesting, accurate or effective. A good thesaurus provides alternatives for the idea of a word, but not all …

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Looking for the Best Word? Tip #01

On 25/08/201625/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice3 Comments

English is a startling language, as those who use it know. Amongst many claims about language, most of which are difficult to prove, English is recognised as one of the top 3 most widely spoken languages. It’s also a second language in many countries. Whilst ‘Chinese’ is spoken by more people, this gives a …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #40

On 23/08/201623/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This is the final post in the series aimed at helping authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. However, I intend to start a new series, again about word choice. I’ll begin that on Thursday with the next post. Keep an eye out for it. It’ll be titled, ‘Looking for …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #39

On 19/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Romance, Word Choice

This is the penultimate post in the series that aims to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. However, I intend to start a new series, again to do with word choice, and will begin that after the last post in this series. Keep an eye out for it. …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #38

On 16/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series, now reaching its natural close, aims to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we seek to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passions. This set of posts examines how we can influence mood, …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #37

On 12/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series aims to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we seek to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passions. This set of posts examines how we might influence mood, illustrating how word choice and …

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #36

On 09/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #35

On 05/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #34

On 02/08/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #33

On 29/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice2 Comments

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Searching for the Right Words? Tip #32

On 26/07/2016 By stuartakenIn Author, Creative Writer, Fiction, Grammar, Word Choice

This series is intended to help authors express the full meaning and emotional content of their fiction. As writers, we want to inspire readers with joy, stoke their terrors, romance them with love, overwhelm them with horror, inflame their passions. This set of posts examines how we might influence mood, illustrating how word choice …

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