Sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Melodramatic, Momentarily, More perfect, Mostly, Mokita, M.P. Synonyms are alternative words that might say exactly what you’re trying to convey. Melodramatic: Roget lists only 3 headings for this; …
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Sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Loathsome/Pleasant, Less/Fewer, Lap of luxury, Limply, Lawyer Antonyms: words that express the opposite of other words can be hard to find, because thesauruses usually give no examples. When …
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Six chapters to go, and the MS stands at 68,660 words, a record low word count for one of my novels! Thursday, I was driven to hospital by a kind and friendly volunteer from a local service that provides rides for people on such missions. I won’t bore, or distress, you with details of the …
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A truly gothic and demonic horror story. The narrator’s voice carries all the bile, disapproval, confidence and uncertainty of the youth well. This is a short but powerful read and one to produce nightmares if read too close to bedtime in a lonely place. The conflict of denial against the reality of the situation leaves …
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This is both a self-improvement and inspirational book with a very real difference. That difference is crucial. James Miller is a man on a mission. A mission I’m utterly at one with. Our lives are governed from birth, throughout education and maturity, to the final day, by dogma, myth and legend posing as truth. Although …
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An ‘interesting’ week. One I realised early was not going to be my finest hour re the WIP. Nevertheless, 27 chapters now subjected to the in-depth part of the edit that includes running the text through ProWritingAid. And chapter 28 is ready for that process, but it’ll have to wait now until I’m back at …
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Sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Jaded/Refreshed, Joined at the hip, Jealously, Judicial/Judicious, Jouska, Jackal. Antonyms: words that express the opposite of other words can be hard to find, because thesauruses usually give no …
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Sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Imitation, Illustrated drawing, Intensely, Inflammable/Flammable, Idiot. Synonyms are alternative words that might say exactly what you’re trying to convey. Imitation: Good old Roget’s Thesaurus lists the following subheadings …
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The content edit is complete! I’ve now arrived at 71,057 words, an increase of 21,497 since last Wednesday. This means the first in-depth edit is finished. I’m resting from the process tomorrow, perhaps taking a long walk in the Forest with my wife and my camera. Then it’ll be the start of the more detailed …
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Do you sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Perhaps, in improving myself, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Pig-headed/Amenable, Incredible to believe, In the event of, Weltschmerz Antonyms: words that express the opposite of other words. They can be hard to find, and thesauruses usually don’t give examples. …
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The infographic below came to me via the custom-writing blog I think many visitors to this site might find it interesting, so here it is for your delectation. Enjoy!
If you’re a writer just starting out or, better still, someone thinking of starting to write, this is a useful book. It also contains reminders of good, and bad, habits to keep established writers on track. So much has been written about the craft of writing that a lot of the advice in this little …
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Do you sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Perhaps, in improving myself, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Disinterested/Uninterested, Cacophony of sound, Kilig. Words often misused: English, because of its inheritance of words stolen from many languages, often uses words that superficially appear to mean more or less …
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Do you sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Perhaps, in improving myself, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Fabulous, Generally, Famously. Synonyms are alternative words that might say exactly what you’re trying to convey. Fabulous: an adjective with a good number of shades of meaning, and one that …
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Advice here, including some warnings, on changing operating systems from Windows to Apple, or vice-versa. The following post is based on personal experience and I put it out here to help others make a better-informed decision on whether they want iMac or Windows on their desks. I’ve used both systems. Each has its deficiencies and …
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