writerfriends! what’s some great specific, concrete advice someone’s given you for a story or other piece of writing that really helped you not just in that piece of work, but beyond? (disclaimer: I’m writing a short ebook about strategies for strengthening your stories, and I’m looking for more ideas!)
everyone: I’m writing a book. it’s about me, and my life, and what’s so me about my life.
me: **silently pens hundreds of thousands of words of fanfiction mostly for my friends** whats up nerds u ready 2 feel shameful feels
so I have a potential (online, I think?) job lead if any of my writerfriends are interested… I don’t know a ton about it but a school peer I haven’t talked to in years contacted me on LinkedIn the other day about it. I said I’ve got a good job but I’ll ask about! so lemme know if anyone wants deets
Smashwords – Raven Lake Summer – a book by Bastille Winters
Smashwords – Raven Lake Summer – a book by Bastille Winters
hello, my dear readers… I know it has been a very long time, but as promised, I wrote a novella. it’s called “Raven Lake Summer,” and as of today, it’s available on Smashwords (and iBooks, and a few others as well) for just $1.99! support my writing and I’ll do more of it! 🙂
Bare Bones Writing Tips #2: Find That Word!
As much as teachers and writers recommend you never consult a thesaurus, there are times when you can’t quite get a hold of the word you’re searching for. Whether it’s a thesaurus or dictionary, you need to consult some sort of word-oriented book or site. So, to help you out, here’s a few that go beyond that:
Tip of My Tongue:
– fairly thorough database (though not huge)
– allows you to search for a word based on partial spelling content, partial definition, or certain letters involved
-supplies only one definition per word, but helps narrow down your searchOne Look:
– a reverse dictionary; look up a word by its definition
– supplies a four column list of up to 100 suggestions
– now filterable by verb, adverb, adjective, or noun
– each suggested word is a link to a page with all its definitions, linked to the site it was indexed from
– might take a few searches to find what you’re looking for, but very helpfulRhymeZone:
– a rhyming dictionary
– supplies potential rhymes by number of syllable
– has links to definitions of suggestions
– simple and effectiveAnd, for anyone who just needs another word than that one adjective they’ve already used a dozen times in the past 500 words, there’s always Thesaurus.com.
Good luck, and happy writing!
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