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Emotion Thesaurus (Samples)

October 11, 2010

The entries below are a sampling of what you’ll find in The Emotion Thesaurus: a Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, now an expanded 2nd edition consisting of 130 emotions. This…

Theme and Symbolism Thesaurus

October 11, 2010

Below are samples of our popular Theme and Symbolism (formerly, Symbolism and Motif) Thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced thesaurus, please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has…

Below are samples of our popular setting thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced collection (over 220 settings included), please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has a permanent home…

Color, Texture and Shape Thesaurus

October 11, 2010

Color, Texture and Shape Thesaurus

October 11, 2010

Below are samples of our popular Colors, Textures and Shapes Thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced thesaurus, please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has a permanent place…

Character Traits Thesaurus (Sample Entries)

October 11, 2010

Character Traits Thesaurus (Sample Entries)

October 11, 2010

The samples below are simply a small taste of what you’ll find in The bestselling book duo, The Positive Trait Thesaurus: a Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes and The Negative…

Weather Thesaurus

October 11, 2010

Weather Thesaurus

October 11, 2010

Below are samples of our popular Weather and Earthly Phenomenon Thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced thesaurus, please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has a permanent place…

Physical Feature Thesaurus

October 10, 2010

Physical Feature Thesaurus

October 10, 2010

Below are samples of our popular Physical Feature Thesaurus. For the completely developed and enhanced thesaurus, please visit One Stop For Writers, where it has a permanent place within our…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Tropical Island City

October 9, 2010

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Tropical Island City

October 9, 2010

This post has been generously written by Janice Hardy, author of the Middle Grade Novel, Blue Fire, book two in the Healing Wars Trilogy. To see her excellent method of…

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Love/Affection

October 7, 2010

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Love/Affection

October 7, 2010

Every day we interact with objects, places and sensations that affect the way we think and feel. This can be used to the writer’s advantage by planting symbols in the…

How to Craft a Strong Metaphor

October 4, 2010

How to Craft a Strong Metaphor

October 4, 2010

Metaphors. Most of us know we should use them, that they’re a good way to describe, but not everyone has a solid understanding of what they are. Seeing as metaphors…