Sight subway trains, subway platforms, posts, escalators, stairs, posters, security guards, business men and women, couples, groups of young people, tracks, litter, lights, graffiti'd walls, speakers, ticket turnstiles, patched seats, torn seats, grime, dirt, street people... Sounds bells … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus Entry: Subway Station
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Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Doubt
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Doubt
Setting Thesaurus: Bathroom (home)
Sight Mirror, sink, toilet, bidet, bathtub, shower, shower curtain, faucet, fluffy rugs/toilet cover, tissue box, toilet paper, TP holder, towel bar, ceiling fan, soap dish/soap pump, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bubble bath, bath bombs/bath beads, razors, tweezers, eyelash … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus: Bathroom (home)
Setting Description Entry: Hospital
Sight ambulances, doctors, nurses, ambulance attendants, paramedics, volunteers, porters, priests, visitors, firemen, police officers, pink/green/blue or patterned scrubs, gurney, clipboards, IV bags and stands, blood, cuts, bruises, pus, torn tissue, casts, arm slings... Sounds doors … [Read more...] about Setting Description Entry: Hospital
Setting Thesaurus Entry: Kitchen
Sight Tile floor, stainless steel/black/white appliances (dishwasher, fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher), blender, toaster, pots, pans, jar with cooking implements (wooden spoons, spatulas, whisks, flippers) knife block with knives, banana tree, fruit bowl, place mats … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus Entry: Kitchen
Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Loneliness
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Loneliness
Setting Thesaurus Entry: Playground
Sights swing sets, slides, jungle gym, sandbox, tube maze, see-saw, merry-go-round, sand, mulch, wood chips, small trees, bushes, benches, black rubber mat flooring, grass, shining metal, rusty metal, torn swing seats, hollowed-out sand or dead grass where see-saw seats hit … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus Entry: Playground
Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Hopefulness
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Hopefulness
Dealing with Rejection
I’ll never make it. I should just quit. I am a total loser. Bleak words, aren't they? Still, a familiar echo to anyone receiving the soul-consuming rejection letter. A perfectly good day can go sour at seeing, 'Dear Author'. Our breath cuts off, our chest tightens, the shoulders sag and … [Read more...] about Dealing with Rejection
Setting Thesaurus Entry: Mountains
Sight Stone, crags, cliffs, shale, scree, granite, moss, treeline, clouds, mist, jagged, crooked, uneven, slope, face, ravines, waterfall, snow, snow melt, tracks, hawks, eagles, ravens, falcons, owls, mice, deer, foxes, bighorn sheep, rock slides, avalanche paths, scat, pine... Sounds wind … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus Entry: Mountains
Emotion Thesaurus: Worry
When it comes to emotion, sometimes we need a brainstorming nudge. After all, each character will express their feelings differently depending on their personality, emotional range, and comfort zone. We hope this short, sample list of expressions will help you better imagine how your character might … [Read more...] about Emotion Thesaurus: Worry
Setting Thesaurus Entry: Classroom
For each entry, the first section applies to the generic items found in most classrooms, plus items specific to an elementary classroom. The second section will contain items found in a secondary room. Sight: white board, markers, eraser, door with little window in it, bulletin boards, … [Read more...] about Setting Thesaurus Entry: Classroom