MY MOST IMPORTANT WRITING TOOL
We were at a dinner recently and someone asked me what tool I use most when I write. Other than my auto spellchecker, the tools I use most are my imagination and my thesaurus!
Redundancy is always lurking, staring down at me, daring me to challenge its ancient and sinister power. Using the same word three times in one sentence sneers at me from my periphery. Falling down the tunnel of love, where a double entendre might be more appropriate to communicate a thrilling sensation. These happen a lot when writing 65,000 words. There have been countless times that the deep pool of amazing treasures in my thesaurus have unblocked me. I love to draw just the right meaning, nuance, or conclusion in a sentence, but sometimes I can’t hit it just right. I reign victorious at every challenge with my handy thesaurus by finding the perfect and necessary words.
So the next time you know what you want to say, but can’t come up with just the right way to say it, throw on your goggles, dive into your thesaurus, and admire the vast array of shiny descriptive words in the English language until you spot just the right fit. It hasn’t let me down yet!
Redundancy is always lurking, staring down at me, daring me to challenge its ancient and sinister power. Using the same word three times in one sentence sneers at me from my periphery. Falling down the tunnel of love, where a double entendre might be more appropriate to communicate a thrilling sensation. These happen a lot when writing 65,000 words. There have been countless times that the deep pool of amazing treasures in my thesaurus have unblocked me. I love to draw just the right meaning, nuance, or conclusion in a sentence, but sometimes I can’t hit it just right. I reign victorious at every challenge with my handy thesaurus by finding the perfect and necessary words.
So the next time you know what you want to say, but can’t come up with just the right way to say it, throw on your goggles, dive into your thesaurus, and admire the vast array of shiny descriptive words in the English language until you spot just the right fit. It hasn’t let me down yet!
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