If you’re a writer, you have to get your hands on this FABULOUS book, The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale.
I still remember the day when me and my friend Lynne were in the bookstore and found this book. It’s like we found the Thesaurus Holy Grail. We sat there and worshipped all of the 1361 pages and then we had to go get another copy because—well things got a little awkward with the book’s possession.
More than 1 million synonyms. Can you believe it? Makes me just want to go and look up a word right now.
Another great online resource is the blog, The Bookshelf Muse, which has an Emotion Thesaurus series.
No more excuses for writing “Jane felt bad.”
One thing I’ve learned is that when writing draft, just write it without worrying about changing the words. As Anne Lamott would say, go ahead and write the sh*tty draft.
But during the revision, these two resources should be your BFF and help make your writing better.
