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Powerful Prose

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 zarawest

Power Charge Your Language by Joan Koster provides a zillion ways to add vividness to your writing. Continue reading Powerful Prose

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Using Word Storms to Plan Your Novel

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 zarawest

If you are a writer, you love words. I know that I do. Word Storms are a writer’s way to play. They stir up creativity. They help you work through problems. They help you write your story. Continue reading Using Word Storms to Plan Your Novel

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Characters as Verbs

March 18, 2018October 23, 2020 zarawest

~ I ________ you ~ I was very fortunate to have the chance to hear Damon Suede speak at the New Jersey Romance Writers Conference last … Continue reading Characters as Verbs

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 7 Movement

July 10, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

~GOING BEYOND 5 SENSES ~ Remember those two hard-to-spell senses I mentioned back when I started this series? Well, now it is time to talk about them. The vestibular sense provides feedback on our body’s balance, coordination, and movement in … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 7 Movement

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 6 Sound

July 6, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

~Do You Hear What I Hear? ~ Crash. Bang. Screech. Nothing can beat adding sound words into one’s writing. Our sense of hearing develops long before we are born. At 18 weeks, an unborn infant can start to hear sounds. … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 6 Sound

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 5: Vision

June 26, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

~ Take a Good Look ~ When we read, we create visual images in our heads. We picture the heroine’s dress. We see the house. We visualize the car speeding past. These visual images grow out of our own visual … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 5: Vision

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 4 Touch

June 5, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

~ The Way It Feels ~ Close your eyes. Reach out and touch something nearby. Concentrate on how it feels to your fingertips. When we touch something a giant network of nerves are activated sending information to our brains. If … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 4 Touch

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 3 Taste

May 29, 2017February 27, 2021 zarawest

~ The Gustatory Sense: On the Tip of Our Tongue ~ Stick out your tongue and take a taste. Yum! Our sense of taste is probably our most pleasurable sense. It is also one of the most complex. We have … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 3 Taste

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Editing for Sensory Language Part 2 SMELL

May 22, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

~ The Olfactory Sense: Using Our Nose ~ Smell is one of the most powerful of our senses. Smell forms and solidifies memories and evokes the emotions. A familiar odor can bring back an image or event from the past. Smells … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language Part 2 SMELL

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Editing for Sensory Language

May 15, 2017October 23, 2020 zarawest

– Weaving in the Seven Senses – As you can tell from the title I am still editing. I have gone over my current manuscript for all the big things. Now it is time for me to add those little details that … Continue reading Editing for Sensory Language

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