Today, I’m promoting some awesome writing thesauruses by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi.
Now, most writing books and I don’t get along.
Like, at all.
I have bought and borrowed tons of them and none really seemed to help with anything I was struggling with.
One of the things I struggle with more in my writing is emotion. I mean, my handsome knight has been killed by a dragon and his guts are everywhere and the girl he loves and who loved him, is laughing a witch screeching laugh.
Ok, it’s not that bad but you get the point.
So when I came across these books, I brought them as soon as I could afford them and they really have been an awesome help.
An example would be the trait “haughty”.
A definition of the word haughty is given and similar flaws, ex. arrogant, disdainful, etc.
Then there is a list of possible causes. Examples are:
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Taking pride in one’s family
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Believing that others are less intelligent than oneself.
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Using one’s influence to ensure those deemed inferior do not gain esteem in other’s eyes.
Then the book gives (for the word haughty)
- Associated thoughts
- Associated emotions
- Positive Aspects
- Negative Aspects
- Example from Literature
- Overcoming This Trait As A Major Flaw
- Traits in Supporting Characters That May Cause Conflict
You can find these books here
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