So, what happens when you get to page 25 and you
fall unexpectedly upon that one single sentence; one
that simply does not look right; somehow inhibits the
pace of a fast flowing chapter and fails to describe
accurately how your character looked or felt? You may of
course be one of those fortunate writers who can simply
knock the words out, get them down on the page and after
a morning of recording a score of 2,000, relax over a
light lunch and a large glass of Chardonnay. However,
you may be one of those poor unfortunates who strive
over every sentence, knowing well what you want to
write, but reluctantly unable to find the precise little
phrase to exactly describe the moment. Competent writing
often requires reference to a Dictionary or a Thesaurus.
Good writers carry about with them a recording device of
some sort, or that good old fashioned ‘pen & paper’
to record things they read, see and hear in everyday
life. These ‘Scribblings’ are the sounds, the words and
the sights of reality … the ‘real’ things that people
say to one another and the ‘real’ way they describe
things they have seen and events they have witnessed to
their friends and family. With a Dictionary, Thesaurus
and Scribblings all being put to good use, the
experienced writer will collect over time a ‘Golden
Book’ …or ‘Golden Computer File’ … that contains the
condensed results of all the searching and researching
for that short, concise ‘Golden’ sentence. However you
approach your writing projects; whether you find writing
hard or easy, most of us will be prepared to admit we
can do with all the help available. Of course, if you
are one of the ‘special ones’ who simply need no help at
all in your well established and highly profitable
writing career, then please go no further. For the rest
of us, this little gem contains 501 useful phrases and
‘Scribblings’ organized in such a way that any writer
can quickly navigate to a phrase for use in a particular
situation; or one that will remind them of another that
will fit the bill nicely. This is not an answer to a
‘writer’s prayer’, but it is a great second line
reference book of phrases you can use every day in your
writing journey. So, what does 501 Writers Useful
Phrases contain? The book is divided in to ten sections
and each one contains 50 short phrases, quotes,
expressions or complete sentences to fit a particular
subject heading. The last section contains 51 entries
making a total of 501 for this edition.
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