Tag Archives: Rodale’s Synonym Finder

Ten Tips for Tuning Up Your Descriptions

Posted on June 28, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora: There are so many challenges facing a writer who is trying to craft fiction that sometimes descriptions fall far down the list. By the time an author has developed a cast of characters, created a plot filled with twists … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged fiction writing, Grendel, Joe Burgess, John Gardner, Kate Flora, Rebecca McClanahan, Rodale's Synonym Finder, The Art of Fiction, The Describer's Dictionary, The Things They Carried, Thea Kozak mysteries, Tim O'Brien, Word Painting, writing, writing craft | 21 Comments

Watch Your Language!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

Kate Flora here, hoping I’ll write something today that will interest you. I had grand plans to continue my “little black book” series with a post about structure, but I was behind on my homework, it’s nearly time to start dinner, … Continue reading →

Posted in Kate's Posts | Tagged American Heritage Dictionary, Rodale's Synonym Finder, Thea Kozak mysteries | 2 Comments

A Writer’s Weather Report

Posted on October 16, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

Kate: Many years ago, when my first book came out, I was at Malice Domestic, one of the big national writers’ conferences, and I was assigned to a panel about weather. It sounded like a dull topic, just the kind … Continue reading →