The Creative Writer's Phrase-Finder
by Edward Prestwood
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Author: Edward PrestwoodEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1984-01
ISBN: 088280104X
Number of pages: 364
Publisher: Etc Pubns
Book Reviews of The Creative Writer's Phrase-Finder
Book Review: Nooooooo!
Summary: 2 Stars
"She kept her eyes reproachfully on his face." Really? Is this to be used in a medical horror/thriller about transplants run amuck? That's only one example of suggestions from this Phrase-Finder. Perhaps her GAZE could have been kept on his face, but I sure hope her EYES stayed firmly in her own sockets, lest surgeons must be called in!
Furthermore, if you aren't careful, your character's eyes can "slide obliquely across" someone's face! Now, a thing like that could give you quite a rash, especially of the other guy is in need of a shave!
I am aware that this is meant to be a book to spark your own creativity. However, I feel that there has got to be something better than this volume. Truthfully, these are the kinds of mistakes that get peals of shared laughter at writers' workshops. These are mistakes that anyone can make. So, for your own sake as a writer, don't set yourself out to learn the wrong way!
I really don't like giving bad reviews. However, in truth, this is a writer's aid that can hamper your creativity and make an editor stop reading before he/she has a chance to experience the real content of your work.
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