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26. Sound Effects

Add fun and interest to your writing with sounds effects. 

http://picturebookden.blogspot.com/2014/08/m-o-t-o-r-c-y-c-l-e-thoughts-on-sound.html

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27. Unusual Words

Add interest to your writing by using fun and different words. 

http://taralazar.com/2014/06/09/list-of-200-fun-cool-and-interesting-words/

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28. Making Picture Books Sing

Use of these poetic tools will help make your picture book memorable. 

http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2014/06/guest-post-helen-ketteman-on-making.html

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29. Word Choice

By the judicious choice of words, you can save pages of world building text, whether your book is fantasy or realistic, historical or contemporary. 

http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/03/craft-of-writing-secret-art-of-word.html

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30. Onomatopoeia Dictionary

Don't forget to bring sounds into your picture book or novel. 

http://www.writtensound.com/index.php

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31. Food Words

Spice up your writing with these descriptive words for food. 

http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/101-descriptive-words-for-foods/

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32. 60s Slang

From "a gas" to "zits," what slang was being used in the 60s? 

http://cougartown.com/slang.html

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33. Idioms

Are you look for just the right phrase to use in your manuscript? 

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

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34. Word Choice

Make every word count. If it doesn't, cut it. 

http://theeditorsblog.net/2013/01/22/cut-the-flab-make-every-word-count/

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35. Word Choices

How to choose the best word(s) to say what you mean. 

http://www.writingforward.com/writing-tips/writing-tips-every-word-matters

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36. Word a Day

Build your vocabulary.

http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html

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37. Word Frequency

Here's an easy way to find out if you're overusing certain words. 

http://writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp

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38. Problem Words and Phrases

A list of 50 sets of words/phrases that are often confused.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/50-problem-words-and-phrases/

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39. Overused Phrases

Here's a handy tool to see if there are any overused, multi-word phrases in your manuscript.
http://www.writewords.org.uk/phrase_count.asp

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