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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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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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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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
Don't forget to bring sounds into your picture book or novel.
http://www.writtensound.com/index.php
Spice up your writing with these descriptive words for food.
http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/101-descriptive-words-for-foods/
From "a gas" to "zits," what slang was being used in the 60s?
http://cougartown.com/slang.html
Are you look for just the right phrase to use in your manuscript?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/
Make every word count. If it doesn't, cut it.
http://theeditorsblog.net/2013/01/22/cut-the-flab-make-every-word-count/
How to choose the best word(s) to say what you mean.
http://www.writingforward.com/writing-tips/writing-tips-every-word-matters
Build your vocabulary.
http://wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
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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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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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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