If you’re looking for a great descriptive verb for your latest word picture, look no farther! This printable bookmark is filled with choices for creating dialogue, compelling descriptions of your character’s antics, or though-provoking sentences in any style or genre. as Debbie Maxwell Allen wrote in her blog, “Sentences that use walked, sat, and thought pale in comparison to stalked, sprawled, and stewed. However, don’t label yourself as a failure if strong verbs don’t automatically show up in your manuscript. Adding stronger verbs is something you do in your rewriting.”
Print this out on card stock for a handy reference that’s always at the ready—and another big thank you to artist Ginny Millard at www.banyantreestudio.com for creating it. Please visit Ginny’s website and let her know how much you appreciate having all these fantastic word choices at your fingertips.
If you like the idea of a bookmark filled with words, you’ll find another filled with Synonyms for Said in an earlier blog.
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Happy Writing!
—Candace
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This bookmark originally appeared in the post You Are Not Alone.
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This is great ~ thanks Candace!
Nice, funny thing is I tried to print it out directly from the web and my computer printing it in giant (almost 8 1/2 by 11). I guess it thought I need large print. 🙂 The whole thing didn’t print. I then copied and pasted it into a word document and it printed at the proper size.
LOL! I’m glad you finally got it figured out, Peter. It might have been a little embarrassing to walk around with a bookmark that was larger than the book itself!
Great advice!