Looking for other writers' help to create a resource

Submitted by biff977 on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 08:34

I'm looking for fellow writers to help build a word listing of synonyms and descriptives specific to inflation writing.

I've written a few stories over the years, and I always find myself afterward scouring my stories for words that I use multiple times (especially in the same sentence/paragraph...frustrating), and then I spend a bit of time scouring dictionary/thesaurus sites looking for alternative words or more appropriate terms that better fit the thought.

So I started building a PDF listing of commonly used words in inflation stories, and listed out all of the possible synonyms and such I could think of or come across. What I am looking for are other writers who would like to take a look and see if I overlooked other possible synonyms/like words, or if I omitted any inflation-related words to start with. I want this to be for all writers to use as needed, not just myself. I think I've covered quite a bit, but my specific interest is body inflation so naturally, that narrows my frame of reference. Plus, while I consider myself relatively intelligent, I know enough to realize there are a lot of things out there I'm missing.

The PDF can be found at https://www.deviantart.com/biff97/art/Writers-Tool-871935177

If this document helps you as a writer, great! That's what it is there for. If you are able to help improve it, then even better.

Thanks for reading.

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 13:51

doubleintegral

I wanted to help, but then I saw the PDF used Comic Sans and I flew into a rage.

Stories I have written

Wed, 03/10/2021 - 14:14

(Reply to #2) #3

doubleintegral

Just kidding. Kinda.

Overall I think it's a good list without too much to add to it. I would personally take off some words that are less common, at least in the American English vernacular (e.g. intumesce, cerulean). It is indeed important to not use the same words over and over again, but if you get too cute with the thesaurus then the unfamiliar words become too distracting to the reader, and that's a bad thing.

Also, knowing that we're working in an inflation/expansion context, I feel like some words have connotations that are a bit too specific for the words they're paired with. For example, "thickening" going with "increasing".

Interesting idea, though. Putting this into a flow chart could be kind of cool.

Stories I have written

Thu, 03/11/2021 - 14:24

biff977

I can't say I've ever actually used the word intumesce in a story, or at all for that matter. It just happened to be there so I included it.

I guess this effort is as good as it's going to get so I'll move on to the next project.

Looking for other writers' help to create a resource

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