Blog Resource – Multi Writer Sites

Here’s some great blogs written by multiple writers.

The Kill Zone: Perspectives From Today Hottest Thriller & Mystery Writers

 

The Book Doctor

 

Bustles And Spurs: Inspirational Romance In The Old West

 

Author Culture

 

Petticoats & Pistols: Romancing The West

 

Where The Map Ends: The Home Of Christian Speculative Fiction

 

A Novel Writing Site

 

Seekerville

 

Faith Chicks

 

The Master’s Artist

Blog Resource – Emotion, Symbolism, Color, Setting

This week, I’m posting a few blog resources for writers. I’ve been looking at different ways to describe emotions and setting. I ran across a great new resource I’m sharing today. The Bookshelf Muse at this link has hundred of thesaurus lists for writers. It has become an Internet Resource I use almost every day especially during the editing stage of my writing. You really do need to check this one out.

Here’s a list of a few of the resources available on this site:

Emotion Thesaurus

• What is an Emotion Thesaurus?
• Expressing Cardinal Emotions: Male vs. Female
• Amusement
• Anger
• Annoyance
• Anticipation
• Confidence/Pride
• Confusion
• Contentment
• Curiosity
• Desperation
• Disappointment
• Disgust
• Embarrassment
• Enthusiasm
• Excited/Elated
• Fear
• Frustration
• Guilt
• Happiness/Joy
• Hatred
• Haughty/Smug/Superior
• Hopeful
• Humble/Meek/Shy
• Impatience
• Indifference
• Indignation
• Jealousy
• Love & Attraction
• overwhelmed
• Powerless/Defeated
• Relief
• Reluctance
• Resentful/Sullen
• Resigned
• Sadness/Grief
• Satisfaction
• Shame
• Shock/Surprise
• Somber
• Stubbornness
• Sympathy/Empathy
• Uncertainty/Unconvinced
• Unease
• Wariness
• Worry
• Wounded/Hurt
• Addendum: Defensive
• Addendum: Desire
• Addendum: Doubt
• Addendum: Energetic
• Addendum: Exhaustion
• Addendum: Fatigue
• Addendum: Hunger
• Addendum: Loneliness
• Addendum: Pain (physical/emotional)
• Addendum: Sarcasm/Verbal Disrespect

Setting Description Thesaurus

• What is a Setting Description Thesaurus?
• Abandoned Mine
• Alley
• Amusement Park
• Attic
• Bakery
• Basement
• Bathroom (home)
• Barn
• Barn 2 Dairy focus
• Beach
• Bedrooms
• Cafeteria
• Casino
• Cave
• Church
• City Park
• Classroom
• Closet
• Coffee shop
• Deserts
• Diner
• Elevator
• Farms
• Forest
• Frozen Tundra
• Garage
• Garage Sale
• Garden
• Graveyard
• Grocery Store
• Haunted House
• High School Hallway
• Hospital
• Hotel Room
• Kitchen
• Laboratory
• Libraries
• Locker Room
• Meadow
• Mountains
• Movie Theatre
• Night Club
• Ocean/Sea Bed
• Old Pick-up Truck
• Pirate Ship
• Playground
• Pond
• Pool Hall
• Prison Cell
• Pub
• Public Pool (Outdoor)
• Rainforest/Jungle
• Ranch
• Restaurants
• Rivers
• School Bus
• School Office
• Shopping Mall
• Sleep-away Camp
• Spaceport
• Space Ship
• Stands at a Sporting Event
• Subway Station
• Swamp
• Toolshed
• Treehouse
• Urban Street
• Video Arcade
• Waiting Room
• Waterfall
• Water Slide Park
• Zoo

Color, Textures and Shapes Thesaurus

• What is a Color, Texture and Shape Thesaurus?
• Black
• Blue
• Brown
• Gray
• Gold
• Green
• Orange
• Pink
• Purple
• Red
• Silver
• Spotted
• Striped
• Transparent
• White
• Yellow
• Bumpy
• Crackled
• Crumbly
• Crusty
• Foamy/Spongy
• Fuzzy
• Gritty
• Pitted
• Powdery
• Prickly
• Slimy
• Smooth
• Sticky
• Arch
• Barbed/Spined
• Circular/Sphere
• Crescent
• Heart
• Oval & Oval-like
• Rectangle
• Saw-edged/Serrated
• Spiral
• Star
• Square
• Triangular
• Tube
• Wavy

Symbolism Thesaurus

• What is a Symbolism Thesaurus?
• Alienation
• Death
• Teamwork