tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post4552923191393875709..comments2024-03-28T10:20:26.849-05:00Comments on Review This Reviews!: 3 Word Books Every Writer Needs: A ReviewSylvestermousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690700963857028874noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-7894827693148318422016-05-31T14:59:34.041-05:002016-05-31T14:59:34.041-05:00These are something I could use. Thanks.These are something I could use. Thanks.SandyMDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392294717903709417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-41495996291907513532016-05-27T03:34:18.784-05:002016-05-27T03:34:18.784-05:00It really is, but I also love my Writer's Thes...It really is, but I also love my Writer's Thesaurus.BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-56765780284270333772016-05-27T03:33:12.434-05:002016-05-27T03:33:12.434-05:00I hope you will decide to get them. I think you wo...I hope you will decide to get them. I think you would enjoy the visual dictionary as much as I will. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-67249786971542312702016-05-25T20:25:34.299-05:002016-05-25T20:25:34.299-05:00These are great suggestions! I have never heard o...These are great suggestions! I have never heard of Descriptionary. It sounds like a really good reference book to have on hand.Melody Lassallehttp://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-44612976973989402202016-05-25T15:14:32.808-05:002016-05-25T15:14:32.808-05:00Thanks for calling attention to these books. I nee...Thanks for calling attention to these books. I need almost all of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15521463707659608436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-42932013145227513262016-05-25T14:27:07.884-05:002016-05-25T14:27:07.884-05:00I agree. And I want a real book I can flip through...I agree. And I want a real book I can flip through easily and bookmark. So many of my Kindle features no longer work, and it's horrible trying to review a book from my Kindle because it's hard to find the pages I want - if they even have page numbers. The Visual Dictionary was the sort of book I just wanted to keep looking at subject after subject. Loved the plant and animal and human BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-84055163880833370442016-05-25T14:27:02.198-05:002016-05-25T14:27:02.198-05:00It's a great book. I have it myself, and still...It's a great book. I have it myself, and still have copies left in inventory I'm trying to get rid of in a way that satisfies the government, since I'm no longer working the book business. I didn't mention the Word Menu because it's out of print. It'a another amazing book full of subject-related word lists. One I just turned to at random was "eating verbs." BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-78246653571404395232016-05-25T14:26:59.646-05:002016-05-25T14:26:59.646-05:00The latest edition of Roget's can be purchased...The latest edition of Roget's can be purchased in two formats -- the old one and the dictionary format. You really should update, since thousands of words have been added to the language during the last fifty years. The Visual Dictionary is the new book I will buy. It's a must-have book for a nature and garden writer. It's also a great idea generator. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-73482082035289367002016-05-25T14:04:29.136-05:002016-05-25T14:04:29.136-05:00I have both those books as well. thanks for mentio...I have both those books as well. thanks for mentioning them. There just wasn't room to review everything in one post. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-61351460054525817302016-05-25T14:03:21.736-05:002016-05-25T14:03:21.736-05:00The latest edition of Roget's can be purchased...The latest edition of Roget's can be purchased in two formats -- the old one and the dictionary format. You really should update, since thousands of words have been added to the language during the last fifty years. The Visual Dictionary is the new book I will buy. It's a must-have book for a nature and garden writer. It's also a great idea generator. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-27625802631007696152016-05-25T13:57:34.348-05:002016-05-25T13:57:34.348-05:00It's a great book. I have it myself, and still...It's a great book. I have it myself, and still have copies left in inventory I'm trying to get rid of in a way that satisfies the government, since I'm no longer working the book business. I didn't mention the Word Menu because it's out of print. It'a another amazing book full of subject-related word lists. One I just turned to at random was "eating verbs." BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-34709807363274340472016-05-25T13:51:56.841-05:002016-05-25T13:51:56.841-05:00I agree. And I want a real book I can flip through...I agree. And I want a real book I can flip through easily and bookmark. So many of my Kindle features no longer work, and it's horrible trying to review a book from my Kindle because it's hard to find the pages I want - if they even have page numbers. The Visual Dictionary was the sort of book I just wanted to keep looking at subject after subject. Loved the plant and animal and human BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-63876817731545264562016-05-25T13:47:13.340-05:002016-05-25T13:47:13.340-05:00Thanks, Heather. Without them I'd forget a lot...Thanks, Heather. Without them I'd forget a lot of words I once used often. My senior moments are increasing. BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-73293725407145090292016-05-25T10:13:36.008-05:002016-05-25T10:13:36.008-05:00I also still have the Elements of Style and a favo...I also still have the Elements of Style and a favorite, On Writing Well which is short, sweet and succinct.The Savvy Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978487341362233610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-23453444745855287142016-05-25T09:58:10.985-05:002016-05-25T09:58:10.985-05:00I definitely could use a couple of these reference...I definitely could use a couple of these reference books. My well-loved copy of Roget's Thesaurus, given to me by my parents nearly 50 years ago, was lost in our house fire and I haven't replaced it. I'd like a Descriptionary, too. My writer's toolbox definitely needs refilling! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299578855182866748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-338650646950491972016-05-25T09:28:54.892-05:002016-05-25T09:28:54.892-05:00Barbara, the Descriptionary sounds like a 'mus...Barbara, the Descriptionary sounds like a 'must have' book for a writers' library, and the Visual Dictionary looks fascinating. I definitely agree that writers need writing tools like these. I majored in journalism in college and when I left for school my grandfather gave me E.B. White's "The Elements of Style" (originally written by a Cornell English professor WilliamWednesday Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125647693828663780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-74259848042418322242016-05-25T08:13:42.856-05:002016-05-25T08:13:42.856-05:00I actually need the Descriptionary myself, and not...I actually need the Descriptionary myself, and not just for writing! I have heard people actually use words that I would like to see defined. Colloquialisms frequently send me to the computer to look something up. It would be nice to have it all in book form. I know we all use our computers for reference, dictionaries and the thesaurus, but I like having the book. There is something about a Sylvestermousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690700963857028874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1874262419752354657.post-17375015247257307222016-05-25T03:57:18.699-05:002016-05-25T03:57:18.699-05:00Great tools for a writer. Pinned it! Great tools for a writer. Pinned it! Heather426https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426143515638258497noreply@blogger.com