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Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus November 2003 Newsletter
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FEATURED PHRASES FROM SYBRINA’S PHRASE THESAURUS

FS1-1 (TRUTHFUL)

dared to talk boldly

 

FS1-2 (FORCEFUL)

he repeated explosively

 

FS1-3 (EXASPERATION)

words were wrested from his lips    

FIGURES OF SPEECH

Every month Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter features a group of phrases from the Phrase Thesaurus.   Sybrina's Phrase Thesaurus is packed full of descriptive phrases on every subject
...from descriptions of the body, and how it looks, moves and interacts
...to word pictures describing all types of landscapes, waterscapes and skyscapes.

 

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ARTICLES & TOOLS OF INTEREST

Should plot come first or should characters lead the way?  Read “Thickening The Plot” - Article by Vicki Hinze

 

Need some help with Grammar?  Writer’s Ezine offers Grammar Tips of each Month.  Previous tips are archived.

 

If you need help with your Bio, here’s a good article by S. A. Watkins detailing what a good Bio contains.

 

CONTESTS & ANTHOLOGIES

The Preservation Foundation's seventh annual competition for unpublished writers .  Entries accepted through Sept. 30th, 2004.

 

The Adirondack Review sponsors a yearly contest “The 46er Prize for Short Fiction”.  Entry deadline is December 15th, 2003.

 

Short Dark Fantasy Fiction Contest—Cloaked in Shadow: Dark Tales of Elves—Is this your writing style?  Entry deadline is May 1st, 2004.

 

 

Disclaimer—These listings are not necessarily endorsed by Sybrina’s Phrase Thesaurus Newsletter editor.  They are for your convenience only.  Always, do some research on your own before deciding to enter any contest.

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FS2-1 (WISHFULL)

he was wishing violently

 

FS2-2 (WORRIED)

sounded genuinely shaken

 

FS3-5 (QUESTIONING)

managed to inquire