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Patricia McLinn

Word Watch: A Writer's Guide to the Slippery, Sneaky and Otherwise Tricky

Word Watch: A Writer's Guide to the Slippery, Sneaky and Otherwise Tricky

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Summary

"A Fun Frolic Through the English Language"

Welcome to a word usage book with attitude. (Humor, too, but definitely attitude.)

Further or farther? Averse or adverse? Callous or callus? Less or fewer? Restive or Restless? Childish or childlike? Pause or hesitate? Sometimes the choice is between right or wrong, often it's between so-so and spectacular. Make informed choices with the help of WORD WATCH.

Multiple USA Today bestselling author and longtime Washington Post editor Patricia McLinn shares word nuances learned in a lifetime of word usage scrutiny, publishing more than 60 novels, and a journalistic career of picky editing.

HOW TO USE WORD WATCH

– To look up a specific word or phrase, check the alphabetical inventory at the beginning of this book. Then click on the capitalized link (or links) associated with it to go to that discussion.

– Read the word collections from beginning to end.

– Browse at will.

– Engrave on your heart.

What readers say about Word Watch

"Terrific (and terrific fun) for word lovers everywhere"-5*

"A valuable reference and a good read rolled into one."-5*

"Need to settle an argument over whether those birds wandering across the road are Canada or Canadian geese? Have a hard time remembering if it's "alot" or "a lot"? Want to be sure you aren't making a fool of yourself when you write your Christmas letter, telling all your friends and family about your vacation to D.C., where you visited the CapitOl building?" -5*

"Whether you're a writer, an editor, a reader ... Word Watch will get you where you want to go in style" -5*

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Survival Kit for Writers Who Don't Write Right

Can you survive in publishing genre fiction if you don't outline, if you go AWOL from character interviews, if you go cross-eyed at color-keyed plot charts, and if you would rather clean a sewer than write a synopsis?

Whether you're indie, traditional or hybrid, the answer is yes.

A veteran bestselling author shares how she's survived and thrived through 60 books and 30 years in publishing. USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn, who has taught writing from London to Melbourne, Australia to Washington, D.C., presents practical, proven, and hard-won tips and tools for those who don't write "right."

FICTION BY PATRICIA McLINN

Mystery

Caught Dead in Wyoming series

Sign Off
Left Off
Shoot First
Last Ditch
Look Live
Back Story
Cold Open
Hot Roll
Reaction Shot
Body Brace
Cross Talk
Air Ready
Cue Up

 

"While the mystery itself is twisty-turny and thoroughly engaging, it's the smart and witty writing that I loved the best." — Diane Chamberlain, New York Times bestselling author

Secret Sleuth series

Death on the Diversion
Death on Torrid Avenue
Death on Beguiling Way
Death on Covert Circle
Death on Shady Bridge
Death on Carrion Lane
Death on ZigZag Trail
Death on Puzzle Place

 

The Innocence Trilogy

Proof of Innocence
Price of Innocence
Premise of Innocence

 

Romantic suspense

Ride the River: Rodeo Knights

Contemporary Romance

Wyoming Wildflowers series

Wyoming Wildflowers: The Beginning (Snowberry)
Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
A New World
Jack's Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Rodeo Nights
Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)
A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)
Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)

 

More Romance Series

The Wedding Series
Marry Me
Seasons in a Small Town
Wyoming Marriage Association
Bardville, Wyoming
A Place Called Home