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kitesandtrainsandcats
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27 May 2023, 1:51 pm

Perhaps helpful?

This just crossed my path again on Tumblr, nicknamed "Writeblr",

Resources For Describing Physical Things

https://wordsnstuffblog.com/post/169680 ... cal-things

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Setting

Abandoned Mine
Airplane
Airport Check-in
Alley
Amusement Park
Attic
Bakery
Bank
Basement
Bathroom (home)
Barn
*GE* Barn 2 (Dairy Focus)
Beach
Bedrooms
Birthday Party
Bonfire
Bowling Alley
Bridge
Bookstore
Cafeteria
...
(many more)

Weather
...

Color, Texture, & Shape
...


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27 May 2023, 10:26 pm

That's neat. Definitely will get some use out it. Thank you for sharing.



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27 May 2023, 10:39 pm

Winters Gate wrote:
Thank you for sharing.


Welcome!

There is a large amout of writing resources on Tumblr.


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28 May 2023, 7:47 pm

It is a basic 6th-grade vocabulary.


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29 May 2023, 11:33 am

Fnord wrote:
It is a basic 6th-grade vocabulary.


As far as I can see, the primary purpose of the website is not to expand a person's vocabulary, nor to act as a thesaurus, but to act as an aid to fiction writers when they are writing scenes.

For example, if the average person were asked to write a scene on an airplane, would they be able to come up with all the sights, sounds and smells listed on the website off the top of their head? I doubt it.



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29 May 2023, 7:25 pm

Oh, I see . . . so if a person has never ridden in an airplane, then a list of words like, "noisy, crowded, odorous, cramped, and uncomfortable" would be useful to them.

Why not just imagine a crowded CTA bus with wings?


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29 May 2023, 8:28 pm

Yes, thank you.


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