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The Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the Weather
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The Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the WeatherThe Weather Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe the Weather

Writing Vivid Scenes Has Never Been Easier. Thanks To This Invaluable Compendium of Descriptive Words and Phrases!

For many fiction writers, the thought of writing about such things as weather conditions can seem tedious and uninspiring. But a beautifully written description of the weather has the power to ignite a reader's imagination and set a mood for the plot that follows. Nothing conveys sadness like a good old-fashioned rainstorm. Likewise, happiness is usually accompanied by sunshine. Good or bad weather conditions can also play a pivotal role in a novel's plot. Horrors, thrillers, and romances alike, all weave weather into their storylines.

 
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Tags: weather, Phrases, Words, conditions, Weather, Sourcebook
Good Words Fast: The Unique Thesaurus for Business Writers, Journalists, Copywriters and More
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Good Words Fast: The Unique Thesaurus for Business Writers, Journalists, Copywriters and MoreGood Words Fast: The Unique Thesaurus for Business Writers, Journalists, Copywriters and More

Uninspired by your regular thesaurus? Add instant impact to your writing with Good Words Fast
Good Words Fast helps your content stand out by providing a wealth of striking synonyms for the most commonly used terms in business, news and marketing. From 'turbocharge' to 'rein in' and from 'lifeblood' to 'reality check', you will find over 39,000 inspiring and impactful options for your writing.
 
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Tags: Words, writing, inspiring, check, reality, Journalists, Writers, Copywriters
Great TED Talks: Leadership: An Unofficial Guide with Words of Wisdom from 100 TED Speakers
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Great TED Talks: Leadership: An Unofficial Guide with Words of Wisdom from 100 TED SpeakersGreat TED Talks: Leadership: An Unofficial Guide with Words of Wisdom from 100 TED Speakers

The words of 100 prominent TED Conference speakers will help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
In 2006, TED Talks became accessible online, and have since been viewed more than a billion times by people across the world. Great TED Talks: Leadership highlights the words of 100 TED Conference speakers and discusses how their ideas can be applied to your own life. Whether you’re a leader of a business group or the organizer of a small social club, the advice in this book will help you visualize and achieve your goals. Included in each section are URLs directing readers to the TED website so they can watch the original videos in their entirety. 
 
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Tags: Talks, Leadership, words, their, goals, Great, speakers, Conference
English for Spies: Speak English Naturally & Confidently
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English for Spies: Speak English Naturally & ConfidentlyEnglish for Spies: Speak English Naturally & Confidently

Fluent English: How Can You Speak English like a Native? Here's a Comprehensive List of Top-7 Things You're Doing Wrong.
What you'll learn Top-7 reasons you don't sound like a native.
  • Pronunciation: linking, informal contractions & reduction.
  • Circumlocution: a longer sentence is not a better sentence.
  • Idioms: how many is too many?
  • Articles: basic and not-so-basic ways we use a/an & the.
  • Order of words: does it even matter?
  • Denotation & connotation: what you should pay attention to when you're learning new words.
  • Phrasal verbs: how common are they?
 
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Tags: English, words, sentence, Top-7, Speak, Confidently
101 Conversations in Simple English
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101 Conversations in Simple English101 Conversations in Simple English

Real English people don't speak like your textbook... so it's no wonder you feel unprepared when it's your turn to speak! This book fixes that. For the first time, you'll learn to speak English in the REAL world, with 101 authentic conversations in simple, spoken English, so you can become confident in the words, phrases and expressions you need to communicate like a local.

Each conversation is limited to around 15 lines of dialogue (150 words), so you can get that crucial sense of achievement and motivation when you finish each conversation, and say "I actually understood all of that!"

 
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Tags: English, speak, conversation, words, lines, Conversations