An essential reference that shows descriptive terms and expressions used by successful authors, writers, and speakers to make their words come alive. These words break writer's block and free your efforts to create interesting content that produces mental images in the minds of readers and listeners. The most successful writers and speakers are also the most descriptive. Here's a tool to help you be one of them. Sell more books! Imagine clicking over to find multiple ways to describe various actions, animals such as birds, dogs, fireflies, light, scenes, the sea, smells, sounds, seasons and weather-related subjects such as morning, sunshine, dusk, night, the sun, moon, rain, clouds, wind, and storms. This book includes almost 200 subjects with bookmarks and hyperlinks to enable easy access. Describing Things can stimulate the creative side of your brain and let you enjoy a unique ability to make your writing interesting and memorable. Give yourself permission to be creative. You'll be glad you did.
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Robert Brenner is an engineer, consultant, college professor, and teacher with extensive experience in research and information publishing.
A retired Navy mustang (enlisted then officer) with 11 submarine deployments under his belt, he holds a BSEE from the University of New Mexico, an MSEE from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an MSEE from the University of Southern California.
He is a recognized Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) microelectronics pioneer and worked in defense R&D before dedicating his energies to writing books full time.
He is the author of over 60 nonfiction self-help books including technical the titles Power Up! The Smart Guide to Home Solar Power; How Solar Works, Backyard Solar Applications, and creative writing titles Describing Action, Describing People, Describing Places, Describing Things, Descriptive Language for Writers, Editors, and Speakers, The Descriptive Expressions of John Steinbeck, The Descriptive Expressions of Nora Roberts, The Descriptive Expressions of Zane Grey, The Metaphors of Like and general interest titles Bartering Basics, Bigfoot Encounters in Michigan's Thumb, Cataract Surgery Before, During and After, Pricing Tactics, Survive a Power Outage: Emergency Lighting, and Supernatural and Strange Happenings in the Bible Encounters in Michigan's Thumb, Electronic Connectors, Supernatural and Strange Happenings in the Bible. He has also written articles for popular magazines and podcasts..
A futurist, he enjoys the challenge of research and is currently sharing his knowledge with business and home owners worldwide.