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The Body Thesaurus: A Fiction Writer's Sourcebook of Words and Phrases to Describe Characters
The Ultimate Thesaurus That Helps Fiction Writers Describe Characters With Ease!
If you're like most writers, you get sick and tired of endlessly searching thesauri looking for that perfect word to describe your character's physical appearance or the way they move their body. Wouldn't it be easier to have a book that gives you all these words without the hassle? If you answered 'yes', then this book is for you!
Dahlia Evans has compiled a thesaurus specifically aimed at describing a character's physical appearance and movement. This unique sourcebook is filled to the brim with words and phrases gathered from thousands of published novels. Now, you will have no problem conjuring up words and phrases like a magician, bringing your prose to life.
Inside You'll
# An exhaustive list of over 30,000 words and phrases describing each part of the body.
# 40 chapters, with each one including a list of adjectives, verbs, and noun phrases for that particular body part.
# Numerous example sentences showing many of these words in use.
# And best of all, words and phrases are sorted alphabetically, as well as by part of speech.
'The Body Thesaurus' is the ultimate fiction writer's companion; a resource that you'll want to keep close by for all your future writing projects.
If you're like most writers, you get sick and tired of endlessly searching thesauri looking for that perfect word to describe your character's physical appearance or the way they move their body. Wouldn't it be easier to have a book that gives you all these words without the hassle? If you answered 'yes', then this book is for you!
Dahlia Evans has compiled a thesaurus specifically aimed at describing a character's physical appearance and movement. This unique sourcebook is filled to the brim with words and phrases gathered from thousands of published novels. Now, you will have no problem conjuring up words and phrases like a magician, bringing your prose to life.
Inside You'll
# An exhaustive list of over 30,000 words and phrases describing each part of the body.
# 40 chapters, with each one including a list of adjectives, verbs, and noun phrases for that particular body part.
# Numerous example sentences showing many of these words in use.
# And best of all, words and phrases are sorted alphabetically, as well as by part of speech.
'The Body Thesaurus' is the ultimate fiction writer's companion; a resource that you'll want to keep close by for all your future writing projects.
270 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2016
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July 31, 2025
A must-have reference book for writers. Spice up your story with this gem.
October 21, 2021
A delightful trainwreck and rollercoaster of organization. Absolutely impractical and immensely fun.
I never knew what was going to come next. Anything could be hidden in those walls of text. You could slip the Declaration of Independence in there, and no one would be the wiser.
One star for formatting, five for the thrill of the chase.
On a serious note: this could maybe be helpful, if you don’t mind wading through large bodies of word lists containing less intuitive organization. And sometimes, reading through lists can really spark things. We all use different methods, right?
In either case, this issue is not a unique one, though. Most of these niche thesauruses run into it. Categorizing words is hard, and it’s always fun to see how people go about it.
I never knew what was going to come next. Anything could be hidden in those walls of text. You could slip the Declaration of Independence in there, and no one would be the wiser.
One star for formatting, five for the thrill of the chase.
On a serious note: this could maybe be helpful, if you don’t mind wading through large bodies of word lists containing less intuitive organization. And sometimes, reading through lists can really spark things. We all use different methods, right?
In either case, this issue is not a unique one, though. Most of these niche thesauruses run into it. Categorizing words is hard, and it’s always fun to see how people go about it.
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October 26, 2022Source Book!
This is a guide list of words that goes with all body parts you may have not thought of. It is very extensive, in a-z order which is helpful. It should be in all writers bookshelf.
This is a guide list of words that goes with all body parts you may have not thought of. It is very extensive, in a-z order which is helpful. It should be in all writers bookshelf.
September 1, 2020
Literally blocks of text
Glad I have Kindle unlimited. This book is going all the way back. With all these blocks of text, how can anyone read it? It may have great info in it, but with the endless text, I cant do it. A reformat should be done bc as is? It's trash.
Glad I have Kindle unlimited. This book is going all the way back. With all these blocks of text, how can anyone read it? It may have great info in it, but with the endless text, I cant do it. A reformat should be done bc as is? It's trash.
October 24, 2023
Just What I needed
I liked the layout of this book and will use the sections for both writing and creating AI Art Prompts. I'd recommend this book to anyone who struggles with descriptions.
I liked the layout of this book and will use the sections for both writing and creating AI Art Prompts. I'd recommend this book to anyone who struggles with descriptions.
September 14, 2024
I don't usually write a review about my research/reference books. I have been referring to this book since I bought it. It is an excellent reference book. The problem for me the text is a bit too small with the list of words too close together. I still keep it in my bookshelf.
April 16, 2018
Excellent book!
April 17, 2018
This book always remains close by as I work on my own fiction titles.
February 20, 2019
I enjoyed this book!
April 9, 2020
Long list, but no thesaurus
This is not a thesaurus in the sense that it gives you other words to use in place of something else. It was not helpful for what I needed.
This is not a thesaurus in the sense that it gives you other words to use in place of something else. It was not helpful for what I needed.
December 6, 2023
This is more of a reference book then something you read through. I will definitely use this in helping my writing. A tool that should be in every author's toolbox.
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