5 Ways to Stretch Your Word Count

Great info! Thanks Ryan.

Knowing how to enhance a story is always a plus.

One of my go-to tricks is using The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi or one of the other three Thesaurus books available by Angela and Becca. These guides help a writer show rather than tell certain traits.

Okay readers, give – what is some of your favorite tips for stretching a scene?

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This time last year, I thought my newest New Adult speculative fiction work-in-progress about the collective subconscious and evil corporations was finished and ready for the world.

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