Shopping for Words

Take the Writing Wardrobe challenge

Words are clothing for ideas. What’s in your wardrobe?

Do you use the same lexicon of drab verbs and adjectives that you’ve always used? That’s like wearing the same sweatpants and t-shirt every day. It gets boring, for you and the people around you.

If you want your ideas to shine, dress them appropriately for the occasion. Examine the words you choose and make sure they fit. Want to attract the eye? Give your writing a bit of bling.

The Writing Wardrobe Challenge

Maybe it’s time to update your usual word choices. We can all do this, no matter where we are in our writing careers.

Here’s my writing wardrobe challenge:

Commit to improving at least one word choice in everything significant that you write-whether a chapter of a book, a blog post, or an email to your team.

Start with a single word in each piece. Tiny shifts in word choice can have a major impact on the reader.

Look through your writing for a dull, lifeless verb or a boring adjective like big or new. And then go shopping for something better.

Here are a few ground rules for this exercise.

First, have fun