For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a huge fan of the thesaurus. I’ve used it throughout my writing career—All the way from day one back when I was 12-years-old. In fact, the thesaurus is one of the main reasons I know so many words today. When I wrote my first novel at age 13, I used my trusty thesaurus to change many of the “common” words I found myself using over and over again, such as “small” or “fun.” In high school journalism class, my thesaurus helped me find more articulate ways to say what I was thinking in an op-ed ...   read more