A NEWBIE

GUIDE
TO
WRITING
 Themes
Love
Courage
Diligence
Harmony
Compassion
Resilience of The human spirit
 s
Greed Lack of Filial
Envy Piety
Fear Pride Conflict
 n
Setting
Who
What ( Flash back problem )
When
Where
 Setting
Weather
Place
Event
Person
Feelings
 “ Good
“
 Fair
 Glorious
 Fine
 Perfect
 Superb
Bright
Sunny
Calm
Reliable
Settled
Mild
 “ Bad
“
Appalling Grim
Atrocious Inclement
Dismal Vile
Dreadful wretched
Humid Catastrophic
Sultry Blustery
Fickle Cloudy
Fierce Icy
Scorching
Thunderous
Elements
of
Weather
SUN
A blood – red Sun
Brilliant Scorching Shafting
Pale Amiable Crepuscular
Dying Glimmering
Westering Incandescent
Blazing Luster
 The sun is dipping in
the west
Sink Slant Glisten
Emerge Coruscate Abound
Blaze down Glow
Glare Illuminates
Glint on Glimpse
Flash on Scintillates
 The clouds darkened ,
obliterating the sun

Blot out Shroud Pamper

Soak up Revel
Catch Indulge
Carouse Wallow
Frolic Savor
Bask Relish
Wind
Rain and fierce winds are
forecast
 Gale – force
 Moderate
 Blustery
 Brisk
 Chill
 Howling
 Adverse
 A blast of
wind
• Gust
• Breath
The wind swept through
the window
 Howl
 Roar
 Buffet
 Rise
 Abate
 Rattle
Sky
Cloud less sky
Over cast sky
Sullen

Azure

Leaden
A patch of blue sky
To light up the sky
CLOUD
Dense cloud

Fluffy

Scattered

Scudding
A band of cloud

 bank

 layer

 wisp
The clouds were gathering in the west
 Envelop
 Obscure
 Disperse
 Drift
 Hover
 Loom
 Scud
 Swirl
Let’s see how it impacts the style
negatively
 Breaths heaving, Ucik tore through the graveyard. He tripped over a broken
marker, its jagged edge cutting his shin. Sunlight stabbed at his eyes. He
squinted, wiped away the stinging sweat and glanced behind. No one yet. But
they hadn’t given up. They’d never give up. A gust of smoky wind buffeted
her. She choked on its burning reek and stumbled on
Let’s see how it impacts the style
positively
 Sunlight filtered through the clouds, glinting on
the gravestones, warming the fields that housed
them. Ucok maneuvered smoothly through the
humped up ground, the grass underfoot absorbing
the sound his footsteps made. A lavender-scented
wind whispered through the stones and caressed
his skin. He drew in a deep breath and smiled