Like others when I hear sounds, smell things or feel specific feelings they will spark or trigger memories which in turn elicit emotions, connect smells with emotions. I compensate by adding verbs to smells, kind of like bringing them to a little bit of life, such as waft, surround, wrap, assault etc… I must admit I am guilty of not taking the time or attention to identify smells, I have been trying to remember to do it in different situations, but those who are a lot like me that do not smell as well as others do. I am not as good a writer as others I have not been doing it long. It would combine a lot of what you already have, but I think it would help writers become more rich in their story telling. The description for smells is extensive, but I will try to narrow it down to a shorter version of what I was thinking. We do appreciate you letting us know what products/formats would be most helpful for you, since this guides our decision making. We understand that the subscription model isn’t for everyone, but because we can’t provide what Emma was asking for, we suggested the only other option we currently have. This is why Angela suggested One Stop for Writers-because all of our thesauruses can be found there in their entirety. As such, we’ve had to make hard choices about where our time should go, and we’ve decided to only create PDFs for collections that are being made into books. It takes quite a chunk of time to clean up a thesaurus, format it, add the necessary instructive front matter so writers will know how to best use the information, and turn it into a digital book (even in PDF form). The problem is that we don’t have PDFs for all of our thesauruses. We understand what you’re saying, and why you would rather purchase all the WHW thesauruses in PDF form rather than join a subscription service to access them. That’s where Angela and I met as critique partners and they don’t have an age limit, so it’s possible your son could find some good advice and partners there. But if you’re looking for a place where you son can share his work, I highly suggest Critique Circle (which is an online community of writers who share excerpts of their work and offer their feedback on other people’s stories. Our books are meant to help writers of all genres, so we don’t currently have anything specifically for sci-fi stories, so I’m afraid we can’t help you there. If you’re interested in purchasing any of our books, that information can be found on our Bookstore page ( ). I would say to start with The Emotion Thesaurus (since I believe it has the instructive content that would be most helpful for someone his age) and then the character trait books, which will give him a crash course in characterization and character building. To answer your questions, you don’t need to buy the whole set of books because they each stand along in terms of instruction. So glad to hear you’re looking into writing resources for your son.
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