Book description
Here are 16,000 quotes from 2,600 women—most of them found in no other collection. With dynamic and witty words by sources ranging from Bella Abzug to Ann Zwinger on over 1,400 topics, this is an indispensable reference and browser's delight.
"An important counterpoint to general collections of quotations, which, unfortunately,…
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1 author picked The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
If you are working on a story that feels boring, dive into this book of quotations (or any book of quotations, really) to prompt ideas on delivery. The process of jumping in and out of a wide variety of points of view invigorates my creativity.
I look up themes from my story and see what I can find that will make it more memorable: a turn of phrase, an example of brevity, or one more ingenious way to challenge conventional wisdom. It’s like a thesaurus but better.
From Annette's list on develop sensational storytelling skills.
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