Stephen King’s most misused piece of writing advice.

King was quoted saying, “Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.” … Well, this author thinks “And that is nonsense (also bunkum, hooey, hogwash, twaddle, and poppycock). A thesaurus a treasure trove of words cataloged with a librarian’s exactness to help writers compose the best phrase to express their ideas and thoughts.” ~ learn more