Twelve Days of Editing: Day 8 - Refer To Reference Books

During the first twelve days of December I'll be posting twelve ways to self-edit. 

Today's Tip: Refer to Reference Books

There are lots of books out there that can help you with the mechanics. A few of my favorites are:

The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, along with it's cousins: The Positive Trait Thesaurus and The Negative Trait Thesaurus And don't forget the free ebook, Emotion Amplifiers 

Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go

NSFW and a wee bit much crass, The Elements of F*cking Style: A Helpful Parody

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself into Print

Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need