Yeah those authors exist. I don’t think McPhee or the OP are among them. A thesaurus is a tool like any other. A good writer knows how to wield it, poor ones w

Yeah those authors exist. I don’t think McPhee or the OP are among them. A thesaurus is a tool like any other. A good writer knows how to wield it, poor ones will just cut themselves. The “Draft #4” methodology doesn’t in itself suggest that the writer is good or bad.