Back when I was still an undergrad, in the far distant past of 2013, I had a professor who wanted everybody in the class to make a list of 100 verbs. Since then I have continued to add to the list. The total count is now somewhere around 300, and counting. I have found that, not only is it good to go back and add to the list, but to drop different words from the list into my writing if I find I have been using the same verbs over and over again.
Here is a copy of the list as it stands. I always appreciate the addition of new verbs, so feel free to type some out for me if you so desire.
- Strike
- Pummel
- Hit
- Spy
- See
- Steal
- Squeeze
- Borrow
- Pilfer
- Swipe
- Mix
- Trick
- Snipe
- Tease
- Pound
- Drive
- Screech
- Rescue
- Return
- Abstain
- Advance
- Punish
- Promise
- Slice
- Dice
- Mix
- Deny
- Vow
- Annex
- Write
- Destroy
- Decimate
- Evaporate
- Vaporize
- Sin
- Murder
- Beat
- Slit
- Open
- Close
- Hear
- See
- Smell
- Taste
- Touch
- View
- Live
- Die
- Kill
- Hurt
- Slap
- Punch
- Annihilate
- Report
- Receive
- Give
- Trick
- Forge
- Invent
- Create
- Proselytize
- Find
- Want
- Desire
- Teach
- Learn
- Help
- Evolve
- Generate
- Found
- Begin
- Observe
- Leer
- Pontificate
- Speak
- Blather
- Carouse
- Swim
- Jump
- Leap
- Revolve
- Barter
- Sell
- Haggle
- Charm
- Seduce
- Influence
- Contort
- Twist
- Bend
- Lie
- Deceive
- Falsify
- Forge
- Encode
- Decode
- Climb
- Spin
- Command
- Scale
- Abseil
- Gamble
- Bet
- Demolish
- Explode
- Dodge
- Avoid
- Duck
- Drive
- Steer
- Pilot
- Fly
- Lunge
- Stab
- Pirouette
- Evaluate
- Codify
- Shoot
- Inquire
- Question
- Interrogate
- Intimidate
- Threaten
- Invoke
- Summon
- Bind
- Read
- Chat
- Add
- Subtract
- Divide
- Multiply
- Reason
- Heal
- Defend
- Navigate
- Discover
- Travel
- Journey
- Perform
- Dance
- Sing
- Play
- Recreate
- Scrutinize
- Secure
- Secret
- Find
- Shadow
- Move
- Whisper
- Survive
- Use
- Track
- Run
- Sprint
- Hide
- Disguise
- Trade
- Conceal
- Wrangle
- Herd
- Tend
- Treat
- Wound
- Flog
- Spare
- Gain
- Develop
- Request
- Require
- Assist
- Commit
- Burn
- Immolate
- Pay
- Check
- Bill
- Charge
- Hunt
- Stalk
- Mesmerize
- Memorize
- Evacuate
- Concentrate
- Capitulate
- Capture
- Roleplay
- Play
- Focus
- Glimpse
- Sear
- Haunt
- Know
- Impose
- Use
- Grant
- Provide
- Fill
- Implant
- Fail
- Speculate
- Guess
- Think
- Ponder
- Gouge
- Assassinate
- Inhume
- Execute
- Eviscerate
- Contemplate
- Bathe
- Shower
- Cough
- Sneeze
- Call
- Recite
- Dictate
- Hypothesize
- Infer
- Conceive
- Fuck
- Make
- Bake
- Slake
- Drink
- Sip
- Suck
- Buck
- Rock
- Block
- Stock
- Shock
- Perceive
- Prostrate
- Kowtow
- Bow
- Grovel
- Huddle
- Cower
- Whimper
- Moan
- Squish
- Slither
- Slide
- Ride
- Rend
- Yell
- Scream
- Yodel
- Feast
- Feed
- Gorge
- Grant
- Deal
- Bargain
- Jostle
- Disembowel
- Grasp
- Download
- Install
- Listen
- Jam
- Spiel
- Spell
- Slot
- Mope
- Shuffle
- Tromp
- Tramp
- Relax
- Cross
- Discover
- Light
- Evade
- Chew
- Swallow
- Purchase
- Buy
- Clean
- Wash
- Jog
- Own
- Wave
- Swerve
- Serve
- Compose
- Mask
- Deviate
- Placate
- Surrender
- Pleasure
- Photograph
- Marshal
- Demand
- Evade
- Shun
- Claim
- Treat
- Judge
- Go
- Train
- Lead
- Enforce
- Stabilize
- Drill
- Teach
- Stand
- Shoulder
Wolf Waltz Writing 
What a great idea! This post made me think of three things: 1. Posts can be edited, as you probably guessed. 2. Posts can be scheduled. The settings for that are just above the Publish button. When I was food blogging, I realized that although I tended to write in the evenings, most of my followers were morning people on the east coast. By scheduling my posts for 5 or 6am, they would show at the top of the Reader and get more likes. 3. Many bloggers have a few posts sitting behind the scenes as drafts for days they are stuck for ideas or just too busy to blog. In this way some bloggers seem to be total overachievers, even while vacationing. Actually, they are simply scheduling posts.
Be happy.
Louise
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Thank you, Louise. Gonna have to do a serious shout-out to you one of these days for helping me get this all started up.
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