I can’t take credit for this; I saw it in a PR Daily article, “The 7 traits of great writers.” But what I read was absolutely ingenious.
Specifically, number two on the list:
2. You collect words.
Great writers collect words with the intent of using them later. I keep a running list of my favorite words in the notes feature on my cell phone.
In essence, make your own thesaurus.
Like seriously, how brilliant is that? Think about this for a moment. How many times have you read an article or short story, or heard a newscast, or listened to a friend … when you thought, “Wow, that’s a really great word.”
However, by the time you sit down to type your next masterpiece, the word has slipped from your mind.
Yet, developing a running list of these words—I can only imagine how much more lively, more engaging, this would make our writing.
Why don’t YOU help get this started? Comment and list your favorite 2-3 words. Let’s start a list right here!
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Shari Lopatin - Writing 
C’mon, you MUST be thinking something.