Originally recorded: September 2018

In this episode, the two Matts celebrate the show's momentous episode count of 25 by not even mentioning it, appreciate how hardcore salamanders are, play a fun on-air game of Mad Libs, and talk about how to spice up one's vocabulary for areas where writers might be more droll. How many different variants are there for "said"? What are some more vibrant descriptors for color? How many different ways can a writer describe movement? How did Matt Donald forget what microphone he was using when he bought his new computer and compromised his audio quality? We discuss it all, with such time-stretching detail and jokes to further inflate the episode's length, and talk about Monster Hunter, Power Rangers, Harry Potter, and The Music Man for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, or its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

Helpful Links:

Speech verbs: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lYA0nh5JV1ZJSj-5KPFMSYMZmqAkKrrZEPQIZdFMfFU/edit?usp=sharing (our list)

https://www.nownovel.com/blog/dialogue-words-other-words-for-said/ 

https://owlcation.com/humanities/400-Alternative-words-for-said

Groups of animals: 

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/99-strange-collective-animal-names

http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/AnimalGroups.html

Colors: 

https://louisem.com/29880/color-thesaurus-infographic

http://mentalfloss.com/article/53121/11-colors-youve-probably-never-heard

https://www.canva.com/learn/color-meanings-symbolism

Verbs: 

https://jerryjenkins.com/powerful-verbs/

https://www.nownovel.com/blog/descriptive-verb-list/

https://www.enchantingmarketing.com/strong-verbs/