The "walks" PDF link isn't working for me. This page pops up: https://sites.google.com/site/scottdistillery/114-words-for-walkshttp://

I actually don't have a problem with walks. I feel like you can really tell when someone is trying to use a verb that is interesting for the sake of interesting verb-use. It's like, in journalism, you always just write, "so-and-so said." never "so-and-so shouted," or "so-and-so proclaimed." it's always just, "said." it just works. Maybe walks is a little vanilla, but sometimes it just works. Maybe I'm thinking too much about this. :D

SimAlex2000, agreed. Sometimes "walks" is fine. And yes, in general if a word choice sticks out as the writer trying to show off, that can draw attention to the writer and away from the story. But... screenwriting is different than general writing or journalism. Our task is to be ENTERTAINING! So when William Goldman in his script "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" uses the verb "barrel-asses," completely making it up, that should pretty much tell us all we need to know on the subject, especially coming from arguably the dean of contemporary American screenwriting. If we have the right to make up words to conjure up visuals, then we can pretty much do anything. Another point: The end point of journalism is a consumer reading an article or news piece, where they can be simply browsing the content. The end point of a screenwriter is a READER. And whether that reader is someone providing coverage or the head of a studio, it is up to us to get their attention and sustain it for 100 pages or so. Good visual writing using active verbs and vivid descriptors can go a long way in that regard.

Zach, I fixed that link. Please let me know if you have any more problems with the download.

[...] Go Into the Story: 115 Words for “walks” [...]

Another link, to jpg image of pdf, tumblr post from wonderful Explore blog: http://exp.lore.com/post/42535691426/to-counter-one-of-the-most-abused-words-in Just the jpg: http://25.media.tumblr.com/9084a3ea84f13390dd19f275f7ba88f8/tumblr_mhvibztIzD1rqpa8po1_500.jpg

[...] Be vivid. For a downloadable PDF list of 115 alternative words for ‘walk’ click HERE. The link will take you to the resourceful Scott Myers’ ‘GoIntoTheStory’ [...]