Every time I work on a new screenplay, I get sidetracked looking for the perfect way to describe the win or the rain or a gunshot or anything else. So I finally broke down and made a huge list of ...

Splish-splash, boing, bang, thud, sparkle, and pitter-patter are all fun words to say — they also happen to sound exactly like their definition. A study published recently in the Journal of ...

The wind is up; a dry wind. Between four walls, we're only aware of its presence by the sounds it makes. Whistling, hissing, sometimes howling. The effect on the building is noticeable: creaks in the ...