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35+ Posts To Help Writers Elevate Their Craft And Marketing Skills

March 22, 2016 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

A friend of mine asked me for a list of posts that I would like shared online (how nice, right?) and it prompted me to visit my website stats to see what posts were the most popular with those who visit.

This in turn led to the bright idea that instead of just sending her the list, I should share it here, too!

If you are looking for helpful posts in different areas of writing and marketing, these TOP 5 LISTS are ones visitors seem to enjoy the most. If you find any of them especially helpful, feel free to pass them on to others, too. 🙂

CHARACTERS

The Four Types of Character Flaws

Personality Traits: Building a Balanced Character

Lessons From James Scott Bell: Characters That Jump Off The Page

Finding Your Character’s Weakness

The Subtle Knife: Writing Characters Readers Trust But Shouldn’t

EMOTIONS

Hidden Emotions: How To Tell Readers What Characters Don’t Want To Show

Writing Emotion: Does Your Hero Shrug, Smile & Frown Too Much?

Writing Extreme Emotion Without The Melodrama

Show, Don’t Tell: Revealing True Emotion In Dialogue

3 Steps to Taking Your Character Further and Deeper With…Anger?

EMOTIONAL WOUNDS

Understanding Character Wounds: A List Of Common Themes

How To Uncover Your Character’s Emotional Wound

Emotional Wounds Thesaurus

Why Is Your Character’s Emotional Wound So Important?

How Your Hero’s Past Pain Will Determine His Character Flaws

CHARACTER ARC
(MOTIVATION, GOALS, GROWTH)

Planning a Novel: Character Arc In A Nutshell

5 Surprising Ways Regret Can Deepen Your Hero’s Arc

The Importance of Psychological Development in Character Growth

How Your Character’s Failures Can Map A Route To Self-Growth

The Connection Between Emotional Wounds and Basic Needs 

STRUCTURE & TECHNIQUE

Writing Patterns Into Fiction: Scene and Sequel

Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment: Using Heroes’ Emotions To Transform Them

James Scott Bell: The “Write From The Middle” Method

5 Important Ways to Use Symbolism in Your Story

Inside One Stop For Writers: Unique Templates & Worksheets 

MARKETING

A Book Marketing Truth Few Experts Will Admit

Angela’s FAR (Focus, Authenticity, and Relationships) Marketing Method

5 Steps To Find Your Book’s Ideal Audience

Creative Book Launches That Command Attention

Need Online Exposure? Asking Bloggers For Help

Marketing For Introverts

Navigating The Changing Face of Book Promotion With Smart, Effective Strategies

5 Tips For Building a Reading Fanbase

Paying – It – Forward Marketing (Podcast Interview) 

OUR TOP POSTS LOCATED ON OTHER BLOGS

How To Research Your Book Smarter, Instead of Harder

Eight Ways To Make Your Character More Plausible

The 7-Step Business Plan For Writers

Flaws, Emotional Trauma & The Character’s Wound

Brainstorming The Hero Before You Start Writing

Hopefully there are a few posts here that catch your eye and can help you with whatever you are currently wrestling with.

And what is the #1 visited page on our site?

TOOLS FOR WRITERS

There’s a reason for it, too…if you haven’t visited, I recommend you do. There are many free tools and handouts that have been downloaded well over 50,000+ times.

Before you go…

If you are looking for more writing help, swing by the Features and Tools page at One Stop for Writers (our sister site) or give our FREE TRIAL a spin.

Chances are if you like what we do in our books for writers, you’ll probably love the arsenal of tools we’re creating at One Stop.

Happy writing, all!

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Filed Under: Character Arc, Character Flaws, Character Traits, Character Wound, Characters, Emotion, Emotion Thesaurus Guide, Marketing, One Stop For Writers, Positive & Negative Thesaurus Guides, Promotion, The Business of Writing, Uncategorized, Writing Craft, Writing Lessons, Writing Resources

About ANGELA ACKERMAN

Angela is a writing coach, international speaker, and bestselling author who loves to travel, teach, empower writers, and pay-it-forward. She also is a founder of One Stop For Writers, a portal to powerful, innovative tools to help writers elevate their storytelling.

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  1. Jeanette (Jet) says

    March 30, 2016 at 4:25 am

    Very helpful list! It will certainly assist me with my WIP. Bookmarked for ongoing reference. Thanks!

  2. Patty Ewald says

    March 25, 2016 at 12:54 am

    Very helpful!

  3. Natalie Ducey says

    March 24, 2016 at 2:02 pm

    This is fantastic, Angela! Thanks so much. 🙂

  4. Sacha Black says

    March 23, 2016 at 6:29 pm

    thanks for the posts – SUPER excited to hear of your new thesaurus, I’ll be first in the cue to pre order!

  5. ANGELA ACKERMAN says

    March 23, 2016 at 2:22 am

    Glad to hear these will help! Happy writing, All 🙂

  6. Traci Kenworth says

    March 22, 2016 at 8:26 pm

    Great selection here, Angela!!

  7. Paula Cappa says

    March 22, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    This is terrific, Angela! Like a mini writing course on one page. Thank you for all you do for writers.

  8. Mona AlvaradoFrazier says

    March 22, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    Wow, thank you for placing these tools all in one spot. I’ll check out writer’s tools also.

  9. Virginia Anderson says

    March 22, 2016 at 11:41 am

    Thanks for putting these all together in one post. Very helpful! I’ve stashed it to come back to again and again and tweeted it. Good stuff!

  10. JC (Judi) Martell says

    March 22, 2016 at 10:57 am

    So glad your friend got you thinking. The list is great and has been bookmarked in my “special stuff” folder.

    Thanks for the list (and for the articles in the first place!)

  11. Rosemary Gemmell says

    March 22, 2016 at 6:47 am

    Excellent – not surprised about Tools for Writers and I shared that link at the time on my blog!

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