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Announcing The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition!

January 21, 2019 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

Keeping secrets are hard, especially keeping happy, year-long ones from the people we care about. So you can imagine how terrific it is to finally share with you that the mystery thesaurus Becca and I have been working on this past year is a second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus! It releases on February 19th.

We love all the books in our series, but the Emotion Thesaurus has always had a special place in our hearts. It redefined what a writing resource guide could look like and provided writers with a new way to brainstorm strong, compelling emotion that shows rather than tells.

And as our knowledge grew over the years, we longed to come back to this book and make it even better, adding more emotions and helpful ideas on how to express it. It’s so gratifying to finally be able to share the book cover for this new edition!

And that’s not all.

We’ve also created a pre-order for this book so if you like, you can make sure the nanosecond it’s available on February 19th, it will wing its way to you.

Indiebound (Print)

Amazon (Print and Kindle)

Kobo

Apple Books

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Preorder Bonus!

If you preorder this book, send a screenshot of the order to this link and you’ll receive a bonus PDF of entries that we completed but chose not to add to the 2nd edition!

But wait…do you need a second edition? What’s new and different about this book?

1.     Existing entries have been revamped and expanded to include more options for showing each feeling, including a list of power verbs and de-escalating emotions so you can better plan what emotion comes next.

2.     We’ve added 55 new emotions to bring the total to 130 (up from 75 in the first edition). Click to view the entire list.

3.     The instructive portion of the book has more than doubled and includes new material on how to power up dialogue with emotion, use subtext and other techniques to show hidden emotions, what character development is necessary to determine emotional range so actions are authentic to each person’s nature, and more.

All of this tallies up to a book nearly twice the size of the original. It really is a whole new book! We have some sample entries to check out too, like Schadenfreude, Vindicated, and Euphoria. We hope you love this new edition as much as we do!

And because this book and its predecessor would have never come to be without all of you, we have a small thank you gift: a free webinar on Using Emotion To Wow Readers. 

Enjoy!

(This webinar recording is only viewable for a limited time, so be sure to watch it before the end of February!)

ANGELA ACKERMAN
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. Kate Findley says

    February 19, 2019 at 12:02 am

    I’ve really enjoyed the first one and excited for the new edition! I preordered, but when I clicked the link to send a screenshot, about a million different Outlook Express windows opened up and I’m not sure which one is your email address. Would I just be able to send it directly to your email?

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      February 19, 2019 at 12:24 am

      Hi Kate–no worries. I’ll send you a PM. 🙂

  2. Didi W says

    February 10, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    Preordered! but can’t seem to use the link to send you a screenshot for the bonus PDF. Would you please send me the email address? Thanks.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      February 10, 2019 at 5:35 pm

      I’ll send you a Private message, Didi!

      • Kathleen Poole says

        February 12, 2019 at 6:35 pm

        I’m having the same problem of not being able to email you the screenshot. I’m so excited to get the new and expanded Emotional Thesaurus.

        • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

          February 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm

          Hi Kathleen,

          Sorry your email and my email aren’t playing nice. I’ll send you a private message 🙂

    • Mary MI Lamphere says

      February 16, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      I cannot access outlook, either. Happy to share my screenshot, though! Thanks.

      • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

        February 17, 2019 at 3:01 pm

        Hi Mary–I’ll send you an email 🙂

  3. Beck Deyo says

    February 4, 2019 at 7:08 pm

    Thanks for a great reference series! Have you ever thought of a book of onomatopoeia? There are too many sites with short lists of sounds and the categories are limited. A concentrated source would be incredibly helpful.

    • BECCA PUGLISI says

      February 5, 2019 at 8:55 am

      Hi, Beck. We’re always interested in hearing what collections our readers would like to see. What kinds of information would be helpful in this kind of thesaurus?

  4. Marion says

    January 30, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    Congratulations on your latest edition of Emotion Thesaurus.

    I live in Canada and would like to order two of your new books through Amazon.ca but it is not available. I’d rather not get charged big-time shipping and other fees for it to be shipped internationally. As a result, I may not qualify for your Bonus PDF of Entries. Is there another way to do this?

    My copy of the original Emotion Thesaurus is well used. I gave a second copy to my 14 year-old granddaughter.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 31, 2019 at 1:14 am

      Hi Marion,

      Yes Amazon,ca is being very slow with getting the paperback ET2 preorder online, and unfortunately this isn’t something we have control over. (I’m waiting as well. What I did was I clicked the button that says “Notify me when this item is available.”)

  5. Glory Wade says

    January 24, 2019 at 11:36 pm

    I just pre-ordered the 2nd edition of the book but cannot get a screenshot of my receipt from Amazon. When I tried the CTRL-ALT-prt sc, nothing happened. When I went to the link, it appeared that I would be adding an account to give access to my email and contacts. (Have the first edition but see the 2nd one as being necessary.

    I love your books and refer to them frequently. I also just ordered the companion book to this one.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 25, 2019 at 1:01 am

      Hi Glory – don’t worry at all. I’ve send you a private message. 🙂 Thanks for preordering!

  6. Virginia Turner says

    January 22, 2019 at 4:23 pm

    I cannot get the link to work for my to send the proof of purchase. Please supply an email address directly.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 22, 2019 at 5:56 pm

      I’ve sent you a message, Virginia!

  7. Pat Wahler says

    January 22, 2019 at 9:31 am

    I have all your books, and can’t wait to add this to the collection. Planning to “retire” the original version and donate it as an attendance prize at my writer’s group.

    Not sure how to attach a screen shot of the order here, but I did pre-order just minutes ago! 🙂

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 22, 2019 at 9:45 am

      Hi Pat! Just click the link in the message and it will open up an email to an address that will give you the link you need to access the preorder bonus. 🙂

      I love the idea of donating the original! It’s helped a lot of folks up until now and I hope the first edition continues to do so 🙂

  8. Sylvia Roper says

    January 22, 2019 at 6:23 am

    I have the 2012 edition of The Emotion Thesaurus on my Kindle and it is a terrific book. Plan to order the newer one when it becomes available for Kindles.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 22, 2019 at 10:04 am

      I’m so glad to hear that–I hope it helps you a ton. The release date is Feb 19th. 🙂 You can also pre-order it now and it will be delivered to you on the 19th.

  9. Josanne Moore says

    January 21, 2019 at 10:10 pm

    I do have the first edition, but after looking over the list, I think I need the 2nd one to feel complete. I took a look at the extended view of Schadenfreude (which may need a pronunciation in parenthesis), and it is full of meaning and emotion. Just the one word would be worth getting the 2nd addition! Congratulations on the new edition!

  10. Amy V says

    January 21, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    Ooh! Awesome! Preordered!

  11. Tina Susedik says

    January 21, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Just ordered, but how do I take a snapshot of it?

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:08 pm

      You can just do a screenshot, (Cntr +Alt + Printscreen buttons) or if your computer has a “snipping tool” you can use that to cut a quick snap of the preorder message. I hope this helps!

  12. Stacy says

    January 21, 2019 at 12:46 pm

    Yay!! While I loved the first edition and used it extensively, sometimes it seemed a bit limited for what i needed. Really looking forward to the second edition! (I just pre-ordered it.)

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:07 pm

      I hope the book is really helpful!

  13. :Donna says

    January 21, 2019 at 11:49 am

    THRILLED! Can’t believe I’m a winner of an ARC!!! SO happy 😀 😀 😀 Thank you, ladies! <3

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      I’m glad you won, and hope you like it! 🙂

  14. Ingmar Albizu says

    January 21, 2019 at 11:32 am

    Congratulations! I will make sure to order a copy.
    Keep moving forward!
    You ladies rock!

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you so much for the kind words and encouragement! I hope the book is exactly what you need. 🙂

  15. Krishnendu says

    January 21, 2019 at 9:37 am

    I’m sorry to say, but as of now there is no pre-order kindle edition available in India yet. Please help to place pre order on kindle in India.

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 10:30 am

      We have opened it up to all Amazon stores, but some may be slower than others to recognize and list it as a preorder. Sorry about that–hopefully the system will update it soon..

  16. Alex Dawson says

    January 21, 2019 at 12:42 am

    Super excited.

    When will these updated entries be added and incorporated into https://writershelpingwriters.net?

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:10 pm

      No they won’t be available on Writers helping Writers, but they will be brought over to One Stop for Writers and the missing entries will be added to the Emotion Thesaurus on that site. 😉

  17. Peter Martin says

    January 21, 2019 at 12:07 am

    Ooooh! Another to add to me collection!

    Just in time as I write my second book

    • ANGELA ACKERMAN says

      January 21, 2019 at 2:11 pm

      Awesome–I love it when the timing all comes together 🙂 Hope you like the new edition, Peter!

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