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Posts by Angela Ackerman

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Nanny

March 9, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Nanny

March 9, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your story,…

Three Ways Writers Tell, Not Show (And How You Can Fix Them)

March 7, 2019

Three Ways Writers Tell, Not Show (And How You Can Fix Them)

March 7, 2019

One of my favorite writing coaches is here with us to dish some helpful advice on Show and Tell. Please welcome Janice Hardy and read on… Show, don’t tell, is…

HELP! What Do I Do With My 1st Edition of The Emotion Thesaurus?

February 21, 2019

HELP! What Do I Do With My 1st Edition of The Emotion Thesaurus?

February 21, 2019

As the expanded 2nd edition of The Emotion Thesaurus hits the shelves, we realize we’ve created a conundrum for writers upgrading their copy: what should they do with their first…

New Release: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition)!

February 19, 2019

New Release: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition)!

February 19, 2019

Today’s the day: The Emotion Thesaurus (Second Edition) enters the world! Over the years, many of you have written to us about the impact our book has had on your…

Introducing One Stop for Writers’ Character Builder

February 14, 2019

Introducing One Stop for Writers’ Character Builder

February 14, 2019

If you’re like me, you get pretty serious about creating characters who leap off the page. That’s why you’re going to love this new character design tool. At One Stop…

Occupation Thesaurus: Chef

February 9, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Chef

February 9, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

3 Signs It’s Time to Stop Editing That Manuscript

January 31, 2019

3 Signs It’s Time to Stop Editing That Manuscript

January 31, 2019

Today Kyle A. Massa from ProWritingAid is helping us with a problematic decision: knowing WHEN it’s time to stop editing a manuscript. Read on! When’s the right time to stop…

A Mother Lode of Resources on Character Emotion

January 29, 2019

A Mother Lode of Resources on Character Emotion

January 29, 2019

As you can imagine, we’re pretty amped that The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition is here. We hope you find those extra 55 emotions and double the teaching content is a…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Skydiving Instructor

January 26, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Skydiving Instructor

January 26, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Announcing The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition!

January 21, 2019

Announcing The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition!

January 21, 2019

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…