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Posts by Angela Ackerman

Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel

February 23, 2017

Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel

February 23, 2017

As some of you know, I’m kind of a travel nut. Becca is used to me abandoning her for several weeks to backpack around Malaysia or Vietnam, or attempt to…

Motivation Thesaurus: Overcoming Abuse & Learning To Trust

February 11, 2017

Motivation Thesaurus: Overcoming Abuse & Learning To Trust

February 11, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

How To Accurately Write About a Character’s Pain

February 9, 2017

The best thing about this online world of ours is you never know who you are going to meet. I don’t know about you, but one of the areas I…

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Your Character’s Appearance: Make Each Detail Count

February 2, 2017

Describing a character’s physical appearance is a tough job. Most writers either get into it and share every dimple, curl, and laugh line, or they sprinkle in just a few…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being a Leader

January 28, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Being a Leader

January 28, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Seeking One’s Biological Roots

January 7, 2017

Character Motivation Thesaurus: Seeking One’s Biological Roots

January 7, 2017

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

Start the Year By Jumping On 3 Important Tasks

December 31, 2016

Start the Year By Jumping On 3 Important Tasks

December 31, 2016

A new year is turning, meaning it’s the perfect time to motivate ourselves to create new stories, and to do that, we should turn our attention to a few housekeeping…

Character Motivation Entry: Escaping Confinement

December 10, 2016

Character Motivation Entry: Escaping Confinement

December 10, 2016

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…

How Character Attributes and Flaws Work Within Character Arc

November 24, 2016

How Character Attributes and Flaws Work Within Character Arc

November 24, 2016

Like real people, characters have mixed personalities that contain both positive traits (attributes) and negative traits (flaws). Flaws are especially interesting as they develop when a person has experienced a…

Character Motivation Entry: Obtaining Shelter From The Elements

November 19, 2016

Character Motivation Entry: Obtaining Shelter From The Elements

November 19, 2016

What does your character want? This is an important question to answer because it determines what your protagonist hopes to achieve by the story’s end. If the goal, or outer motivation, is…