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Posts by Angela Ackerman

Emotional Wound: Losing a Loved One To A Random Act of Violence

May 14, 2016

Emotional Wound: Losing a Loved One To A Random Act of Violence

May 14, 2016

When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most…

Six Rules that Keep Critique Partnerships Golden

May 10, 2016

Six Rules that Keep Critique Partnerships Golden

May 10, 2016

Please help me welcome author Dee Romito who has a few “rules” to make sure critique partner relationships stay healthy and function as they should. Six Rules that Keep Critique…

Emotional Wound: Growing Up In Foster Care

April 30, 2016

Emotional Wound: Growing Up In Foster Care

April 30, 2016

When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of…

How To Share Your Protagonist’s Deepest Feelings With Readers

April 26, 2016

How To Share Your Protagonist’s Deepest Feelings With Readers

April 26, 2016

Our job as writers is to make the reader FEEL, empathizing with our characters, feeling invested in the outcome of events, and immersed in the story’s world. When a reader’s…

The Emotional Roller Coaster: Why Characters Resist Change

April 11, 2016

The Emotional Roller Coaster: Why Characters Resist Change

April 11, 2016

I’m reading this fascinating book about the human brain and how we can evolve through concentrated intention and awareness. One of the terrific nuggets is the belief that every emotion,…

Emotional Wound: Financial Ruin Due To A Spouse’s Irresponsibility

April 9, 2016

Emotional Wound: Financial Ruin Due To A Spouse’s Irresponsibility

April 9, 2016

When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of…

One Stop For Writers’ Structure Tool: Story Maps

March 28, 2016

One Stop For Writers’ Structure Tool: Story Maps

March 28, 2016

Visual Structure Planning: Story Maps Do the phrases “Story Structure” and “Character Arc” send adrenaline thrumming through your veins, or cause your stomach to drop in free-fall? Either way, it…

Emotional Wound: Having Parents Who Favored One Child Over Another

March 26, 2016

Emotional Wound: Having Parents Who Favored One Child Over Another

March 26, 2016

When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of…

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

March 22, 2016

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

March 22, 2016

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…

Emotional Wound Entry: Being Fired or Laid Off

March 19, 2016

Emotional Wound Entry: Being Fired or Laid Off

March 19, 2016

When you’re writing a character, it’s important to know why she is the way she is. Knowing her backstory is important to achieving this end, and one of the most impactful pieces of…