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Posts by Angela Ackerman

A Book Marketing Truth Few Experts Will Admit

February 25, 2015

A Book Marketing Truth Few Experts Will Admit

February 25, 2015

Book marketing is tough, especially when it comes to self-publishing. The good news is there is no shortage of experts, books and websites out there to advise authors on how…

How to Write Vivid Character Descriptions: Be Invisible!

February 17, 2015

How to Write Vivid Character Descriptions: Be Invisible!

February 17, 2015

One of the most difficult areas of description is when it comes to showing the appearance of a protagonist, especially when writing in first person POV. We need readers to…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus: Astral Projection

February 14, 2015

Talents and Skills Thesaurus: Astral Projection

February 14, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

The Art of Story: When Telling Trumps Showing

February 3, 2015

The Art of Story: When Telling Trumps Showing

February 3, 2015

Show, don’t tell advice helps us craft immersive fiction because showing involves readers, but this doesn’t mean there’s no place for telling. Telling is necessary sometimes, and a story will…

Talent and Skill Entry: Enhanced Taste Buds

January 31, 2015

Talent and Skill Entry: Enhanced Taste Buds

January 31, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

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

January 22, 2015

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

January 22, 2015

Very few things pull people in like conversation. After all, when someone speaks, they are making themselves vulnerable to others. How? Because words are steeped in thoughts, beliefs and emotions.…

Talents and Skills Entry: Farming

January 17, 2015

Talents and Skills Entry: Farming

January 17, 2015

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

100K Book Milestone: Celebrate With Us & Win

January 12, 2015

100K Book Milestone: Celebrate With Us & Win

January 12, 2015

Well, it happened. Our small, unusual trio of writing books have officially sold 100,000 copies, which is so freaking incredible. When we launched The Emotion Thesaurus in May of 2012…

Writing 101: Building a Balanced Character

January 7, 2015

Writing 101: Building a Balanced Character

January 7, 2015

Here’s the truth about compelling characters: they’re neither good nor bad, perfect nor fundamentally flawed. Instead, they’re all of these things. Each character has a set of good, admirable qualities…

Writing Patterns Into Fiction: Scene and Sequel

January 5, 2015

Writing Patterns Into Fiction: Scene and Sequel

January 5, 2015

Raven Oak joins us to talk about the successful pattern of Scene and Sequel. When I began writing seriously—not the scribbles in a notebook of plots I’d write someday or…