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Posts by Angela Ackerman

How to Show Flirting Between Characters

September 7, 2010

How to Show Flirting Between Characters

September 7, 2010

Flirting–a smile, a joke, a quick touch that is so much more than what it appears to be. It can instantly forge a connection between two strangers, or escalate a…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Herbalist Shop (Fantasy)

September 4, 2010

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Herbalist Shop (Fantasy)

September 4, 2010

Sight Dried bunches of flowers/herbs hanging from the roof, mortar/pestle, cheesecloth, knife and cutting board, butcher’s block table, water barrel, shelves with glass jars filled with seeds/ground roots/ground metals/oils/pods/bark/fungi/honeycomb/etc, bubbling…

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Illness

September 2, 2010

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Illness

September 2, 2010

Every day we interact with objects, places and sensations that affect the way we think and feel. This can be used to the writer’s advantage by planting symbols in the…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Bookstore

August 29, 2010

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Bookstore

August 29, 2010

Sight Customers: browsing books, scanning shelves, standing in line to pay, tugging a book off the shelf, flipping a book over for back copy, fanning the pages, standing and reading,…

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Doomsday

August 26, 2010

Symbolism Thesaurus Entry: Doomsday

August 26, 2010

Every day we interact with objects, places and sensations that affect the way we think and feel. This can be used to the writer’s advantage by planting symbols in the…

Setting Thesaurus Template: Taxi Cab

August 21, 2010

Setting Thesaurus Template: Taxi Cab

August 21, 2010

Sight Well worn seats, stained or dirty floor mats, gum wrappers on the floor, semi-crushed Kleenex box above the backseat licence ID of driver displayed, smudged windows, digital display of…

Symbolism and Motif Entry: Pride

August 19, 2010

Symbolism and Motif Entry: Pride

August 19, 2010

Every day we interact with objects, places and sensations that affect the way we think and feel. This can be used to the writer’s advantage by planting symbols in the…

Writers, There Is a Positive Side of Rejection!

July 28, 2010

Writers, There Is a Positive Side of Rejection!

July 28, 2010

I bet a few eyebrows jumped up at reading the title of this post. In fact, right now people are crossing their arms and expelling a bitter laugh or two…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: The Gallows

July 24, 2010

Setting Thesaurus Entry: The Gallows

July 24, 2010

Sight A mob-like crowd, edging close to the stage, people holding baskets of rotten vegetables or stones, the local law enforcer (police/sheriff/lord/constable/official/captain etc), rope, noose, a block of wood or…

Symbolism Thesaurus Superstitions and Signs: Bad Luck Omens

July 22, 2010

Symbolism Thesaurus Superstitions and Signs: Bad Luck Omens

July 22, 2010

Every day we interact with objects, places and sensations that affect the way we think and feel. This can be used to the writer’s advantage by planting symbols in the…