Welcome, Fellow Storytellers, Editors, and Librarians!
Curious about our work? Our books are written by writers, for writers. In addition to ongoing translations, our books are used in universities and by editors, agents, writing consultants & authors all over the world. Here are some of the things being said about our resources. You can find our books at all major online retailers (below), or visit The Book Depository for free worldwide shipping. When purchasing PDFs, make sure to click the PDF link located next to each book’s individual cover.
Signed Copies & Bulk Sales
We are happy to accommodate requests whenever possible. We distribute through KDP Print which, in turn, distributes to Ingram, so anyone who has an account can order at discount through them. If you would like to purchase a bulk book order (print, digital, or PDF) for your workshop, event, or to give as a gift to editing clients, we can provide what you need. If you are interested in a signed copy, we’re happy to do those as well. Pricing in both cases will depend on the book and shipping costs. Contact us by email and we’ll chat!
Indies and Libraries
Local bookstore and libraries should be able to bring in our books. Just submit your request to them with the ISBN number (found on the Amazon link page). Happy writing!
Stay Up-To-Date!
If you are a fan and want to know when the next thesaurus book will be available, just add your email here. We’ll fire off a quick notification as soon as it hits the shelves.
The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (Second Edition)
Released February 19, 2019.
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
Add this book to your GOODREADS list
Are you a collector? Information and purchasing options for the first edition of The Emotion Thesaurus can be found here.
The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
PDF: $5.99
Add this book to your GOODREADS To Read list
The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Personal and Natural Places
![Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000046_00067]](https://i0.wp.com/writershelpingwriters.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Rural-Thesaurus-_-WHW-Bookstore.jpg)
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
PDF: $5.99
Add this book to your Goodreads To Read list
The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces
![Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000046_00072]](https://i2.wp.com/writershelpingwriters.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Urban-Thesaurus-_WHW-Bookstore.jpg)
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
PDF $5.99
Add this book to your Goodreads To Read list
The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
Add this book to your GOODREADS To Read list
PDF $ 5.99
The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Flaws
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
Book Depository (Free Worldwide Shipping)
Add this book to your GOODREADS To Read list
PDF: $5.99
Emotion Amplifiers: A Companion to The Emotion Thesaurus
Full Book Description (including a free preview)
PDF: $0.99
Add this book to your GOODREADS To Read list
a
a
One Stop For Writers
We now have more than books to offer! One Stop For Writers® is a one-of-a-kind online description and brainstorming library that must be seen to be believed.
In addition to housing all of our book content, One Stop has a powerful 14-thesaurus database that is a writer’s dream. Add that to incredible story planning tools like the Character Builder, Story Maps, Scene Maps and Timelines…you might just find yourself writing more (and better!) than ever before.
Stop by sometime–registration is always free. To discover more about what our site has to offer, visit our Features and Tools page.
Looking for a thoughtful gift for a writer you know? Try a One Stop Gift Certificate and help them elevate their storytelling.
Did you know that Writers Helping Writers® donates a portion of our book sales to a charitable organization each year?
To date we have given $4500 to charitable projects. We’re able to donate to a worthy cause due to your kind support, so thank you very much!
~ Angela & Becca
Greetings, girls.
How can I buy this book on Amazon.com? The site sent me to Amazon.uk 🙂
Cheers.
Hi Olga,
Oh, sorry about that—the links should read your IP address and send you the your default Amazon, so I don’t know what happened there. If you go to Amazon.com and search up one of our names or the title of the book (sorry, I don’t know which you are interested in) you can find the correct link. Thank you!
I got India. You may need to go talk to Amazon about this. I did send them a message about it. I was signed in and such but even then it’s just weird.
I’ve had the same trouble, I’m in Texas, Amazon sends me to India.
Electronic copies are up on Smashwords.
Thanks for letting us know, Charlayne. If you don’t mind, which book link is sending you to the wrong storefront? TIA
Pingback: Help for Pantsers Through Character | Writers In The Storm
Personally, I’d love to purchase one of these books, as an aspiring writer, I would love to learn about how to convey certain emotions and traits with ease.
All the links are here to your favorite online stores, but if you give them the ISBN, any bookstore can order them in. And of course there’s always libraries too! Happy writing, Vexillion 🙂
Pingback: 20 Superb Writing and Publishing Resources to Help Your Book Shine - JILLY.CA - Living the Write Life | Productivity | Travel | Bookish Love
Pingback: Describing A Setting You've Never Seen! - Romance University
Pingback: How to Win at NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) - Romance University
Pingback: Fast Track Tool for Great Characters | Writers In The Storm
I pre-ordered the updated Emotion Thesaurus from Amazon.ca but today (February 1) got an email saying the release has been cancelled (and thus my order too). Is there someplace else from which I can order it to Canada? Or, do you recommend I simply wait and it will be released on Amazon.ca at a later date. Thanks in advance for an update!
Hi Barbara, We have just started hearing from people who said Amazon cancelled their order, and so we are looking into why (this wasn’t us). I think some sort of glitch has occurred, and I deeply apologize for the inconvenience. As soon we we get this fixed we will be in touch. In the meantime, what would help us is to know the date you ordered (it should be on that cancelled invoice at amazon in your account). Also, to confirm, this was the print version?
Again, so sorry! trying to get to the bottom of it.
Pingback: My Chat with Angela Ackerman – Jo-Ann Carson
Pingback: Resources for New Authors
Pingback: 2018 Blog Roundup – K.M. Allan
Pingback: NaNoWriMo Struggles? Resources to Get You Back on Track with Angela Ackerman | Romance University
Is there a chance your occupation thesaurus will be coming out in paperback or ebook soon? I’d love to buy one.
Hi, Melanie. We’re not sure yet if this thesaurus is going to make it to book form; since we’re still in the process of building it, we need to see the demand and whether or not it’s beefy enough to make a published craft book. There does seem to be a lot of interest in it, so it’s definitely a possibility! Are you signed up for our New Releases newsletter? That one only goes out infrequently when we have news about a new publication. If you’re interested, you can sign up here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezNaxWvLZdk_jE1fVTXDHgcha2YbqGEzoMp9qngPvEUtesCw/viewform
Thanks for letting me know. I signed up for the new releases newsletter this morning.
Pingback: 10 Great Books on Writing |
Pingback: Observations from the Road – 3 | Concrete Detail
Pingback: Help for Writers | Concrete Detail
Pingback: 5 Resources to Help You Make A Novel Worthy of Your Magic - C. R. Rowenson
I’ve purchased the full set of ebooks and now wonder if there was any discount if I bought a full set of the hard copy version?
(I have the printed version of the Emotion Thesaurus and find that format really easy to use)
Thanks. ms
Hi, Margie. We don’t have any discounts for buying more than one book at this time. We’re looking into the possibility of offering boxed sets in the future, but we’re not sure it’s going to be possible. Stay tuned!
Will do, thank you. xxm
I ordered and paid for a pdf copy of the Emotional Wound Thesaurus. It’s been half a day. I’m wondering when I can expect to receive my file.
I’ll be sending you a message shortly, John.
Pingback: How to Create a Redeemable Villain — Guest: Becca Puglisi | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Pingback: 4 Tips for "Setting" a Mood — Guest: Becca Puglisi | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Do you have any intention of a resource for relationship types and interaction between characters. Sibling, boss-employee, childhood friends, enemies, ex lovers, just the interpersonal relationships that play a role in character interaction and choices? Or perhaps a suggestion of reading material?
We have another website (subscription) called One Stop for Writers https://onestopforwriters.com/ and we are building a Relationships Tool to explore and show the connectedness between characters in a novel, based on their role and a lot more. We expect to have that built late Fall. For reading material, we look at the types of friction that can be built between characters in the Negative Trait Thesaurus using clashing personalities if you have that book of ours. Here’s a blog post that also looks at this: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2014/01/04/clashing-personalities/
I hope this helps! 🙂
Pingback: Showing Emotions in Writing – Through Actions – Mindmapping Your Way to Your Book
Hi Angela,
Will you publish a thesaurus for Weather and Earthly Phenomenon? Thank you!
Hi Nadia,
Right now we don’t have plans to turn it into a book just yet, but you can find it all at One Stop for Writers: https://onestopforwriters.com/weathers
Pingback: 52 books in 52 weeks: The Emotion Thesaurus – Words worth writing
Pingback: Milestones that Provide a Valuable Opportunity to Look Back ~ WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Will you be offering a hardcover pack of all the books for a discounted price?
Hi Robin,
Because of the size and the weight of these books (they are much larger than paperbacks), it is unlikely we could put them all together in a package. If there was an easy way to do it and we thought enough people would want it to make it worth the effort we would, but so far we’ve not found a way to do it that makes sense.
Pingback: The Power of Empathy: How to Keep Readers in Thrall – For His Glory
Hello,
Is there a way to buy all the 7 books in PDF and make a single payment? Thanks in advance for your answer.
I own every Thesaurus and just found the ONE STOP site and JOINED right away. I appreciate all the work and good information you provide!
Thank you for all the assistance you have provided me over the years! Even if you didn’t know you were doing it!
Pingback: Book Review: “The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma” by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi – katiamdavis
Pingback: Writing Characters That Mirror Real Life - Kristen Lamb
These are so great–I have two so far, I’d love to have all of them one day! Just a bit tight on my book budget right now. Is there a chance you’d ever consider some kind of “book bundle” deal on the Kindle or print book someday? 🙂 That said, I know a lot of hard work goes into these and good sales help keep things running. So if I have to wait and save up for them I certainly will. Thanks in any case for creating these wonderful writing resources!
Hi Sunny,
We may offer a book bundle at some point for some of these books, but we also have priced these very fairly to make them affordable for all (rather than choosing the “inflated pricing model” you see most traditional publishers run with). Because of this, any discount would be minor for a book bundle. As much as we wish it wasn’t so, Becca and I have to eat, lol, and so yes, we do charge a fair price for our work.
Thanks for asking about it,
Angela
Hi Angela,
I’m in Australia and want to purchase The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus from the Book Depository but my daily searches of their website only show the earlier Thesaurus books. Will The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus be available at the Book Depository at a later date?
Hi, Enisa. Yes, our latest book will eventually be available at Book Depository. Unfortunately, it takes 6-8 weeks for a new print book to make its way into the distribution channels that will enable Book Depository to access it. So it may be a while. I’m very sorry about this; I wish there was a quicker way. It just takes a while for each book to make it’s way to all the channels when they first go live.
I was confused as how to order now at the $5.99 price. When I pressed the Amazon icon above it stated $17.00 I think. Exactly what is your notice offering and what are the steps to take advantage of it? Do I need to wait another day?
Thank you, I’m anxious to read it, I guess.
Beverly J Campbell
Beverly if you click on the ebook (Kindle) link, you will be taken to the kindle price of $5.99, and if you click on the print link, it takes you to the print price, which is $17.00 currently. Sorry these are on 2 different links–it always takes Amazon a bit of time to link the two so they show up on the same page.
Just purchased the physical book version of the Emotional Wounds Thesaurus. It’s on Amazon. Thank you for putting this wonderful, helpful series together.
Thanks so much for your support, Frances. I hope you find it really useful!
Need Emotional Wound in PRINT please!!
It should be available this week, I promise! Official release date is October 25th. 😉
It just uploaded to Amazon, Kellie. 🙂 Happy reading!
Pingback: Using Dysfunctional Behavior to Reveal Characters' Emotional Wounds | Jane Friedman
I just received all the Thesaurus books that I could purchase on Amazon. I love them! The books are exactly what I was needing to get my creativity flowing once again. Thank you!
Angela, I hope you love them! Thanks for giving them a whirl! 🙂
I just purchased The Positive Trait Thesaurus and for some reason I cannot print this. please advise. Thank you
I just sent you a message, Naomi.
Pingback: Happy Writer - 10 Gifts For the Writer In Your Life ~ Happy Writer
Pingback: Setting as a Vehicle for Conflict – Michiko Katsu
Do you happen to offer these in a bundle?
Hi Dorothy, unfortunately we do not. Creating a bundle for print books when you are a self-publisher is near impossible. We can control ebooks of course (hurray!), which is why we have priced our books at a very reasonable low price, rather than elevating it to the same price (or more!) of the print volume, a tactic that we typically see traditional publishers use. We don’t feel that is right, and we hope our readers agree. 🙂
Happy writing!
Angela
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo – The Literary Laboratory
Pingback: Writers, Have You Rocked The Vault? | J. L. Lora
Pingback: Guest Post: Do You Know Your Character’s Primary Trait? by Becca Puglisi
I have used your wonderful Emotions Thesaurus frequently. It is such a valuable resource.
Thanks for the kind words, Martii. We always like to hear that our books are doing what we intended them to do: help writers :).
Hi, Martil! In case you didn’t know, I wanted to tell you that we’ve released a second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus containing 55 additional entries and enhanced front matter. Because you enjoyed the first edition, I thought you might want to know about the second one :).
Hi becca ands Angela. I’m not able to post a pic but I absolutely love your work and have followed you on fb for a while now. The emotional thesaurus would be my pick of the books as it’s the thing I struggle most with and when I do I jump on the WHW website. I get carried away by all the info available. I go down a rabbit hole ending up looking at all of the other thesauruses. They connect through setting, emotions and characters so writers can create well developed characters and stories. Even if I don’t win a copy I’m still going to jump on the website whenever I need a bit of help. Great job girls!
I have tried to paste multiple pictures of your wonderful books in regards to the FB contest but cannot to no avail. Please know these would be an amazing help to my writing and I would love the opportunity to win them. I am a wordy girl! Please feel free to scope out my blog. I am known as the Word Junkie on my blog and at All Poetry. Thanks so much and blessings to all!
Sorry you are having trouble–not sure why the picture isn’t working. BUT, you can also leave a comment if you like–no picture needed! 🙂
Pingback: The Noble Pen for Jan 19, 2017 | The Noble Pen
Hmmm. I thought I posted this query once, but (at the moment) I do not see it in the thread. So I’ll try again (and please forgive me if it does end up being a duplicate).
=====
Is the PDF editable?
For example, which of the following can I do with the PDF?
– Highlight
– Annotate
– Add symbols (such as an arrow)
– Insert pages
– Delete pages
– Print
Hi, Rose. I’m not positive about this, but your editing capability on PDFs may depend on your system. On my Mac, I can highlight, add notes, and add symbols to a PDF copy of The Negative Trait Thesaurus, for example. I don’t know what options are available if you’re using a PC or viewing the PDF on a pad/phone/etc, but I do know that anyone has the ability to print the PDF and save it to your system. You could also do all of this with the kindle and nook digital versions. I hope this helps!
Hello, Becca – Nervous authors will sometimes lock their PDFs so tight that you can’t do anything except read it online; or you can print it and that’s all.
I bought the Emotion Thesaurus and experimented with Adobe Acrobat on a PC. So far, no speed bumps. Thank you for that!
Well, we definitely want our authors to get the most out of their PDFs. For nonfiction books, you really need to be able to highlight/underline and make notes, so I’m glad our product is giving you want you need. Enjoy!
Awesome collection of thesauri! We just published a gift guide for authors on our blog and included them on our list. Just thought you’d like to know. Thanks for caring about quality writing and publishing. 🙂 http://www.tlcgraphics.com/the-authors-12-days-of-christmas/
Thanks and blessings to you!
Tamara Dever, TLC Graphics
What a great list! You know Christmas is getting closer when the gift lists start making an appearance :). Thanks so much for including us on yours!
Pingback: Vulnerability In Fiction: Teaching Jaded Characters How To Trust By Angela Ackerman
Pingback: NaNoWriMo Boot Camp Day 6: Set The Stage – Liana Brooks
Pingback: Symbolism & Setting—The Perfect Marriage | Kristen Lamb's Blog
Pingback: Writers Have You Rocked the Boat? – Where Worlds Collide
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo @AngelaAckerman & @beccapuglisi | Always Writing
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban & Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo | Write in Plain Sight
Pingback: Love Writers Helping Writers’ Thesaurus Books? Don’t Miss Rock The Vault! | Hyacinthe Miller
Is there anywhere that I can buy all the “thesaurus” books in a set?
Hi Terri,
We don’t sell these in sets, but the best way I could suggest is to go through Amazon as they do free shipping. They also tend to discount our books (something that happens on their end, so we never know when or how much) but it looks right now all 5 books are discounted, so that’s nice. 🙂
Happy writing,
Angela
Pingback: The Setting Thesaurus Books Are Here!! | Life, love, writing
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo | Christina Anne Hawthorne
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo |
Pingback: The Setting Thesaurus Books Are Here: Help Becca And Angela Celebrate! | The Haunted Pen
Pingback: Rock The Vault: The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus are here! | Cathy Writes Romance
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo | A Mind With a View
Pingback: 4 Tips for “Setting” a Mood — Guest: Becca Puglisi | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Pingback: Need help writing urban settings? We got your back! – K. M. Carroll, Author
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrate The Urban & Rural Setting Thesauri L.D. Blakeley
Pingback: The Setting Thesaurus Books Are Here: Help Becca And Angela Celebrate! – Phoenix Grey
Pingback: The Rural Setting Thesaurus - Diane Rinella, Author
Pingback: Rock the Vault! | Magic Writer
Pingback: What’s Your Favorite Thesaurus? Share It To Unlock The WHW Prize Vault – Frankie's Wining Room
Pingback: What’s Your Favorite Thesaurus? Share It To Unlock The WHW Prize Vault | Melinda S. Collins
Pingback: Tools to Help Bring Your Setting to Life - Marcy Kennedy
Pingback: Writers, Have You Rocked The Vault? – J. L. Lora – writes
Pingback: Love 'Writers Helping #Writers’ Thesaurus Books? Don’t Miss Rock The Vault! | Shah Wharton
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo | Tracey Ambrose
Pingback: Writers, Have You Rocked The Vault? | Elli Comeau
Pingback: Rock the Vault / Setting Thesauri | Z is for Zampetti
Pingback: Writers, Have You Rocked The Vault? | confessions of a fangirl
Pingback: These Bookish Days
Hello, love your past thesauri. I’m interested in your new rural setting thesaurus, but before I purchase, I’d love a “look inside.” This option is not offered on Amazon, though it is for the urban setting. Looking forward to it.
Hi, Tamara! I’m so glad you’re interested in The Rural Thesaurus. Unfortunately, the Look Inside feature for the print books can take a few weeks to generate. It’s weird that it popped up almost immediately for Urban; I’ve talked to the powers that be and they say that the timing can be somewhat random and there’s nothing we can do about it speed up the process. However, the good news is that if you go to the Rural Thesaurus Kindle page, there’s a Look Inside feature there. The kindle and print copies are identical, with the exception of the digital version being linked. So that’s one way you can get a glimpse inside :).
Pingback: A Special Edition: The Setting Thesaurus Books Are Here: Help Becca And Angela Celebrate! | Fannie Cranium's
Pingback: Rock The Vault: Celebrating The Urban And Rural Setting Thesaurus Duo - Writing, Reading, and Life
Hi Angela & Becca,
I would like to be notified when the The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to City Spaces is available as pdf. Can you please let me know? Thanks!
Hi, Daniela. Absolutely, I will let you know. This is the only version we were unable to have ready by today, but it’s on my list to have it ready this week. Thanks for your patience!
Hi Angela & Becca,
I just wanted to buy your new Urban & Rural Setting thesauri in PDF format from this page. But as it happens, there are just the usual links to Kobo etc, but no PDF options.
But because I’m reading more on my PC than on some stupid smart phone, I’d really prefer to read those books as PDFS than as epubs or kindles.
When will you put the option to buy those two setting thesaurus books as PDFs up?
Cheers,
Andreas
Hi Andreas,
Yes, we will have these in PDF as well, but those we format ourselves and so it takes us just a bit of time to get it put together. If you like I can send you an email when they are complete and up on the bookstore page? Sorry for the delay.
Hello Angela,
yes, please notify me when they’re available as PDFs.
Cheers,
Andreas
Will do! 🙂
I am very interested in reading these books. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Thank you for your books–they are so helpful! I’m really looking forward to the setting thesauri. To support independent booksellers, maybe you could include a link to Indiebound in the list of places to buy. Thanks again!
That’s a good idea, Julie! 🙂
Pingback: Books on Writing: The Emotion Thesaurus (Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi 2012) – The Discerning Writer
Your positive and negative traits PDF books show the price as $5.99 each but when I try to buy the price is $6.35 each. How do I buy for PDF versions for $5.99 ?
Hi Cindy,
Our prices are the cover price, but do not include any taxes associated with where you may live. So, the price may be slightly different depending on where a writer is from. The price may also be converted into your local currency if you are not from the US.
Happy writing,
Angela
Hi everybody!
where can I get the books of PHYSICAL FEATURE THESAURUS and WEATHER AND EARTHLY THESAURUS???
Hi, Joe! Unfortunately those two thesauruses aren’t available in book form. The only book formats we have are the ones you see on the Bookstore page. But we’re always adding new ones; the setting thesaurus will be available for purchase in June. The ones that you’re looking for can be found here at our website and also at http://www.onestopforwriters.com, our online library that contains all of our thesauruses in expanded form, along with tons of other resources. Best of luck with your writing!
Pingback: Five F!@#ing Favorites: March 2016
Pingback: 5 on the 5th: Five Bookish Christmas Gift Ideas for Writers (+ The Creative Blogger Award) | Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog
Pingback: Going Over the Rainbow: Crush Those Stereotypes | Bran Lindy Ayres
Pingback: The “Behind The Scenes” Writing Tag | Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog
Pingback: Non-Traditional Hero Part 3: Character Flaws and One Stop for Writers | Bran Lindy Ayres
Pingback: Writing Tools: Killer Resources for Drafting Our Story — Guest: Angela Ackerman | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Hello,
where can I purchase the Emotional Wounds Theaurus?
Thanks,
Hi, Roxanne! The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus isn’t a book yet, unfortunately. We’re filling out that collection one entry at a time, every Saturday. Eventually, it may be turned in to a book, but for now it’s only available here at the blog. We’ll keep you posted :).
Pingback: 15 Ways to Fall in Love with Writing [All Over Again]
Pingback: What’s The Character of Your Character?
Pingback: The Emotion Thesaurus | A Mind With a View
Pingback: Character Building Tools Every Writer Needs | COW PASTURE CHRONICLES
Pingback: Body Language | One Writer's Journey
Pingback: Friday Link Pack 06/05/2015 | I make stories.
Pingback: Non-Traditional Hero Part 2: Whipping Up an Atypical Hero in Five Easy Steps | Bran Lindy Ayres
Pingback: Characterization: How to Make Your Characters Come Alive | Paving My Author's Road
Pingback: My favorite bookmarks for writing | STORM OWL
Allow me to say I love your books and I needed them
more than I thought.
I just purchased Emotion Amplifiers. I am curious where
you obtained your amplifiers describing addiction. It
appears to be from television and movies.
Please forgive my frankness. However, I am a
recovering women with the ‘disease’ of addiction.
I am also a college graduate, raised four children,
and a published writer who is finishing her
first novel.
I am no exception. Most of us with the disease
are gifted in some way. We actually practice good
hygiene. Our biggest issues are; financial, hiding
it from loved ones and withdrawal. We need to get
through the day like others.
I am referring to the disease not just a dependency.
Our livers metabolize chemicals much faster than
in others. The disease actually changes our cell
structure. It is far more complicated than most
would ever think.
Tremendous loads of guilt and shame are heaped
upon our shoulders by us. We were born with this.
Believe me no one would choose a life of addiction.
It is a miserable existence. We are the ones that
do not have blackouts we remember everything.
When we finally comes to terms with the facts it is
not a relief to know we must become a formidable
warrior in order to fight this beast every day of
our lives.
Your use of things such as; poor hygiene, strong
and strange odors floored me! I have found it to
be true that most authors use the same adjectives
concerning addiction. Sadly it is not their fault.
Education about the disease is a joke.
There are some like you describe. I suppose it is
dependent on geography. Homeless people in
general find it more than difficult to do the every
day rituals most of us take for granted.
We also have days of such physical and emotional
weakness from literally being at war; with the
disease and ourselves.
And at some point we hit a bottom! It could start
from losing a loved one. Whatever triggers the
descent doesn’t matter. After that we become
a bullet shot from a high powered rifle waiting to
to hurt someone…ourselves.
Thank you for all your help,
Sheree
Sheree, thank you very much for posting your own personal experiences with addiction. What we list is not one size fits all, but a simple range of indicators that could show an amplifier may be present. We are sorry you took it to mean that these descriptors apply to all people who struggle with addiction, and I can see how this would cause you stress. Our guide however, is to simply list a range of ideas, and encourage writers to chose the ones that fit their own fictional characters, nothing more.
Best,
Angela
Pingback: A Chance to Win One of 15 Great Writing Resources - Marcy Kennedy
Thank you, I’m spreading the word too 🙂
Thanks you Anabel–we really appreciate it!
Congrats on 100,000 copies sold! Yay! Can’t wait to see what other gems you will offer us in the future. Best of luck always!
Pingback: A Reasonable 2015, So Far | The Writing Closet
Pingback: Scene & Sequel - Raven Oak
Pingback: Guest Bloggers: Viki Lyn and Vina Grey | Erotica For All
I purchased the PDF version of the Emotions thesaurus, and was disappointed to find that it isn’t built like the other two thesauri, i.e., entries linked to their respective descriptions. Otherwise, it’s very helpful, if I can find the entry I may be looking for without browsing down thru it.
Pat, thank you for letting us know! We mistakenly had the wrong version up. I will email you asap.
Hi, I bought The Emotions Thesaurus online at Amazon and it was finally delivered yesterday. I would’ve read the guide and put it to good use last night but unfortunately had to prepare dinner, my sons’ breakfast for the morning, my husband’s lunch for work the next day and mine, as well as our clothes to wear the next day. But first thing this morning, I combed through it while riding the bus into work. And as soon as I got into work, I started to spread the word about The Emotions Thesaurus with another coworker. She was so interested she wanted me to email the url to your site and I also shared a link to your bookstore.
Wow, Lidy! First off, I’m glad there was no buyer’s remorse with our book. And secondly, thank you so much for spreading the word. Regardless of how many promotional and marketing hoops we jump through, word of mouth is how our book continues to sell. So THANK YOU! And happy writing :).
Hi, Lady! I know it’s been awhile since you commented here, but I wanted to tell you that we’ve released a second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus containing 55 additional entries and enhanced front matter. Because you enjoyed the first edition, I thought you might want to know about the second one :).
Pingback: Fiction Writing: 7 Travel-Inspired Storytelling Techniques
Pingback: Boost Story Conflict By Exploring The Dark Side of Your Hero's Best Qualities - WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
I’m spreading the word around to my writing buddies, inviting them to visit your websites and buy your books.
That is so very kind of you! Thanks Feather, and for your visit! Looking forward to the next WWC! 🙂
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Addendum: Hunger | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Cookies and Layers | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Story Midpoint & Mirror Moment: Using a Hero’s Emotions To Transform Them | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Upcoming "Gutsy" Interviews and Webinars | Sonia Marsh - Gutsy Living
Pingback: Psychology and Storycraft: How Do Different Characters Express Emotion? | Writerology
Pingback: Chronicling The Craft: 50,000 Words | Sara Letourneau's Official Website & Blog
Pingback: Hurting Animals (In Fiction!) | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Fix Showing vs. Telling with Macros & Word Lists | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
I am so looking forward to your book on settings!
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Addendum: Loneliness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Addendum: Defensive | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Addendum: Desire | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Addendum: Doubt | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus: Worry | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Addendum: Wariness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Unease | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Uncertainty | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Sympathy/Empathy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Stubbornness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Smugness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesarus Entry: Somberness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus: Shock/Surprise | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Shame | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Satisfaction | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus: Sadness/Grief | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Resignation | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Resentment | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Reluctance | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Panic | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Overwhelmed | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Love/Attraction | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Jealousy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Indignation | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Indifference | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Impatience | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesarus Entry: Hurt (Emotional) | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Humility/Meekness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Hopefulness | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Hatred | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Happiness/Joy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Guilt | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Frustration | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus: Fear | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Excited/Elated | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Thesaurus Entry: Wounded | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus Entry: Worry Wart | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Witty | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Wise | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Thesaurus Entry: Visionary | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Thrifty | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Entry: Thoughtful | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus: Talented | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Stubborn | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Thesaurus Entry: Stingy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus Entry: Reckless | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Shy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait: Serious | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Sentimental | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Sensitive | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Responsible | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus Entry: Proper | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Persistent | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Prejudiced | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Thesaurus Entry: Optimistic | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Naïve | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Mysterious | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Modesty | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Mature | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Manipulative | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Loyal | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Kind | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Just | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Intelligent | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Independent | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Impulsive | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Honest | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Guarded | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait: Glamorous | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Generous | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Funny | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Friendly | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Excitable | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Eccentric | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Disorganized | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Entry: Dishonest | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Diplomatic | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Determined | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Thesaurus Entry: Curious | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Critical | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait: Creative | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Courage | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Entry: Conceited | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Clever | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Charismatic | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Cautious | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Entry Trait: Calm | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Brave | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus Entry: Bossy | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Traits Thesaurus Entry: Ambitious | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Character Trait Entry: Affectionate | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Just bought The Positive and Negative Thrait Thesauris.
I just can’t thank you two enough for writing these. The hours of research and trial and error is cut down to minutes with these two books.
Thank you so much Michael! We’re so happy you will find the process of creating meaningful, unique characters so much easier now! Happy writing 🙂
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Enthusiasm | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Embarrassment | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Disgust | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Disappointment | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Desperation | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Defeat | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Curiosity | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Contentment | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Confusion | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Confidence/Pride | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Anticipation | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Annoyance | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Anger | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Amusement | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Emotion Thesaurus: Relief | WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
Pingback: Purging Your Writing Fear
Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi – THANK YOU!!!! 🙂 I just recently purchased all three (3) of your books:
The Emotion Thesaurus
The Positive Trait Thesaurus
The Negative Trait Thesaurus
I absolutely LOVED the sample that I read of them. I loved them so much that I not only purchased the paperback versions of the book, but also put a copy of each on my iPad. I’m new to the Script Writing game and while still learning wanted something that would help me with substance and insight into why people do what they do and at times say the things they say. Only by reading these books and with practice will I hone my skills in writing Screenplays with deep, rich characters. I’m also ordering these books for my 17yr old daughter that is also an aspiring writer.
Jock, I’m so happy these books will be a help to you, and how awesome that you share this passion with your daughter. I would love to try a screenplay one day–it’s on my bucket list. there is a ton that we writers of fiction can learn from scriptwriters too. In fact. two books I recommend over and over for writers is Save The Cat and Writing Screenplays That Sell. Both are brilliant!
Happy writing–let us know how it goes!
Angela
Angela – Thank you for your kind response. YOU are an EXTREMELY TALENTED writer. It’s also your passion that bleeds through the writing of your book that inspires me. What you and “Becca” bring to the table of writing allows others I believe to learn from what you do and helps others be what they’ve dreamed of being.
You made me laugh when you mentioned “Bucket List!” Writing, Directing and Producing my own films is a HUGE DREAM!! Your website couldn’t be named any better: “WritersHelpingWriters.net”
Oh and my Daughter thinks it would be so cool for She & I to write something together. How awesome would that be? 🙂
Hi, Jock! It’s been awhile since you commented here about The Emotion Thesaurus, but I wanted to tell you that we’ve released a second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus containing 55 additional entries and enhanced front matter. Because you enjoyed the first edition, I thought you might want to know about the second one :).
Pingback: The Emotion, Positive Trait and Negative Trait Thesauruses – Book Recommendations | The YA Literature Bookshelf
Pingback: How Morals and Basic Needs Influence a Character’s Positive Traits | Elizabeth Spann Craig
I previously bought a kindle version of the emotional thesaurus. Problem is that I would love to print it out for reference. I’d also like to purchase both your new books and I probably will in PDF. Is there some kind of package where we can have both versions?
Great question. Currently we don’t have book packages because the two trait books have just released, but it is something we plan down the road. (We are also watching to see how people respond to Amazon’s Match program, to see if that is something our readers would be receptive to.)
We have tried to keep digital copy prices low in order to make them more affordable (and all three are available on print for those who want a desk copy.) I am happy to add you to our Newsletter mailing list if you like, so that you will be the first to know when ebook pairings are available in the future.
Have a great weekend!
Angela
Hi, Teri! I’m replying to a wayyyy back comment of yours regarding the Emotion Thesaurus :). I wanted to tell you that we’ve released a second edition of The Emotion Thesaurus containing 55 additional entries and enhanced front matter. Because you enjoyed the first edition, I thought you might want to know about the second one.
Pingback: The Gift of Acceptance | Thorny, Not Prickly
Pingback: The Tricky Art of Pacing - Lisa Hall-Wilson
Pingback: Fix 4 Common Writing Problems with “The Emotion Thesaurus” | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Pingback: The Duality of Character Traits–Why We Need the Good, the Bad and Even the Ugly | Kristen Lamb's Blog
I purchased (and loved) my Nook version of The Emotions Thesaraus – until my Nook died. sniff, sniff. Had no idea you had other books available until I browsed for a kindle version. Is there any discount for purchasing a set of your various titles?
Debbie
Pingback: 7 Tips for Using the Trait Thesauri — Guest: Becca Puglisi | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
Pingback: Paying it Forward: Free Webinar! | When we're not writing, we're probably reading.
I just ordered The Emotion Thesaurus by mistake. I already have that book. I wanted the Negative Trait Thesaurus in PDF.
Pingback: Spotlight on Subtext: When Characters Are Liars — Guest: Angela Ackerman | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author