Category Archives: Tools and Resources

New Release: The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (2nd Edition)!

Posted on February 19, 2019 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

Today’s the day: The Emotion Thesaurus (Second Edition) enters the world! Over the years, many of you have written to us about the impact our book has had on your writing. Whenever we hear that your editor is commenting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Contests, Emotion, Emotion Thesaurus Guide, Tools and Resources, Uncategorized, Writing Craft, Writing Lessons, Writing Resources | 36 Comments

Top Gifts For Writers: 2018 Edition

Posted on December 6, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

It’s that time again! Shopping for people can be crazy-making, except when it comes to writers. Then it’s  a super fun time, because there are just so many neat, fun, thoughtful gifts we can pass on to our writing friends…or … Continue reading →

Posted in About Us, Buying Books, One Stop For Writers, Software and Services, Stocking Stuffers, Tools and Resources, Uncategorized, Writing Craft, Writing Resources | 1 Comment

Powerful Scenes: Using One Stop for Writers’ Informal Scene Map

Posted on August 23, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

A while back I profiled some of the custom brainstorming tools at our sister-site, One Stop for Writers, which help take the mystery (and misery) out of story structure. One that I left off that post was our Informal Scene … Continue reading →

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The Six Stages of Your Hero’s Character Arc

Posted on August 2, 2018 by ANGELA ACKERMAN

It’s always special when a past Resident Writing Coach returns to the blog, so help me welcome C.S. Lakin who is opening up discussion on a powerful topic: Character Arc. I am a big fan of Michael Hauge’s 6-Stage Plot … Continue reading →

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Tools for the Visual-Spatial Writer (and the Rest of Us)

Posted on July 24, 2018 by BECCA PUGLISI

One of the most important things I learned as a teacher was that children learn differently, and the best approach for reaching them all included a variety of methods. I find the same to be true in writing. I may … Continue reading →

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