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Fear Thesaurus Entry: A Secret Being Revealed

May 21, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: A Secret Being Revealed

May 21, 2022

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Change

May 14, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Change

May 14, 2022

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Want Readers to Connect to Your Character? Include this Element.

May 12, 2022

Want Readers to Connect to Your Character? Include this Element.

May 12, 2022

Some characters have more shape and weight than others, feeling so authentic we can almost believe they walked right out of the real world. Their emotions, vulnerabilities, needs, and desires…

10-Year Celebration: Win the Ultimate Writer’s Toolkit

May 9, 2022

10-Year Celebration: Win the Ultimate Writer’s Toolkit

May 9, 2022

It’s a big anniversary for us, folks! Ten years ago today we hit the publish button on The Emotion Thesaurus. 10 Years. Can you believe it? We wrote this book…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

May 5, 2022

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

May 5, 2022

Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest ? This contest is closed. Please try again next month. If you’d like to be notified when the…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Agoraphobia

April 30, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Agoraphobia

April 30, 2022

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental illness,…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Putting Yourself Out There

April 22, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Putting Yourself Out There

April 22, 2022

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental illness,…

How Writers Can Turn the Page This Spring

April 21, 2022

How Writers Can Turn the Page This Spring

April 21, 2022

We may write different things, but I’m betting we have something in common – a set-up process. We sit down, favorite writing tools at the ready. Maybe we light a…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Abandonment

April 16, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Abandonment

April 16, 2022

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental illness,…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Government

April 9, 2022

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Government

April 9, 2022

Fears can be a struggle for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental condition,…