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ANGELA ACKERMAN is a writing coach, international speaker, and co-author of 11 bestselling books for writers, including The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression. Her books are available in 10 languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world. Her home country is Canada.

Angela is also the co-founder of the popular site Writers Helping Writers®, as well as One Stop for Writers®, a portal to powerful tools and resources that help you think like a writing expert so you become a stronger storyteller. A strong believer in writers helping and supporting other writers, she tries to pay-it-forward however she is able to.

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	The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 6,296 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 1,893 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 1,612 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotion Amplifiers by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 1,342 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 614 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1 by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 353 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 294 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 2 by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 172 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How to Tell the Difference Between a Hook and Inciting Incident

Opening pages are notoriously hard to get right, especially in early drafts of your manuscript. I��ve read hundreds of opening chapters of novels in my work as a writing instructor and book coach and one of the most common issues I see comes down to a misunderstanding of the difference between two key parts of your opening: the hook and the inciting incident.

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“To avoid melodrama, recognize that emotions run along a continuum, from mild to extreme. For each situation, know where your character is along that continuum and choose appropriate descriptors.”
― Angela Ackerman, The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

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“Each human being exists inside of a subjective sphere created by his own experience.”
― Angela Ackerman, The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws

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“Because above all else, readers pick up a book to have an emotional experience. They read to connect with characters who provide entertainment and whose trials may add meaning to their own life journeys. As”
― Angela Ackerman, The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

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Expected release date mid-late Jan.
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