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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 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #1) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 6,466 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #2) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 1,936 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #3) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 1,644 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
	The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 1,313 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
	Emotion Amplifiers by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 1,349 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 Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places (Writers Helping Writers, #4) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 674 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #5) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 633 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #8) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 398 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #7) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 305 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 (Writers Helping Writers, #9) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.72 avg rating — 203 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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Character tropes get a bad rap. These familiar character types show up in stories everywhere, making them very recognizable. This makes some writers worry that using them will create clichés and stereotypes. And that can definitely happen if we lean too heavily on a trope when building characters; they become people the reader has seen a million times. Boring.

But if we’re thoughtful and deliberate

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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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Jan 11, 2011 01:10PM

Hi Angela -
Please visit my website http://www.peteradarkenedfairytale.co.uk
to view a sample page and many other snippets about the book.
Expected release date mid-late Jan.
Best wishes, William

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