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Angela Ackerman

@AngelaAckerman

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Writing Coach, International Speaker, Bestselling Author of The Emotion Thesaurus & its sequels, Co-Founder of One Stop For Writers® & Writers Helping Writers®

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Joined July 2008
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Love The Emotion Thesaurus? Check out its companion book, The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility: #writershelpingwriters #writing
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How can you make your setting work hard in the scene? By thinking about how it will power up the events and influence character emotions. Here's some tips on how to better use setting in your story: #wrting #amwriting *
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Five Commonalities Between Heroes and Villains - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting
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A writer's job is to transport writers so fully into the character's reality they feel as if they are experiencing it. Take the time to imagine, plan, and find the right details to make important story moments come alive. Need help? #writing #amwriting
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Crafting a “Body Language Voice” - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting
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Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers® - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting
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Book Structure for Disorganized Writers - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting @jennyhansenca
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Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers® - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #screenwriting
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Reader Empathy Begins with Compelling Character Emotion - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting #writershelpingwriters
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Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers® - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #screenwriting
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Color can become a powerful symbolic detail that will make readers to feel a certain way, and draw their attention to what matters most. If you want to do more with your color description, try this Color & Pattern Thesaurus Database: #writing #amwriting
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How Writers Can Stay Hopeful in a Tough Publishing Climate #writershelpingwriters #writingcommunity
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Opening Scenes: 3 Critical Elements - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting @marissagraff
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The location you choose for a scene can make or break it. Choose the best one for the action and describe it through sensory details, light & shadow, weather + more to pull readers into each story moment. Need help? #writing #amwriting
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The 8 C’s of Character Development | Writers In The Storm @jennyhansenca #writing #amwriting
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Use Your Story's Takeaway (Theme) to Trim Extraneous Content - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting @suzyvadori
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How Do You Find Your Narrator’s Voice? - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting @MBarker_190
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Be Our Valentine: Save 25% at One Stop for Writers® - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting
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Does your editor or story coach give you feedback that you need to show, not tell? If so, grab this free download - it will put you on the right track. ) Free Writing Help | Show Don't Tell Examples #writing #amwriting
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Do you need help describing: Settings Weather Physical Features Emotions Positive & Negative Traits Emotional Wounds Character Motivation Talents & Skills Symbolism & more? Try the One Stop for Writers Descriptive Database: #writing #amwriting
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How to Avoid Author Intrusion in First Person - WRITERS HELPING WRITERS® #writing #amwriting
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