The Emotion Thesaurus

A Writer's Guide to Character Expression

Angela Ackerman|Becca Puglisi

The book provides an extensive list of human emotions, offering writers a range of physical signals, internal sensations, and mental responses associated with each feeling to help them depict characters' emotions more effectively. It also includes advice on avoiding common emotional writing pitfalls and techniques for deepening character development.

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The Negative Trait Thesaurus

A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws

Angela Ackerman|Becca Puglisi

The book provides an extensive list of character flaws, detailing their nature, possible causes, and how they might affect individuals. It also offers advice on how to use these flaws to develop complex, realistic characters and drive conflict within a story.

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The Positive Trait Thesaurus

A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes

Angela Ackerman|Becca Puglisi

The book provides an extensive list of positive character traits, offering writers a resource to develop well-rounded, likable characters. It includes definitions, associated behaviors, possible causes, and tips on how to show each trait in a character's actions and thoughts.

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Emotion Amplifiers

Angela Ackerman|Becca Puglisi

The book provides a guide to enhancing the emotional depth of characters in writing by exploring 15 common states that can escalate emotions and impact the characters' decision-making and actions. It includes a breakdown of physical signals, internal sensations, and mental responses for each state to help writers convey a more intense emotional experience.

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