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Below are samples of the entries in our popular emotional wound thesaurus. For the complete and enhanced collection, please visit, where it has a permanent place within our vast Descriptive Thesaurus Collection. You can access it and our other thesauruses with a click of a button as you write.

If you prefer your references in book form, good news: is now available in Print & Digital formats. It contains well over 100 different wounding events and includes comprehensive, one-of-a-kind instructive material that goes over the backstory wound’s key role within Character Arc, and how to use it in your own storytelling to create rich, authentic characters your readers will connect deeply to. Partial Wound List (Samples)Everyone has negative experiences from the past that impact who they are in the future; this is true for nour characters, too.

If you’re trying to decide which emotional wound might be a possibility for your character and how it might affect him/her in your current story, this thesaurus might be able to help.Visit our other Descriptive Thesaurus Collections.SaveSave. I’m having trouble thinking of an emotional wound for my character. I know what her lie is (it’s a four-part series, so she tackles a few.

In book one, her lie is believing that poor people are leeches). The reason she believes this is because she grew up in America, where society assumes that rich people must’ve worked hard to get where they are, meaning that the poor are stealing from her via welfare. Because of this, she calls poor people all sorts of nasty names and in general acts like a snob.Any idea what a good wound would be here? The beauty of this whole character arc process is that you don’t have to have all the puzzle pieces in place; you can start with just one and figure it out from there.

So for that lie, you want to brainstorm and make a short list of the ones that might have caused that lie to come about. Maybe she grew up in the public eye as part of a wealthy family. On the flip side, it’s likely that someone who experienced poverty and worked hard to pull herself out of it could view the ones who haven’t done the same thing with disdain. Fortunately, there are a lot of possibilities; it’s just a matter of figuring out which ones make sense for a character believing that particular lie. Well, growing up in a fish bowl can have negative effects on certain personalities.

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Think about the result on a child of every word and action being scrutinized, having to please not only your parents but the public as well, carrying the weight of the family’s reputation on your shoulders and being afraid to take a wrong stepSome people navigate this situation easily, but others can be deeply effected by it (as is true with any wound). If you’re subscribed to One Stop for Writers, you can take a look at the entry for this wound using the link in my last comment. This is a great question that I struggled with for awhile.

While some classic characters do have clear wounding experiences, many of them do not——or they have wounds, but they aren’t clearly defined for the reader. It may be true that the wounding experience as part of a character’s development is more of a modern device, but I don’t believe that makes it any less effective. Stories have been told since people first started banding together, and the mode and format of the story are constantly evolving. For instance, I love the classics, but I believe the modern trend toward shortening setting descriptions and cherry-picking the important details is a big improvement over the page-long descriptions in the books on my shelves.

I still love those stories, but there are changes that could have been made to make them even better, imo.The classics absolutely worked, and they still do, but I would argue that they work less today than they used to because storytelling is changing, and new generations are used to the new style. One of the devices that has become more common recently is the wounding event as a formative event that has to be overcome. Again, this isn’t the case for every story——particularly those where the story is more about an event (solving a mystery, getting the bad guy, exploring a theme through a current event, etc.) than it is about the character’s internal journey. So a wounding event isn’t always necessary. But many stories today are about an internal change that stems from past pain, and if that’s the kind of story an author wants to write, the wound is vital.My buck fifty:). Hey!A big part of the wounds are their resolutions at the end of a story. In most stories the characters need to undergo development in order to be intressting and the audience has to see the progress made.

It would be really nice to also see a list of events that could make the characters values change. I’m writting a character who has, after the suicide of her mother, become pessimistic and she belives she’s better off on her own. But I don’t know what situations or events would cause her to challenge these belives, so it would be great to have guide lines, like the list of false belifes you wrote for every single wound. What, incest didn’t make the list?

Better yet, incest actively aided and abetted by the opposite sex parent? This is more common than you think – child molesters marry a person who doesn’t like sex who has a young child they will offer up instead. Then they will actively help the molester to hide what goes on in the home. Trust me, it leaves you one fucked up adult if you were the child victim 😉Also being the victim of a loved one who has narcisstic personality disorder is a level of domestic abuse that can hardly be imagined by someone who hasn’t been through it.

Look for for an excellent description of the pattern a victim will experience. I’m really enjoying your thesauruses. Soon enough I want to be able to purchase them all, especially this one. I hope you plan on adding even more for the book.As a suggestion, because I want to know about characters from sci-fi novels who go through this, but how about some kind of identity crisis? Something like finding out one is not who or what they thought they were.

Finding out one was adopted is the closest thing I have seen to it.Hope you’ll consider it, and I’d love to hear what else you might have planned. He have a lot of different wounds we’re covering, so hopefully when this thesaurus is complete, you’ll find something that gives you what you need. The issue with identity crises is that they can come from many different wounds–finding out one was adopted, finding out one was a product of rape, many different childhood wounds can cause this because of dysfunctional relationships, abuse situation can cause this, being imprisoned, suffering prejudice and discrimination, etc. So the best thing is to think about WHY your character is struggling with heir identity.

🙂If you like, there are about 60 or so Emotional Wounds up at One Stop for Writers, and in coming months we’ll be adding more. Suggestions: Surviving a kidnapping/hostage situation. Short term vs.

Long term.Sudden loss of health. Maybe not full disability, but requiring drastic lifestyle changes and constant consideration–especially hard on a young, extremely active personSudden disability, especially that results in loss of livelihoodSudden disability in a loved one that requires constant care.Being identified in a small community as being a victim of some of these other things. I think that can be traumatizing in it’s own right, especially in a case where people may blame the victim for what happened. Like the character mentioned earlier that lost most of his family in a fire. In a small community, everyone is going to be looking at him differently. Pitying him, and at the same time at least half of them are going to be whispering amongst themselves why wasn’t he home? Couldn’t he have saved more of them?

(if he was there). It isn’t exactly a vicious rumor, just idle gossip.Also, how these things can interact. What if the man whose family died in the fire was also seriously burned himself? Like badly enough that he now has limited use of one limb or will have good use, but only in time. Now he’s dealing with all of these emotions and a scared child, and doctor’s appointments and therapies, AND the town gossip. The whole can be greater than the parts.Losing a parent at an early ageChildhood physical abuseDomestic abuse survivor, including info about male victims would be good, because it happens way more frequently than people think and has an entirely different stigma attached to it. (same for male rape victims)These thesaurus are amazing.

I recommend them all the time! I have to concur with the others, this series of books are the absolute greatest. I have read each one cover to cover, and utilize them more than any other resource material. I’m hoping to see more to the emotional wound thesaurus. I have a character that needs help, and I couldn’t find an emotional wound that would cover it, or perhaps make my character make sense to an audience.

She’s jealous and envious of her sister’s beauty and accomplishments. She was in love with a guy that used her feelings for him to get to her sister. She blames her sister for every bad relationship, her alcoholism, and overactive sex drive. I thought I could’ve used the “Role Model Who Disappoints” but the profile just doesn’t quite fit the character. Ladies, you deserve the highest honors possible for putting together this wonderful Thesaurus collection.

These books are EXACTLY what we need. All too often “words fail” — either because the author hasn’t had that heart-wrenching experience in their life — or HAS gone through so much it leaves them shell-shocked and empty. But these are the brave ones who WANT to write, perhaps to reach out a helping hand to others or even offer timely advice and warnings that ring true. What they have to say comes from them, not tips from a course they once had.Real life offers a person dreadful experiences and unexpected challenges, but if one doesn’t give up (oh, how much easier that way!) and each day takes once again resumes the hard task of just living, they are winners.On that bumpy road they probably learn more than they ever imagined (or even wanted to), but at the end they emerge a finer, wiser man or woman.

After all, no one ever said life was easy.Like writing — never easy, but your thesauruses do provide the needed spark of inspiration. Thank you so much!

Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life’s ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately—not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences in a character’s past, none are more destructive than emotional wounds. The Readers connect to characters with depth, ones who have experienced life’s ups and downs. To deliver key players that are both realistic and compelling, writers must know them intimately—not only who they are in the present story, but also what made them that way. Of all the formative experiences in a character’s past, none are more destructive than emotional wounds.

The aftershocks of trauma can change who they are, alter what they believe, and sabotage their ability to achieve meaningful goals, all of which will affect the trajectory of your story.Identifying the backstory wound is crucial to understanding how it will shape your character’s behavior, and The Emotional Wound Thesaurus can help. The Wounds That Shape and Strengthen Your CharactersAs a psychologist, I work with individuals bravely striving to heal from emotional wounds.

As an author, I hope to bring to life this authentic journey that I witness in the therapy room. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have provided a wonderful resource to translate the pain and trauma of the human experience into our fictional characters.I sometimes grow frustrated when authors flub psychological concepts, but Angela and Becca nail it in The Wounds That Shape and Strengthen Your CharactersAs a psychologist, I work with individuals bravely striving to heal from emotional wounds. As an author, I hope to bring to life this authentic journey that I witness in the therapy room. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have provided a wonderful resource to translate the pain and trauma of the human experience into our fictional characters.I sometimes grow frustrated when authors flub psychological concepts, but Angela and Becca nail it in this writer's guide. Their descriptions of disempowering beliefs such as 'There's something wrong with me', personality changes that result from trauma, and positive coping practices remind me of effective trauma treatments like Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and Prolonged Exposure.There are helpful examples of how to reveal wounds like being mugged or molested in an emotionally compelling way.

Major props for mentioning one of my favorite movies, The Cutting Edge:The audience sees a lot of clues as to what makes Kate tick, but the wounding event from her past is never overtly stated. It's hinted at mostly through her personality and actions; she's perfectionistic, extremely competitive, and impossible to get along with. These clues, combined with a meaningful scene with her father toward the story's end, give us a clear picture of her wound: growing up with a parent whose conditional love was based on her ability to perform.Thank you for that insight into The Cutting Edge! I knew I loved the movie, mostly for its sizzling hate-to-love romance, but I now realize that Kate's character arc is what hooks me most of all. And that demonstrates the authors' point: layering emotional wounds into your characters makes readers relate to them and love them as if they are real-life friends and family.There is an impressive breadth of wounds covered, and I challenge any writer to read this book and fail to find a relevant emotional wound. My own work-in-progress benefits from sections on discovering a sibling's abuse and growing up in foster care.An excellent resource! This book is phenomenal.

Not only does it provide pages of different emotional wounds and their elements, but it gives you psychological feel to all of them. I noted a number of wounds that I was already building up in a character I'm writing about, but this book has helped me think more deeply about the emotional trauma and the behavioral impacts it has.Perfect reference guide, and will likely be one of my go-to books for every book I write, until I've memorized the pages by heart.I can't This book is phenomenal. Not only does it provide pages of different emotional wounds and their elements, but it gives you psychological feel to all of them. I noted a number of wounds that I was already building up in a character I'm writing about, but this book has helped me think more deeply about the emotional trauma and the behavioral impacts it has.Perfect reference guide, and will likely be one of my go-to books for every book I write, until I've memorized the pages by heart.I can't recommend this book enough for writers, and even for anyone interested in understanding emotional trauma and behavior.

It almost felt as if the authors had a therapist or psychologist working with them to develop the content.I preferred this book to the other thesauruses by these authors, and if you decide to read only one of their thesauruses, this is the one to read. This book is an amazing resource for writers. The authors take a lot of time and care in defining emotional wounds, as well as explaining how this book is to be used. In short, it's not a book for diagnosis, and writers are cautioned to exercise self-care if any of entries are triggering.Leafing through the pages, I immediately found specific ways in which I could strengthen characters in my WIP.

Both protagonists and antagonists (as well as secondary characters) will benefit from the rich This book is an amazing resource for writers. The authors take a lot of time and care in defining emotional wounds, as well as explaining how this book is to be used. In short, it's not a book for diagnosis, and writers are cautioned to exercise self-care if any of entries are triggering.Leafing through the pages, I immediately found specific ways in which I could strengthen characters in my WIP. Both protagonists and antagonists (as well as secondary characters) will benefit from the rich backstory provided by past psychological trauma. Or perhaps the trauma in your story takes place now - this thesaurus will help you explore the characters' fears and paths to recovery (if that's what you have in store for them). I highly recommend it for any writer of fiction.I have a more complete review on my blog:(Note: I received an ARC of this book.).

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus gives writers a comprehensive understanding of the emotional web that entangles a wounded character. Understanding backstory, flaws, and needs allows us to develop multi-faceted characters with emotional depth as well as create an authentic sequence of actions and reactions as a character moves through our story. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi continue to challenge us to elevate our craft by equipping us with a unique resource that makes a complex skill easier to The Emotional Wound Thesaurus gives writers a comprehensive understanding of the emotional web that entangles a wounded character. Understanding backstory, flaws, and needs allows us to develop multi-faceted characters with emotional depth as well as create an authentic sequence of actions and reactions as a character moves through our story. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi continue to challenge us to elevate our craft by equipping us with a unique resource that makes a complex skill easier to master.

I reviewed an advance electronic copy and cannot wait to get my hands on the print version to add to my collection of thesauruses from Angela and Becca. Because the fiction I write is based on my own past and overcoming emotional wounds, the discovery of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus was all the more important for me to learn to develop unique and layered female protagonists. Even though the conflict and themes of my current and future novels will somewhat reflect my own experiences, I also desire to write for and create relatable characters for women of all backgrounds.I've heard the notion that parts of who we are as people are reflected in Because the fiction I write is based on my own past and overcoming emotional wounds, the discovery of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus was all the more important for me to learn to develop unique and layered female protagonists.

Even though the conflict and themes of my current and future novels will somewhat reflect my own experiences, I also desire to write for and create relatable characters for women of all backgrounds.I've heard the notion that parts of who we are as people are reflected in the characters we write. Often, our first novel represents ourselves in part or in whole more than any other.

I see it as a form of therapy as we work out our own personalities and struggles in the safe space of a fictional world. However, eventually, I'd like to write characters that are not like me at all! Perhaps an alter ego, or a story inspired by something I see on the news or hear about from friends.For my current fiction project, I’m writing from the POV of three sisters.

Here are five ways I see The Emotional Wound Thesaurus can help writers create characters of depth – even when those characters are different from themselves or anyone else they know.1. Forward and Intro Sections. Whether you think you know your characters or not, read the first 40 pages of this book! If you're not sure about your character's wounds yet, skim the table of contents and choose a few that seem to fit with your story concept. But then, go back and read the beginning chapters which offer exceptional insights on Self-Care for Writers (especially important if you'll be exploring wounds that are close to your own personal experiences), The Mirror of Fiction: a Reflection of Life and Our Deeper Selves, What is an Emotional Wound?, Character Arc: an Internal Shift to Embrace Change, and more.

Even though I'd already used the online database of wounds to develop my characters, I still had several breakthroughs and 'ah-ha' moments in understanding my fictional sisters and how to convey the various parts of their journey in my story.2. Consider the PRIMARY Emotional Wound and choose two additional wounds. You may-as I did and especially if you're basing your main character after a part of your own life-begin to see overlapping characteristics related to multiple wounds.

This will help you to discover the dominating negative and positive traits, triggers, fears and responses for your character. In turn, you'll be able to highlight these for fiction and the purpose of your story without overwhelming your reader with too many issues for your character to tackle. However, this process will help in knowing your character on a deeper level that should help in developing scenes, writing dialogue, or even choosing hobbies, family status, or a career path.3. Multiple POVs. This is the first time I've attempted writing a novel with the point of view of three distinct women. Having access to The Emotional Wound Thesaurus has been a vital part in giving each woman a unique back story, personality, and voice despite the fact that they are sisters.4. Add Your Own Elements.

I'm certain this resource isn't intended to be an end-all-be-all, but more of a spring-board of potential. Though there are realistic and unrealistic manners in which someone will respond to an emotional wound, there are ways to modify these responses depending on your character. For example, say a character is still in the process of overcoming the wound of 'Becoming a Caregiver at an Early Age'.

As a result, she's avoided becoming a parent herself. Instead, she has a dog to fulfill her need of caring for another being, but also sees it as 'safer' than becoming a mom and she can practice being 'overprotective' without rejection or push back. I came up with this detail on my own as it seemed to fit her personality.5. Emotional Wounds are Directly Related to Positive and Negative Traits. Even if you don't analyze your characters or dive as deeply into their wounds as I have for mine, you'll find this resource helpful in creating rounded characters. This goes for your protagonist, supporting characters, and even the villain.

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On the most basic level, choose a wound and a few associated negative and positive traits and you've got yourself a unique character attempting to overcome the past while battling a conflict in the present. The Emotional Would Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi lists a number of events that cause emotional wounds and provides a list of how those wounds affect one's psychological well-being and place in society. Acherman and Puglisi give insight into how to write characters who have been through a variety of traumatic situations. It's a reference book that any writer could find handy from time to time. While much more research might be The Emotional Would Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi lists a number of events that cause emotional wounds and provides a list of how those wounds affect one's psychological well-being and place in society.

Acherman and Puglisi give insight into how to write characters who have been through a variety of traumatic situations. It's a reference book that any writer could find handy from time to time. While much more research might be necessary depending on the plotline, The Emotional Would Thesaurus offers a great starting point by giving a snapshot of each emotional wound it discusses. The appendix includes some helpful worksheets.

Because of the similarities of some of the effects of the emotional wounds discussed, I found it easier to internalize each wound by giving myself time to think between reading each one. The Emotional Wound Thesaurus will stay on my shelves as a handy reference for those times when I need to explore a character's emotional wound and feel a bit stuck. Every author wants readers to be pulled in to their books, to fall for their characters, to root for them to overcome obstacles and have their happy ever after. In order to do this, writers need to dig past the superficial to the baggage their characters carry around, to find out why they are the way they are, and what caused it. Hence, the creation of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi.The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is hands-down my new favorite writing resource. Every author wants readers to be pulled in to their books, to fall for their characters, to root for them to overcome obstacles and have their happy ever after.

In order to do this, writers need to dig past the superficial to the baggage their characters carry around, to find out why they are the way they are, and what caused it. Hence, the creation of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi.The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is hands-down my new favorite writing resource. I know it will be the first book I go to every time I start a new manuscript.Not only do I have a new resource for discovering the emotional wounds in my characters, I now have a much better understanding of some teachings by other writers. For instance, the “lie” and the “essence”, and the Fatal Flaw and how it ties in to your character’s conflict is another point that the authors have made clear to me.

After reading the EWT, I actually understand how these work for characters, and what is driving them to their goals.But this new reference book doesn’t just give you a laundry list of emotional wounds and traumas. Oh no, it goes way deeper. I highly recommend reading the first part of the book before you jump to what your wounding event could have been so that you gain a better understanding of how to put the information to the best use in your manuscripts. I love this series of books and have them all in my reference library.

The latest volume The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma, is the best so far. Perfect for character driven stories, the Emotional Wound Thesaurus will help you brainstorm your characters past, their emotional conflict and what motivates their actions and behaviours.The introductory pages—an excellent craft book in itself—explore the impact of an emotional wound on the character's personality, I love this series of books and have them all in my reference library. The latest volume The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma, is the best so far. Where did I find this book? I purchased it from the Kobo store online.Why did I purchase this book?

I bought this along with a couple of other Writers Helping Writers guides. I read it first because it will help with the backstory and motivation for a main character I am currently writing.Layout and should the book be read in a particular way? Aside from the introductory section, this book doesn’t have to be read straight through. There may even be parts of it you will never need or don’t want Where did I find this book?

I purchased it from the Kobo store online.Why did I purchase this book? I bought this along with a couple of other Writers Helping Writers guides. I read it first because it will help with the backstory and motivation for a main character I am currently writing.Layout and should the book be read in a particular way?

Aside from the introductory section, this book doesn’t have to be read straight through. There may even be parts of it you will never need or don’t want to read.The book is structured with a series of introductory chapters dealing with things such as, what is an emotional wound?, character arc, brainstorming, the villain’s journey, revealing the emotional wound through behaviour, problems to avoid among others. This introduction works well to set up the reader and help them understand the function and structure of the actual thesaurus section.The bulk of the book is divided into several main groupings with sub-topics (the events causing the emotional wounds). For instance, the first section is Crime and Victimisation.

Within that, there are events such as a home invasion, being held captive, or identity theft. Each sub-topic is then assessed using several criteria. These are:- Examples- Basic needs often compromised- False beliefs- What the character may fear- Possible responses- Personality traits that may form- Triggers- Opportunities to face or overcome the woundAt the back of the book there are a series of Appendices. These include a useful flowchart a writer can use to crosscheck each of the elements required for a believable wounding event, a character arc progression tool (including a link to a printable version), and examples of emotional wounds in popular stories to illustrate the process at work in existing material.What did I think of the book?

The book was well set out and clear, with good examples and reasoning behind the discussions. I especially liked the inclusion of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as the driving force behind the emotional response to events. The book appears to be US-centric. If you are writing a novel or story set in the US, it is very useful for someone who has not grown up or lived there, especially for understanding extreme emotional responses to certain things, such as the high cost of healthcare, or gun crime for example.I did not read the book straight through, aside from the introductory chapters. I focussed on the emotional events that were of interest to me and skimmed the remainder.

I don’t feel this detracted from my reading of the book in any way, after all, if you are looking for something in a traditional thesaurus, you don’t need to read the whole thing to find the word you seek.I thought it was useful the authors included both positive and negative personality traits that might develop from experiencing traumatic events. I think we have a tendency to assume negative events will always have a negative influence on our psyche. However most things can have benefits if we take the time to look for them; the what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, or silver lining effect.I found the Appendices at the back of the book are particularly helpful, notably the printable character arc progression tool.Would I recommend this book and to whom? Yes, I would recommend this book, primarily to writers, especially if they struggle with identifying their character’s main motivation or need. It also works as a checklist to make sure you’ve written a well rounded character backstory or emotional response.

Anyone who enjoys the psychology of trauma in general may find this book a worthwhile read purely for interest’s sake. Book Talk10/27/17Traci KenworthThe Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi. I received an arc for review.I was approached by a team of writers whose thesaurus works and website have been an amazing plus to my writing to do a review of their newest tool for writers.

As I’ve learned, plot isn’t just about theme or an idea. It’s about complications, the more you can dig down deep into the character the better. So, let Book Talk10/27/17Traci KenworthThe Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Psychological Trauma by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi.

I received an arc for review.I was approached by a team of writers whose thesaurus works and website have been an amazing plus to my writing to do a review of their newest tool for writers. As I’ve learned, plot isn’t just about theme or an idea.

It’s about complications, the more you can dig down deep into the character the better. So, let’s say for instance, you want to write about a character disillusioned by life. What made them that way? Going through a divorce? Losing their kids?You can thumb through The Emotional Wound Thesaurus and find an entry like this: Being Legitimately Incarcerated for a Crime.

Under this you would find basic needs compromised by this, false beliefs that could be embraced, and many more. Such as basic need: Love and belonging. False beliefs: I’ll always be a screw-up. Triggers that may aggravate the wound: seeing police on the streets. You could take this info and create a character like the following:Greg crouched behind the Toyota Camry. The police were here.

Had Tina called them? What was her angle? Didn’t his sister belief in him any longer? He was no longer that person who’d schemed and stolen from his friends at seventeen.

He ducked down when the police officer shined his flashlight his way. Hell, he wouldn’t belief in himself either. He was no good.

Just like Momma said. Just like Tina probably believed too. He’d never get a second chance.

He didn’t deserve one.Character wound #2: Infidelity. Examples: One’s husband or wife having an affair at work. The character may fear: trusting the wrong person.Monica would know what to do. She’d seen the signs with Jay. Their marriage had survived. Hers and Ben’s could too.

She just needed some advice. She highlighted call under Monica’s name on her cell. A sleepy male voice answered, “Hello?”“Ben?”“Shelley?”“Why are you answering Monica’s cellphone?”Commotion in the background. Monica’s voice.

“Who is it?”“Shelley,” Ben hissed.There are some great entries in the beginning of the book that help you learn how to create a character that’s three-dimensional. After all, we don’t want to write stick figure characters, we want some heart and soul in there.

The hurts, to be specific. It’s what draws us to the character, makes us want to read on, and invests in the outcome of the story.

They go over a villain’s journey, revealing the wound through behavior, and much more.There is so, so much good in these thesaurus entries. They’re there when you’re stuck and don’t know where to go, how to break yourself out of the mire. They give that extra lift needed to get out and to go on or to crash all together depending on what type of story you’re writing. I keep them on my desk and on my kindle for times when I need them. These ladies work very hard at what they do and I can’t say enough nice things about them.

They truly give writers like me hope. Won’t you try them today?#writerspesevere. All writers can use some help from time to time, and I myself find I need most help when it comes to building characters that aren’t like me. Since my life experience is usually at least somewhat different from my characters, I don’t have my own thoughts and memories to fall back on, so some research is required to build a realistic and accurate character. I’ve found that all of Angela and Becca’s thesauruses provide a wealth of information for building a story from the ground up, and the All writers can use some help from time to time, and I myself find I need most help when it comes to building characters that aren’t like me. Since my life experience is usually at least somewhat different from my characters, I don’t have my own thoughts and memories to fall back on, so some research is required to build a realistic and accurate character. I’ve found that all of Angela and Becca’s thesauruses provide a wealth of information for building a story from the ground up, and the information comes in one (or two) convenient books that go above and beyond what my own internet searches can find.The newest addition to their line-up is the Emotional Wound Thesaurus.

As the title would suggest, this thesaurus explores psychological traumas that may have influenced your characters to make them into who they are at the point you’re writing them. In other words, this thesaurus is to help with backstory. No character comes without baggage, and the Emotional Wound Thesaurus will help you unpack the past and figure out exactly who your character is.As with all of Angela and Becca’s thesauruses, this book is well-researched and incredibly thorough. The entries contain not just examples of traumas, but also a number of possible character responses to the trauma. These responses include false beliefs a character may embrace, fears and traits the character may develop, and triggers that may aggravate the wound. If the descriptions aren’t comprehensive, they’re pretty darn close, and they provide information in almost area that you would want in order to write a realistic character.To make things even easier, Angela and Becca also provide appendices and worksheets to help you work out your character’s backstory and emotional wounding event so that you can easily include this information in your story without dumping a lot of backstory on your readers.The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is a must-have resource for writers.

It’s comprehensive, it’s convenient, and it’s reliable. Angela and Becca have done their work, and it really shows. Their hard work makes it that much easier to create believable characters with complex backgrounds that will pull readers in.I was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of this book for review. I can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy!

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi is a fantastic edition to their growing series of help books for writers. The Emotional Wound Thesaurus collects and categories 121 different emotional wounds or traumatic situations. It analyses why people or characters might have these wounds, various ways they can manifest in actions/behaviour, both positive and negative personality traits that may form as a result, situations that could trigger someone who had suffered this The Emotional Wound Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi is a fantastic edition to their growing series of help books for writers.

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus collects and categories 121 different emotional wounds or traumatic situations. It analyses why people or characters might have these wounds, various ways they can manifest in actions/behaviour, both positive and negative personality traits that may form as a result, situations that could trigger someone who had suffered this trauma, and potential ways to deal with the trauma and move beyond it.

Ackerman & Puglisi also list fictional characters who suffer these wounds, so readers can either obtain a brief understanding of the wound in play or research further on their own for fictional examples/behaviour.Useful on its own, but even more-so when paired with The Negative Trait Thesaurus and The Positive Trait Thesaurus. By linking this book to others in their series, Ackerman & Puglisi are definitely building their brand and maximising sales, but also providing a source (their own) of more information to better round out characters.Of most interest is the fact that this isn't an easy 'copy and paste' list from their books to your character profile.

So many potential options are listed that writers still need to apply critical thought and planning to building their characters - which of the possible 20+ behaviours from one wound might your character display? Which personality traits are most likely to be adopted, given their base personality from before the trauma occurred? There's still plenty of room for personalisation.I think this is the most useful of all the writer help guides/thesauruses by Ackerman & Puglisi, but also works great in tandem with the Negative and Positive Trait Thesauruses. If you buy only one, buy this one.

If you've got the money for three, this and the two Trait Thesauruses (because their definition of the traits aren't always what I associate with the trait/name, so is worth checking if you're selecting some traits based off the wound suggestions). I got so lucky being chosen to read and review an advanced copy and all I have to say to the authors Ackerman & Puglisi is THANK YOU! Thank you for having the foresight to write this series and thank you for adding this book, EMOTIONAL WOUND THESAURUS, to the series.Okay, enough of the sappy stuff, on to the review. Umm, it’s great. No really, if you’re a writer and have difficulty adding description and a richness to your writing because you tend to write short (ex.

She was I got so lucky being chosen to read and review an advanced copy and all I have to say to the authors Ackerman & Puglisi is THANK YOU! Thank you for having the foresight to write this series and thank you for adding this book, EMOTIONAL WOUND THESAURUS, to the series.Okay, enough of the sappy stuff, on to the review. Umm, it’s great.

No really, if you’re a writer and have difficulty adding description and a richness to your writing because you tend to write short (ex. She was happy) this is the book, or maybe I should say series, to get. Instead of giving you words that might help, they introduce the question “Why?” Why does your character feel that way? And from that, help you in creating a more 3-D character.Want a little taste? So let’s say your character is a victim of Identity theft. The brilliant authors give you examples of possible ways Identity theft might happen (passport stolen/ used), how this might make the character feel (alone, scared of financial ruin), and how this thing might shape your character (scared of technology, always paying with cash). Not to mention the authors write in such an easy, simple way, it’s impossible to not to be encouraged in thinking of other stories: stolen passport of government agent leads to identity theft.

Will government secrets be revealed? Or can she stop it time?

Ah, I love this series.Overall, if you want to be a better writer, get this (and all their) books!! Yes, I’m a crazy fan who will never be without this series. I'm going to be 100% honest when I say this: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BECCA'S AND ANGELA'S THESUARI!!!!! I am a proud owner of four of the six paid Thesauri and I most certainly DO NOT regret it in the least bit. The purpose of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is to give an explanation of what said Wound is as well as giving an endless number of examples of what could happen, possible fears, wants or needs, cause and effect, so on and so forth. What's worse is that a lot of these still happen to this very I'm going to be 100% honest when I say this: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE BECCA'S AND ANGELA'S THESUARI!!!!!

I am a proud owner of four of the six paid Thesauri and I most certainly DO NOT regret it in the least bit. The purpose of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is to give an explanation of what said Wound is as well as giving an endless number of examples of what could happen, possible fears, wants or needs, cause and effect, so on and so forth. What's worse is that a lot of these still happen to this very day, which is nothing short of upsetting. I cannot express it ENOUGH on how utterly IMPORTANT it is to do research on different topics before writing about them in your stories and it's nothing short of OBVIOUS that Becca and Angela have done their research on the given topics (in which I am FOREVER grateful for).So, in other words, for those of you who would like to get some general ideas on how to incorporate different Emotional Wounds into your story would I HIGHLY recommend you getting this book—be it via PDF, Hardcover, Paperback, whatever the case may be.

You most certainly won't regret, I'm sure of it! Especially if you're a fan of these two wonderful ladies like I am. Well, our characters, the best ones, have deep emotional wounds that drive their behavior. Those wounds drive their psychological responses to everything they encounter. As good authors we need to understand those wounds and how they manifest in our characters daily lives.

The Emotional Wound Thesaurus provides a great starting point for me to begin to understand my character, in both the development and the writing phase.Each possible wound is broken down, first into how it might have happened. Well, our characters, the best ones, have deep emotional wounds that drive their behavior. Those wounds drive their psychological responses to everything they encounter.

As good authors we need to understand those wounds and how they manifest in our characters daily lives. The Emotional Wound Thesaurus provides a great starting point for me to begin to understand my character, in both the development and the writing phase.Each possible wound is broken down, first into how it might have happened. The example entry is accidentally killing someone. There are many ways this event might have happened listed, or you might have your own. That is followed by the characters basic needs that have been compromised by the event, false beliefs and fears that might result from it, and possible responses they might have. The thesaurus goes on to suggest personality traits that might form as a result of the tragic event, triggers that might aggravate it and ways your character might overcome it.How can you live without that?

I use the other thesaurus's daily when I'm writing, or developing characters and I'm excited to add this one to my reference shelf. What sets this apart from other writing craft books is the way it gets to the core of humanity's psychology. If you want to understand a character, like truly, deeply and fundamentally know what pushes your protagonists to save the world time and time again, this is the book for you.

But the magic of it is that it won't just teach you about characters, it will teach you about people too.This book is so many things: writing mentor and tutor, an encyclopedia of human psychology, inspiration What sets this apart from other writing craft books is the way it gets to the core of humanity's psychology. If you want to understand a character, like truly, deeply and fundamentally know what pushes your protagonists to save the world time and time again, this is the book for you. But the magic of it is that it won't just teach you about characters, it will teach you about people too.This book is so many things: writing mentor and tutor, an encyclopedia of human psychology, inspiration bucket, reference tool, character development guide and so much more.It gave me a number of personal epiphanies. Every time I read one of the Ackerman-Puglisi thesauri my writing jumps up a hundred developmental notches.These thesauri are writing craft cult classics, that's a fact. It's also a fact that their latest Wound Thesauri MUST be in every writer's reference collection.10 stars out of 5.

If you are a writer, you NEED to read this book. It was SO helpful that I am reading it a second time.Angela and Becca absolutely nailed this one on the head!!! I found this book really smooth to navigate. The descriptions and examples really solidified my understanding of what was important and how to achieve it. This book has made a tremendous difference in my ability to really get to know my characters, and has enabled me to write from each of their perspectives with a much deeper If you are a writer, you NEED to read this book. It was SO helpful that I am reading it a second time.Angela and Becca absolutely nailed this one on the head!!! I found this book really smooth to navigate.

The descriptions and examples really solidified my understanding of what was important and how to achieve it. This book has made a tremendous difference in my ability to really get to know my characters, and has enabled me to write from each of their perspectives with a much deeper understanding of who they are, where they came from, and why they do what they do.My confidence has undergone a major boost after digging into this tantalizing read!I HIGHLY encourage anyone who is writing to read this!!! When you are done, go on over to onestopforwriters.com and sign up. You will find amazing templates to help you execute what you just learned. You will NOT be disappointed. If you are a writer, you NEED to read this book. It was SO helpful that I am reading it a second time.Angela and Becca absolutely nailed this one on the head!!!

I found this book really smooth to navigate. The descriptions and examples really solidified my understanding of what was important and how to achieve it.

This book has made a tremendous difference in my ability to really get to know my characters, and has enabled me to write from each of their perspectives with a much deeper If you are a writer, you NEED to read this book. It was SO helpful that I am reading it a second time.Angela and Becca absolutely nailed this one on the head!!! I found this book really smooth to navigate.

The descriptions and examples really solidified my understanding of what was important and how to achieve it. This book has made a tremendous difference in my ability to really get to know my characters, and has enabled me to write from each of their perspectives with a much deeper understanding of who they are, where they came from, and why they do what they do.My confidence has undergone a major boost after digging into this tantalizing read!I HIGHLY encourage anyone who is writing to read this!!!

When you are done, go on over to onestopforwriters.com and sign up. You will find amazing templates to help you execute what you just learned. You will NOT be disappointed. I paged through this when I had a few minutes to kill here and there, so it didn't really take the better part of a year to read through it. As a writing aid, it's not exactly the sort of book you read from cover to cover anyway. That said, like the other Ackerman/Puglisi Thersauri this is an excellent reference book to have on hand for any author. Thankfully, none of us will experience all the examples of trauma listed in this book.

Luckily, this gives a great starting point so we as authors I paged through this when I had a few minutes to kill here and there, so it didn't really take the better part of a year to read through it. As a writing aid, it's not exactly the sort of book you read from cover to cover anyway. That said, like the other Ackerman/Puglisi Thersauri this is an excellent reference book to have on hand for any author. Thankfully, none of us will experience all the examples of trauma listed in this book. Luckily, this gives a great starting point so we as authors can write a diversity of characters who probably don't share the same life experiences as we do and make them seem real.This is going on my shelf with The Emotion Thesaurus.

And I just got the Positive Trait Thesaurus and the Urban Setting Thesaurus for Christmas that I'm looking forward to paging through. Well, a value add for the readers of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is free THERAPY! While using this guide to give my characters more dimension, I recognized some of my own behaviors and was able to link them back to emotional wounds from my past and use the information provided for some needed self-awareness and self-compassion.But, back to intended purpose of this guide - the comprehensive scenarios (from common to extreme) will help authors define and reveal characters through the provided Well, a value add for the readers of The Emotional Wound Thesaurus is free THERAPY! While using this guide to give my characters more dimension, I recognized some of my own behaviors and was able to link them back to emotional wounds from my past and use the information provided for some needed self-awareness and self-compassion.But, back to intended purpose of this guide - the comprehensive scenarios (from common to extreme) will help authors define and reveal characters through the provided triggers, behaviors, beliefs, fears and possible resulting personality traits. It will support efforts to build empathy or disdain for your characters - or possibly both. This thesaurus contains a few helpful tools to help flesh out your specific character's emotional wound journey.

This will be an ongoing and much used resource.Well done! I got this book simply because all of the authors' other books have been amazing, so I bought this without questioning what might be in it. I was struggling with my character's GMC for awhile, and this book helped so much. My only regret is that I have an e-book edition. I want the paperback so that I can go to town on it with my highlighter and post-it notes.What I particularly liked, is that though many of the emotional wounds in this book are modern day life-based, it still I got this book simply because all of the authors' other books have been amazing, so I bought this without questioning what might be in it. I was struggling with my character's GMC for awhile, and this book helped so much.

My only regret is that I have an e-book edition. I want the paperback so that I can go to town on it with my highlighter and post-it notes.What I particularly liked, is that though many of the emotional wounds in this book are modern day life-based, it still really helped despite the fact that I write historical novels. Growing up in the public eye - a lot of the detail is about modern-day fame, but also really applies to being the daughter of a duke that spends all of her time in London society.This book is such a help to anyone wanting to strengthen their characters. I highly recommend. Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have done it again.

Their newest addition to their growing library of Thesaurus books does not disappoint. The Emotional Would Thesaurus is not an ordinary list of words or synonyms, but an in-depth review of emotional wounds that will help shape your characters.

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Whether you’re exploring their past or what motivates their actions and behaviors, this book will help immensely.Each wound offers detailed descriptions from what a character would have gone through to Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi have done it again. Their newest addition to their growing library of Thesaurus books does not disappoint.

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The Emotional Would Thesaurus is not an ordinary list of words or synonyms, but an in-depth review of emotional wounds that will help shape your characters. Whether you’re exploring their past or what motivates their actions and behaviors, this book will help immensely.Each wound offers detailed descriptions from what a character would have gone through to experience that wound to how they might be able to overcome it.

With topics such as traumatic events to failures and mistakes, there are over 100 wounds to explore.If you immerse yourself in these pages, you’ll be able to strengthen your characters by diving deep into the experiences that affect their actions and behaviours.This book is a must have! Another fantastic resource for writersThis team of authors keep knocking it out of the park. This book just adds to an amazing series of resources for writers, which dive into aspects of world building and character creation.In this book, the authors break down how various traumatic events can affect the development of personalities. The authors admit that they’re not trained psychologists, but the depth and breadth of their research definitely shows.

What comes out as a result of that research Another fantastic resource for writersThis team of authors keep knocking it out of the park. This book just adds to an amazing series of resources for writers, which dive into aspects of world building and character creation.In this book, the authors break down how various traumatic events can affect the development of personalities. The authors admit that they’re not trained psychologists, but the depth and breadth of their research definitely shows. What comes out as a result of that research is one of the best resource books in this ‘thesaurus’ series.I’ve made a point of picking up every book in this series because they have proved invaluable to me as a writer. While the books aren’t comprehensive (and they make no claims to be), they do provide more than enough samples, ideas, and concepts to trigger the creative process.

Great characters are layered (like onions;)The thesauruses are a fantastic resource to achieving great characters. The appendices offer invaluable teaching tools and where better to start than the wound that created who the character became. Even when my readers don't need to know, I still must understand what traits and behaviors it would cause. It is the key to believable characters.I couldn't wait to own this. It will save me endless hours of research. The entries I'd previously researched Great characters are layered (like onions;)The thesauruses are a fantastic resource to achieving great characters. The appendices offer invaluable teaching tools and where better to start than the wound that created who the character became.

Even when my readers don't need to know, I still must understand what traits and behaviors it would cause. It is the key to believable characters.I couldn't wait to own this. It will save me endless hours of research. The entries I'd previously researched were spot on and conveniently cataloged. I can't wait to see what the authors come up with next!

Becca and Angela have done it again-they have dove deep, way below the surface, on a topic vital to the believability of any character, and relayed the ins and outs of how emotional wounds could potentially shape that character in a way that writers can easily access. Their opening material is a a masterclass in character development, with examples of how wounds can shape a character's beliefs, personality, and actions.Every writer should have a copy of this book. This will be my new go-to when Becca and Angela have done it again-they have dove deep, way below the surface, on a topic vital to the believability of any character, and relayed the ins and outs of how emotional wounds could potentially shape that character in a way that writers can easily access. Their opening material is a a masterclass in character development, with examples of how wounds can shape a character's beliefs, personality, and actions.Every writer should have a copy of this book. This will be my new go-to when I am developing a new story-with frequent checks while writing to spark new ideas and conflict. An enthusiastic five stars.

ANGELA ACKERMAN is a writing coach, international speaker, and co-author of 7 bestselling books for writers, including The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (now an expanded 2nd Edition). Her books are available in six languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world.Angela is also the ANGELA ACKERMAN is a writing coach, international speaker, and co-author of 7 bestselling books for writers, including The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression (now an expanded 2nd Edition).

Her books are available in six languages, are sourced by US universities, and are used by novelists, screenwriters, editors, and psychologists around the world.Angela is also the co-founder of the popular site Writers Helping Writers®, as well as One Stop for Writers®, an innovative online library built to help writers elevate their storytelling. A strong believer in writers helping and supporting other writers, she tries to pay-it-forward however she is able to.