The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition is coming!
Posted January 21, 2019
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In December 2012 a good friend of mine gave me a copy of The Emotion Thesaurus – A Writer’s Guide to Character Expression, by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, as a Christmas gift. It was the best gift ever and has been a huge help to my writing over the past six years. Since then I have recommended this useful writer’s aid to many other writers.
For the last month, I’ve been part of a Street Team for Angela and Becca at Writers Helping Writers, who are launching their new writing book on February 19th. Because they are known for showing, not telling, they decided it would be fun to keep the thesaurus book’s topic a secret until the book cover reveal…WHICH IS TODAY!
It’s been hard keeping quiet about this, so I am thrilled I can finally announce that The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition is coming!
Many of you writers know (and possibly use) the original Emotion Thesaurus. It released in 2012 and became a must-have resource for many because it contained lists of body language, thoughts, and visceral sensations for 75 emotions, making the difficult task of showing character emotion on the page much easier.
Over the years, people have asked Angela and Becca to add more emotions, so they decided to create a second edition. It contains 55 NEW entries, bringing the total to 130 emotions.
This book is almost DOUBLE IN SIZE and there’s a lot more new content, so I recommend checking it out. And you can. Right now.
Here is a sample writing tip for you.
To view a sample of the emotion vindicated click here
and click here to see a full list of all the emotions listed in this amazing new addition.
Preorder Alert!
This book is available for preorder so you can find all the details about this new book’s contents by visiting Amazon, Print & Kindle, Kobo, iBooks, and Indiebound, or swinging by Writers Helping Writers.
One last thing…Angela & Becca have a special gift for writers HERE. If you like free education, stop by and check it out. (It’s only available for a limited time!)
If you struggle with showing instead of telling or just need new ideas of how to express your character’s emotions, check this book out, you won’t be disappointed. I’ve preordered mine.
41 Responses to "The Emotion Thesaurus Second Edition is coming!"

Thanks for the info. I must have a look at it


What a prized book for writers! Will be adding this great resource when we get back home!


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January 21, 2019 at 9:41 pm
Will definitely take a look at this book. It sounds very useful.
January 21, 2019 at 11:38 pm
It is extremely useful and I’m so pleased there is an extended version. By the way, Anne, I was finally able to post a review of the Silver Locket on Amazon.com.
January 22, 2019 at 3:30 am
Thank you for the lovely review! I’ve pre-ordered the thesaurus.