Season 4, Episode 12: Craft Tools for Writers - Angela Ackerman, The Emotion Thesaurus
Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi met in an online critique group. They were both writing children's books and were looking for support and feedback from other writers.
They soon discovered they had a knack for building lists of ways writers could show emotion, display the positive attributes and character flaws. The put these lists on a website and from there the first book - The Emotion Thesaurus - was born.
Angela and Becca have more than 1.2 million copies of their 10 thesauruses. They are a leading self-published resource for writers around the world.
Visit Writers Helping Writers (https://writershelpingwriters.net/).
Visit One Stop For Writers (https://onestopforwriters.com/).
Learn more about Critique Circle (https://www.critiquecircle.com/landing).
Visit Dana Goldstein's website (danagoldstein.ca).
22 Oct 2024
Season 4, Episode 11: The Bookshop Business - Erin Whaling, Spisherbocker Books
Erin Whaling had worked on a business plan many years ago as part of a photography course. Her intention was one day to start a business that was community-focused and allowed her some creative freedom. She parked the business plan and the dream when she took a corporate position.
In the middle of the pandemic, Erin was laid off. As she was cleaning folders on her computer, she found the business plan and decided to tweak it for a bookstore.
Her dream never died, it just re-routed, and now Erin owns a lovely bookstore in Diamond Valley, AB.
1 Oct 2024
Season 4, Episode 10: Learning as you go - Laurie Carmichael, A Complicated Goodbye
When Laurie Carmichael retired from nursing, she already knew she was going to focus on writing. She took courses then wrote her first book. Every step of her journey - from drafting to publication - has been an opportunity to learn something new.
In this episode, Laurie shares her story, her discoveries and her fears.
Visit Laurie's website (https://www.lauriejcarmichael.com/)
Shop the Writers Helping Writers Bookstore (https://writershelpingwriters.net/bookstore/)
Learn more about Rowan House (https://www.rowanhouse.ca/)
Get EDucated (ed2go.com)
Subscribe to my newsletter (danagoldstein.substack.com)
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Contact What Were You Thinking?
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of What Were You Thinking??
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
