The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws
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The Negative Trait Thesaurus

A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws

By
Angela Ackerman
Angela Ackerman,
Becca Puglisi
Becca Puglisi
2013 • 263 pages

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