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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Creative Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas

March 23, 2023

Creative Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas

March 23, 2023

Inspiration is a fickle beast. She strikes at inopportune times (3 AM, anyone?) then disappears for months on end. She doesn’t call, she doesn’t write. Or maybe she treats you…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Being Taken Advantage Of

March 18, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Being Taken Advantage Of

March 18, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

March 16, 2023

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

March 16, 2023

Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest ? This contest is closed. Please try again next month. If you’d like to be notified when the…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Conditional Love

March 11, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Conditional Love

March 11, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Being Labeled

March 4, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Being Labeled

March 4, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Hope

February 25, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Hope

February 25, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: One’s Genetics

February 18, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: One’s Genetics

February 18, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

February 16, 2023

Phenomenal First Pages Contest

February 16, 2023

Hey, wonderful writerly people! It’s time for our monthly first-page critique contest ? This contest is closed. Please try again next month. If you’d like to be notified when the…

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Sex

February 11, 2023

Fear Thesaurus Entry: Sex

February 11, 2023

Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…

Creating a Moral Villain

February 9, 2023

Creating a Moral Villain

February 9, 2023

As readers, what inspires empathy for the hero and makes us root for him? Their flaws? Admirable qualities? Hopeless circumstances? Yes, to all of the above. But none of these…