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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Nurse (RN)

June 8, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Nurse (RN)

June 8, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Tips for a Successful Writing Collaboration

May 28, 2019

Tips for a Successful Writing Collaboration

May 28, 2019

It’s hard to believe that Angela and I have been writing together for over a decade. It started in 2008 with this blog, where we pooled ideas and shared writing…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Bounty Hunter

May 25, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Bounty Hunter

May 25, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Occupation Thesaurus: Diplomat

May 11, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Diplomat

May 11, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Picking the Right Setting Details

April 30, 2019

Picking the Right Setting Details

April 30, 2019

Settings are very important to me. Most of my love affairs with books and movies tie directly into where the characters lived, laughed, and suffered: Green Gables, Toad Hall, the…

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Driver (Car)

April 27, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus Entry: Driver (Car)

April 27, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

8 Ways to Inject Humor into Your Writing

April 23, 2019

8 Ways to Inject Humor into Your Writing

April 23, 2019

Everybody wants to be funny. Humor puts people at ease and makes them more receptive—exactly the place you want your reader to be. But how do we write it without…

Occupation Thesaurus: Coroner

April 13, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Coroner

April 13, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Occupation Thesaurus: Actor

March 30, 2019

Occupation Thesaurus: Actor

March 30, 2019

Jobs are as important for our characters as they are for real people. A character’s career might be their dream job or one they’ve chosen due to necessity. In your…

Using Writing Sprints for Consistent Results

March 28, 2019

Using Writing Sprints for Consistent Results

March 28, 2019

We’re far enough out from New Year’s that our excitement over making and meeting writing goals may have waned, and we find ourselves slacking. You know what can help boost…