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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Books I Didn’t Finish, AKA, What Killed it For Me

March 5, 2014

Books I Didn’t Finish, AKA, What Killed it For Me

March 5, 2014

I like keeping lists: Books To Read, Books I’ve Finished, Books I Want to Buy, and possibly the most informative one: Books I Didn’t Finish. As a reader, it happens quite…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Sculpting

March 1, 2014

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Sculpting

March 1, 2014

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Using Videos to Sell More Books

February 24, 2014

Using Videos to Sell More Books

February 24, 2014

Tom Corson-Knowles provides expertise on how to use videos to connect with readers. To me, being an author is all about relationships. The better relationships you build, the more successful…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Hot-Wiring a Car

February 1, 2014

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Hot-Wiring a Car

February 1, 2014

As writers, we want to make our characters as unique and interesting as possible. One way to do this is to give your character a special skill or talent that…

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Gardening

January 18, 2014

Talents and Skills Thesaurus Entry: Gardening

January 18, 2014

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Wilderness Navigation

December 21, 2013

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Wilderness Navigation

December 21, 2013

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Prologue Done Right

December 17, 2013

Prologue Done Right

December 17, 2013

I’ve read many good books this year, but the one that impressed me most was Ruta Sepetys’ deft handling of her prologue in Out of the Easy. We’ve all heard…

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Wrestling

November 30, 2013

Talent and Skill Thesaurus: Wrestling

November 30, 2013

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…

Conflict vs. Tension: How Are They Different?

November 18, 2013

Pulling readers into the story, reader curiousity, reader interest,

Conflict vs. Tension: How Are They Different?

November 18, 2013

One of my favorite Aha moments as a writer came in the form of feedback from a critiquer. (Shout out to all the critique partners!) She kept writing notes in my manuscript,…

Talents and Skill Thesaurus: Foraging

November 9, 2013

Talents and Skill Thesaurus: Foraging

November 9, 2013

Choosing a talent or skill that fits with your character’s personality, lifestyle, and values can go a long way to helping them break free of the common stereotypes seen so…