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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Talents and Skills Entry: Being a Good Listener

March 22, 2014

Talents and Skills Entry: Being a Good Listener

March 22, 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…

What Killed it for Me #2: Characters Who Aren’t Endearing

March 20, 2014

What Killed it for Me #2: Characters Who Aren’t Endearing

March 20, 2014

To better understand why readers stop reading, I’d like to talk about characters who don’t win us over. I was browsing the library shelves and came across a book I’d…

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…