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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Physical Attributes Entry: Cheeks

April 6, 2013

Physical Attributes Entry: Cheeks

April 6, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Realistic Dialogue Exchanges: Showing Communication Breakdowns

April 3, 2013

Realistic Dialogue Exchanges: Showing Communication Breakdowns

April 3, 2013

Author & story expert David Corbett offers us some great techniques on how to show a realistic, tension-filled communication breakdown between characters. It’s often said that the writing of dialog…

Physical Feature Entry: Faces

March 30, 2013

Physical Feature Entry: Faces

March 30, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Physical Feature Entry: Fingers

March 23, 2013

Physical Feature Entry: Fingers

March 23, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Physical Attribute: Toenails

March 16, 2013

Physical Attribute: Toenails

March 16, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Physical Attribute Entry: Hair

March 9, 2013

Physical Attribute Entry: Hair

March 9, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Book Signings That WOW

March 7, 2013

Book Signings That WOW

March 7, 2013

Rochelle Melander, author of Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (and Live to Tell About It) has some excellent advice on how to handle a book signing event. Book…

Physical Feature Entry: Shoulders

March 2, 2013

Physical Feature Entry: Shoulders

March 2, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Physical Attributes Entry: Toes

February 16, 2013

Physical Attributes Entry: Toes

February 16, 2013

Physical description of a character can be difficult to convey—too much will slow the pace or feel ‘list-like’, while too little will not allow readers to form a clear mental…

Physical Feature Entry: Ears

November 24, 2012

Physical Feature Entry: Ears

November 24, 2012

One way to balance the showing and telling of physical description is to showcase a few details that really help ‘tell the story’ about who your character is and what…