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Posts by Becca Puglisi

Sight Booths, high tables and stools, long bar, hanging glass racks, mirror behind the bar, hundreds of different alcohol bottles, stools, kick plate along bar, straws, sprayers, TVs, beer/wine/highball/martini glasses,…

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Circular or Sphere

April 23, 2009

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Circular or Sphere

April 23, 2009

Natural: Pupils Animal eyes/fish eyes Mushroom caps Poplar leaves Peppercorns The “eye” of a flower… Man-made: Saucers Plates Polka dots Beads Jewels Basketball, baseballs, golf balls, tennis balls… Synonyms: sphere,…

Time to Leave Your Critique Group?

April 20, 2009

Time to Leave Your Critique Group?

April 20, 2009

In past posts, we’ve looked at the right time to join a critique group, how to evaluate feedback and accept criticism, as well as what makes a critique group work.…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Meadow

April 18, 2009

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Meadow

April 18, 2009

Sight Long grass seeded with wildflowers, sunlight, bees, dragonflies, butterflies, dry leaves trapped in the grass, tall trees laden with leaves hemming the clearing, birds, mushrooms, wild strawberry plants, ants,…

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Bumpy

April 16, 2009

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Bumpy

April 16, 2009

Natural: Rash Turtle shell Blisters Pebbly beach Shrimp shells Pumpkins… Man-made: Bubble wrap Speed bumps Dirt roads Bath mat Braids Pottery… Synonyms: bumpy, lumpy, knobby, uneven, rough, irregular, clumpy… Describing texture…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Deserted Island

April 11, 2009

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Deserted Island

April 11, 2009

Sight water, whitecaps, surf retreating and encroaching, palm trees, coconuts, sea oats, driftwood, wreckage, seashells, sand, rocks, tide pools, fish, seaweed, washed-up jellyfish, seagulls, sandpipers, crabs, gnats, mosquitoes, forest with…

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Yellow

April 9, 2009

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Yellow

April 9, 2009

Real World Comparisons Light: Margarine Butter Cooking oil/olive oil Ripe honeydew melon Spaghetti squash Pasta noodles… Medium: Bananas Lemons The sun Buttercups, dandelions, black-eyed Susan, daffodils, sunflowers, forsythia Canola fields…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Casino

April 4, 2009

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Casino

April 4, 2009

Sight flashing lights, domed cameras in ceiling, mirrors, slot machines, stools, buckets of coins, card tables (blackjack, poker, baccarat), chairs, cards, chips, roulette wheels, craps tables, dice, TV monitors, dealers,…

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Square

April 2, 2009

Colors, Textures and Shapes Entry: Square

April 2, 2009

Natural: There are no squares in nature Man-made: Blocks Dice Keyboard keys Baseball diamonds Air conditioning vents Coasters City blocks Cereal pieces Window panes Hopscotch sections Rubik’s cube sections Tic-tac-toe…

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Ranch

March 28, 2009

Setting Thesaurus Entry: Ranch

March 28, 2009

Sight Wide open fields, corrals, wooden fences, gates, cattle runs, cattle, horses, chickens/roosters, dusty ground, dust puffing under horse’s hooves/cowboy’s boots pick up trucks, horse trailers, sprawling farmhouse, large barn,…