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Writing Conflict With Becca Puglisi
How can you intensify the conflict in your books to hook readers? How can you introduce different types and layers of conflict to improve your story? Becca Puglisi explains why and how to write conflict.
In the intro, thoughts on the DOJ vs PRH trial [Twitter @JohnHMaher] and Publishers Weekly round-up; my thoughts on subscription models; D2D and Humble Bundle; Apple Books Promotions page; How to Write a Novel is now available in all formats on all stores; My non-fiction books in Italian; Digital nomad [Books and Travel].
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Becca Puglisi is an international speaker, writing coach and bestselling author of the “Thesaurus Series for Writers,” including the latest volume of The Conflict Thesaurus. Becca also writes YA and historical fiction, and can be found at writershelpingwriters.net, along with her co-author Angela Ackerman.
You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below.
Show Notes
* What is story conflict and why do we need it?* Examples of different kinds of conflicts, from large to small* How conflict creates reader interest and empathy* The importance of internal conflict as well as external* Mistakes to watch out for when writing conflict* Tips for co-writing a book* Intellectual property licensing and foreign rights
You can find Becca Puglisi at WritersHelpingWriters.net and on Twitter @beccapuglisi
The Conflict Thesaurus Vol 2 is out on 6 September 2022.
Transcript of Interview with Becca Puglisi
Joanna: Welcome back to the show, Becca.
Becca: Thank you so much. I'm so glad to be back.
Joanna: An exciting topic today. Now, you've been on the show twice before, and I will mention those episodes in the introduction. So,