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Becca Puglisi is a speaker, international writing coach, and bestselling author of The Emotion Thesaurus. She is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others through her Writers Helping Writers blog and via her newest endeavor: One Stop For Writers—a powerhouse online library like no other, filled with description and brain-storming tools to help writers elevate their storytelling. You can find Becca online at both of these spots, as well as on Facebook and Twitter. ...more

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	The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 6,453 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Writers Helping Writers, #2) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 1,936 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes (Writers Helping Writers, #3) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 1,643 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Writers Helping Writers, #6) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.68 avg rating — 1,306 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emotion Amplifiers by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 1,349 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places (Writers Helping Writers, #4) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces (Writers Helping Writers, #5) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.64 avg rating — 632 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1 (Writers Helping Writers, #8) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 394 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers (Writers Helping Writers, #7) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 306 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 2 (Writers Helping Writers, #9) by Angela Ackerman (Goodreads Author), Becca Puglisi (Goodreads Author) 4.72 avg rating — 202 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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