Rebecca PetruckAug 10, 20201 minPitch Wars: MG & Me!I'm so excited to have mentored so many wonderful writers! Get to know: Emily Deibert: @emilydeibert & read our PW team interview. She's...
Rebecca PetruckMar 2, 20183 minPeak at Writing With PEAKGenius or innate talent likely doesn’t exist. This inspiring conclusion from decades of research by psychologist Anders Ericsson,...
Rebecca PetruckJan 31, 20182 minHer Name is Morrigan: Problems of Consent in NEVERMOOR by Jessica TownsendNevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend is a magical adventure with a girl as the main character. I want to love it,...
Rebecca PetruckOct 20, 20162 minOn Women and “Fat Asses”Recently, a friend posted this: “I fit my fat ass into a pair of size medium pants.” It’s not the first time a thin friend has referred...
Rebecca PetruckSep 10, 20163 minHow We Talk About Suicide: Stop Using the Word "Selfish"Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so I wanted to share a post I wrote for a site that has since closed. Some of you will have read...
Rebecca PetruckNov 23, 20158 minAn Interview Between Me and My Pitch Wars Mentee!Priscilla Mizell was my Pitch Wars mentee, and she is completely awesome. Visit her web site at priscillamizell.com and follow her on...
Rebecca PetruckNov 5, 20152 minOn Thinking Our LivesThis month I leave the NC coast for the mountains. It was a decision made of necessity, and my struggles this past year were worsened by...
Rebecca PetruckOct 2, 20152 minOn SlownessMy rule of three: If I notice something three times, I pay extra attention. I've pondered lately how Expectations affect my perception of...
Rebecca PetruckJun 23, 20152 minI Thought It Was Just Me by Brené BrownWhen I read I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I am Enough” by Brené Brown,...
Rebecca PetruckDec 28, 20132 minHOPE IS A FERRIS WHEEL by Robin HerreraHOPE IS A FERRIS WHEEL by Robin Herrera is lovely. I don’t use that word lightly because for some that translates to precious, which is...
Rebecca PetruckOct 22, 20131 minA Haunted Halloween Tale of HorrorThis is a poem I wrote for my parents when I was a freshman in college. Proof, clearly, that I was long destined for writerly greatness....