Today I lined up the characters in my new project for a critical look. I did this by skimming through the narrative and copying and pasting lines of physical description onto a single page. I didn’t include actions and mannerisms–for some reason, they’re easier to remember. This exercise was like getting everybody on stage to see how they […]
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Blessed are those who are able to help someone learn without destroying his confidence. Blessed are those who show new teachers, supervisors and mentors how to do that. I was not born with a talent for encouraging, and had no formal training in it, not so much as a discussion, though I trained to be a
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Microsoft OneNote organizes my writing, recipes, and personal information in virtual notebooks. With tabbed sections along the top, a good search function, and a page index to help me find things I’ve forgotten, it’s my favorite tool for assembling notes, developing ideas, and composing. My writing progress is never steadily forward; I’m always jumping around to expand
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