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Continue reading →: Weekly Writing PromptYou know what time is! Writing prompt time! 😉 I sat down in the library late on a Tuesday night, setting my novel on top of a pile of books left on the small table by someone else. I loved the library; the smell of old books, the warm lamps…
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Continue reading →: Turning Mannequins into Heroes- How to Bring Your Characters to LifeWhen you write down the main stats of a character, it might look something like this: Name: Fred Gutterman Age: 24 Place he lives: New York City What role he plays: Protagonist. Yeah, that gives you a pretty basic overview of Fred. But there might be several Fred Guttermans in…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Writing PromptIt’s time for the writing prompt again! 🙂 I sung quietly along with the musical on my TV as I wiped down the counters of my kitchen. I paused when my cell phone vibrated in my pocket, and I pulled it out. The number displayed on the screen was… my…
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Continue reading →: Starting the Journey: Begin Preparing for your NaNoWriMo NovelYes, I know National Novel Writing Month isn’t official anymore, but that doesn’t have to stop you from doing the challenge of writing a novel in a month. (You can see my To Write or Not to Write a Novel post for more info) When you begin, you want at…
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Continue reading →: The Fall of a Great- Gold Rush GossipI felt tears come to my eyes when I saw Fred Warner lying on the field, gripping his ankle. What’s worse is that it was a complete accident, where he tripped over his own teammate. This is basically like a death sentence to the Niners. With Nick Bosa and Warner…
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Continue reading →: How to Build Worlds (And Still Have Time to Write the Actual Story)I’ve often viewed getting to create my own world as getting to fix the imperfections of the one I actually live in. But honestly, all realistic worlds have to have those problems. And while you might not like the ones in the world we live in, the issues in your…
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Continue reading →: Dragons, Damsels, and the Distress Your Brain is in While Creating CharactersCharacters. Your mind is either dreading or anticipating getting to dream them up. Maybe you want your hero to be a defiant girl in the 1700’s, or a talking mouse in medieval times. Perhaps your villain is a sorcerer or a bully at school. Quite honestly, your options are endless.…
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Continue reading →: Week 6: Down to the Wire Games and UpsetsLet’s see; the Bills were overthrown, the Panthers beat the Cowboys last second, and Chargers had another narrow escape. Just that should make this week exciting, but the other games were equally thrilling in their own ways. Denver Broncos 13 – 11 New York Jets The Denver Broncos narrowly defeated…
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Continue reading →: Two Losses for the Superbowl Team? Giant’s beat Eagles 34-17Eagles fans are likely still watching replays of their team’s surprising 34–17 loss to the New York Giants on Thursday night, trying to figure out what happened. Initially, I thought, “That’s going to be an ugly game,” but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The Eagles-Giants rivalry has often felt…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Writing PromptTime for the weekly writing prompt! Enjoy! 😉 My breath came fast, catching in my throat as I bolted upright in bed. A bead of sweat slowly ran down the side of my face, which was flushed. Something was wrong. I reached for my light, flicking it on. What’s going…





