Have you ever had a conversation that changed your life? You’re not looking for anything profound or meaningful at the time, and then, out of nowhere, someone drops some words of wisdom that change your perspective forever. I admit, it’s not an everyday occurrence, but when it does happen? That’s a moment to be treasured […]
Thanks to the power of the internet, I teach English as a Foreign Language to students around the world. My favorite part is listening to the creative responses they come up with for some very un-creative questions. As an example: (during a lesson on the solar system)Me: What would happen if there was no sun?Student:
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They’re too long for tweets, too short for full posts. They’re random thoughts! Are they worth reading? Or at least mildly interesting? Jeez, I certainly hope so. Today’s Random Thoughts! Hummingbird-ese I wish I could speak hummingbird. Then I could tell those crazy little macho fighting machines outside my window that the feeder they are
Side Note: If you’d like writing tips on writing dialogue for these awesome characters once you’ve created them, check out my three part series on dialogue here: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. THE PROBLEM I know you’re here for character writing tips to improve your writing, but first let’s take a moment to
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