| Reading through a writer's notebook or
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| | sure you write thesequotes in your
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| journal is likeopening and discovering
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| | notebook.
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| pearls, rubies and diamondsamidst a pile
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| | ¤ ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH THEIR ONE-LINERS.
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| of rubble and discarded things.
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| | Overheard lines in a conversation can
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| That little notebook is a powerhouse of
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| | sometimes sparkyour creative mind. Write
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| ideas for everywriter: The more you write
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| | down these one-liners in yournotebook.
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| down bits and pieces ofyour thoughts and
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| | They can be great story starters.
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| observations, the more you are addinginto
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| | ¤ SOMETHING YOU READ. Read good books.
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| the well of ideas for future works.
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| | Keep a fileof memorable lines or quotes.
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| Here are several things you can record in
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| | Write down quirky billboardads. Scan the
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| your notebook,so that when you've run out
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| | papers for one-liners. These are good
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| of ideas to write, you canrefer to your
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| | ideastimulators.
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| notebook:
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| | ¤ EMOTIONS. Describe what you feel at
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| ¤ YOUR LIFE IN A SHOE BOX. Write what
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| | any given moment.
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| you know, feeland experience, right? So
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| | If you feel angry right now, write what
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| jot down snippet of events inyour life.
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| | your anger feelslike. Describe it. Use
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| Write a sentence or a paragraph about a
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| | vivid words.
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| funny,embarrassing, happy, or infuriating
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| | Writers are similar to store owners.
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| experience.
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| | Store owners stocktheir supplies in their
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| ¤ INTERESTING PEOPLE. Write down
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| | shelves, while we writers stockideas
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| descriptions ofpeople you meet. How did
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| | between the pages of our little writer's
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| they react to certain events?
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| | notebook.
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| How did their names fit their image?
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| | It's endless. It's bottomless. You can
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| ¤ A WORD A DAY. Whenever an interesting
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| | reach down againand again for inspiration
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| word catchesyour attention, write it
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| | without exhausting your notebookof
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| down. It may have a differentmeaning for
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| | reserve.
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| you a month or a year from now. If you
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| | Take a peek in your writer's notebook and
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| keepa list of words in your notebook,
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| | you just mightfind something there that
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| this can serve as storystarters for you.
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| | could connect your pen to thepaper on
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| ¤ THOSE QUOTABLE QUOTES. A meaningful
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| | your desk.
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| quote canstart you off into writing. Make
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