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Sunday, November 22, 2015

The Hero's Journey in a Nutshell


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Sunday, November 15, 2015

On NaNoWriMo, The Hopes Of


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Sunday, November 8, 2015

On NaNoWriMo, The Frustrations Of



Or not. Yep. I feel you, Mimi.

Write on!

 
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