Hopefully you’ve picked out your book for your Level Up Your Writing track for 2017, have read it, and done the first work sheet. I understand how January kind of snuck up on folks, many of us sidelined for too long with the flu, including yours truly. So you have one more week to get the book, read it, and do the first exercise.

However, I don’t want to discourage those who are motivated and want to work ahead, so you can do a couple of things in preparation for lessons ahead.

1. Pick out your favorite scene of dialogue

2. Pick out your favorite section that has fantastic description

3. Pick out a moment where something is revealed about the protagonist.

4. Pick out a moment where something is revealed about the antagonist.

Meanwhile, I hope many of you are planning on making the writers cafes — either the one tonight or the one on Friday morning.

And now your moment of Writing Zen:

“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.” ~Tom Stoppard

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