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• No exclamation points. 
• Easy on the adverbs. 
• Don’t let your characters float by giving them endless dialogue. 
• Have fun. 
• BIC – Butt in chair. HOP – Heart on Page. 
• P not F – Passion not fashion. Write what you like. 
• Remember your story does not have to have a happy ending – just a meaningful ending. 
• Fall through your story. Bury yourself in your work. 
• You don’t have to be the best, just be the best you can be, 
• Find the right word. 
• First lines should portend what is going to happen. 
• Exercise your creative muscle everyday. If you write one page  everyday, you will have written 365 pages, more than you need for a novel or 73 picture books. 
• Every artist nurtures and nurtures create. 
• Truth – we all need an editor. Love the process. Don’t get caught up letting rejection get you down. 
• Money flows towards the author, not the other way around. Don’t pay for book reviews, agent readings, etc. 
• Don’t miss the small things in your writing. Don’t ignore the landscape. 
• Read what you have written out loud. 
• Writers block is all in your mind. Read newspapers, magazines – watch a movie, go shopping, don’t read someone elses book, because you can get stuck in their voice or characters. 
• Realize there are going to be projects you never complete. 
• Even while you are working on a project, write little things, doodle on artwork on paper. These can work like the sorbet between meal courses to cleanse your palette. 

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