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Topics:	Characterization Dialogue Setting Story-telling Story-telling - Conflict Show don't tell Show don't tell - Involving the senses Point of view Inspiration Literary devices Write what you know Miscellaneous
Characterization	Imitation Characterization    Version 1    Version 2 Character in action    Version 1    Version 2 Stereotypes   Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Generation Gap Let's Talk! I hear voices    Version 1    Version 2 What's Driving Who am I?    Version 1    Version 2 Details details details    Version 1    Version 2 The other side of the story    Version 1    Version 2 Child's play    Version 1    Version 2 What moves you    Part 1    Part 2
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Dialogue	Dialogue    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Description within dialogue Dialog tells the story Don't Speak To Me That Way Dissimulation Misunderstanding    Version 1    Version 2
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Setting	Atmosphere: Tone Picture it! Where are we? What's your view? Everyone talks about the weather...    Version 1    Version 2
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Story-telling	Transitions    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Foreshadowing Take Me Back A change of pace Motivations    Version 1    Version 2 Aftermath    Version 1    Version 2 In a flash    (Version 1)    (Version 2) Sing me a story    Version 1    Version 2 Opening up    Version 1    Version 2 I'm sorry! Fire! What drives you? The road to hell    Version 1    Version 2 Flights of fancy    Version 1    Version 2 What's the issue? Negative capability Coming full circle    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 A Child is Born He he he
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Story-telling (Conflict)	Au naturel (person versus nature) Torn    Version 1    Version 2 My way or the highway    Version 1    Version 2 Oh God, Why Me    Version 1    Version 2
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Show don't tell	Telling looks    Version 1    Version 2 Non-verbal cues    Version 1    Version 2 Action!    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Show and tell    version 1    version 2 Every move you make    Version 1    Version 2 I'm from Missouri
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Show don't tell (involving the senses)	Involving the senses    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Hush! Sounds of Silence Sound off!    Version 1    Version 2 Lighten up!    Version 1    Version 2 Touch    Version 1    Version 2 Can you taste it?    Take 1    Take 2 Stop and smell the roses    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Lights out!
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Point of view	POV POV distancing Omniscient POV    Version 1    Version 2: I see all    Version 3    Version 4 A different view A different angle    Version 1    Version 2
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Inspiration	Sayings    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Imaginings    Version 1    Version 2 Two Doors    The doorway    Opening the door    Opening the door (Version 3) Words words words Gift The Power of Persuasion Don't Say It with Flowers Fear itself What's in a Dream? Memoirs from memories Every picture tells a story    Version 1    Version 2 This is classified    Version 1    Version 2 Memorial    Version 1    Version 2 Overheard    (Version 1)    (Version 2) What You Don't Know Graffiti Give me Five Epiphany Villains Make the Story Who are these people? Gut Feeling Money is the motive Demons Within Family Rules
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Literary devices	Metaphor    Version 1    Version 2 Symbolism    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Everyone's a poet! Similes at work The World's a Poem
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Write what you know	Remembering...    Remember When--free choice    Remembering beauty    Remembering fear    Remembering peace    Remembering fun    Remembering anger    Remembering embarrassment    Remembering anticipation    Remembering sadness    Remembering awe    Remembering faith       Version 1       Version 2       Version 3    Remembering free-for-all    Remembering change    What moves you       Part 1       Part 2    Remembering hatred    Remembering "A-ha!" Look it up (two-part exercise)    Look it up    Long-term exercise Is that a fact?    Version 1    Version 2
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Miscellaneous	Free-for-all    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4    Version 5    Version 6: Second chance    Version 7    Version 8 Not so Free-for-All Fictional non-fiction    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Turnabout is fair play Writing research Creative Nonfiction    Creative Nonfiction (Version 1)    Creative Nonfiction (Version 2) Do your worst    (Version 1)    (Version 2) Nature writing    Version 1    Version 2 Death, in a sense What bugs you? Memoir
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