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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    Version 3    Version 4 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 Version 1 Version 2 Who am I?    Version 1    Version 2 Details details details    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 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 4 Description within dialogue Dialog tells the story    Version 1    Version 2 Don't Speak To Me That Way Dissimulation Misunderstanding    Version 1    Version 2
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Setting	Atmosphere: Tone Picture It!    Version 1    Version 2 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!    Version 1    Version 2 What drives you? The road to hell    Version 1    Version 2 Flights of Fancy    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 What's the issue? Negative capability Coming full circle    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4 A Child is Born    Version 1    Version 2 He he he It's A Crime! It's a deal. Patchwork Wish You Were Here-Postcards On The Road The Allowance
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Story-telling (Conflict)	Au naturel (person versus nature)    Version 1    Version 2 Torn    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 My way or the highway    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4 Oh God, Why Me    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Ultimatums    The sky is falling! Packin' Heat
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Show don't tell	Telling looks    Version 1    Version 2 Non-verbal cues    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 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 I Thought I Saw... How To
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Show don't tell (involving the senses)	Involving the senses    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4 Hush! Sounds of Silence Sound off!    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 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!       Version 1    Version 2    Version 3
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Point of view	POV POV distancing Omniscient POV    Version 1    Version 2: I see all    Version 3    Version 4    Version 5 A different view A different angle    Version 1    Version 2
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Inspiration	Sayings    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4 Imaginings    Version 1    Version 2 Two Doors    The doorway    Opening the door    Opening the door (Version 3)    Opening the door (Version 4) Words words words    Version 1    Version 2 Gift    Version 1    Version 2 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    Version 3 This is classified    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Memorial    Version 1    Version 2 Overheard    (Version 1)    (Version 2)    (Version 3) What You Don't Know    Version 1    Version 2 Word Play Graffiti Borrowed Words Give me Five Epiphany Villains Make the Story    Version 1    Version 2 Who are these people?    Version 1    Version 2 Gut Feeling Life Throws a Curve Wake Up Money is the motive Demons Within    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Family Rules Something Completely Different Jumping to conclusions Idiom Insight Love Potion #9 Memoir - I remember Music to my ears
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Literary devices	Metaphor    Version 1    Version 2 Symbolism    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3    Version 4 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       Version 4    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)    Creative Nonfiction (Version 3) Do your worst    (Version 1)    (Version 2) Nature writing    Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 Death, in a sense What bugs you? Missing A's Memoir Animal World
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