Writing Topic: 25 of 300
"Documents create a paper reality we call proof."
- Mason Cooley
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Writing Topic: 24 of 300
"My life needs editing."
- Mort Sahl
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Writing Topic: 23 of 300
"Revision is the heart of writing. Every page I do is done over seven or eight times."
-Patricia Reilly Giff
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Got my Blue Sky sticker and bookmark! RAWR!!! 🦖🔷🟦🔵🧿📘👖🫐🩵💙
#bluesky #planner #calendar #bookmark #stickers
Starting a new Travel Journal, this one will probably be divided up between I-Ching characters/hexagrams and clay stamping. Three cheers for leather!!!! 🔥
#leather #iching #travelersnotebook #journaleer #clayart
A fluffy brown cat, Balthasar, walks across a green lawn towards the camera, with the historic stone buildings of New College blurred in the background.
Balthasar has places to be 🐾
📷 | New College, University of Oxford
Stay Hydrated! 🚰
#cleanwater #letitflow #mitchhedberg #perryny #fakeplants
You might be down, but you are not yet out of this fight. Eat snakes, killing curses, and shade whoring liars. Be the Phoenix Fire 🔥
#phoenix #holysaturday #harrowingofhell #fawkes #snakesandladders
Our cadets maintained their physical discipline with basketball (Morse code style), voice control walking the lines doing jodies, and something they called "skimbee" which involved launching a frisbee against the basketball court floor.
#civilairpatrol #volunteers #perryny #cadetlife #sunnyskies
An open journal.
A calendar/planner with a pen inside.
a calendar.
A canvas journal with a robot boy on the front jumping in a puddle.
Trying out a new journaleering and prompt system. I'm hoping to cut down on time, but I might end up adding to it. 🤣
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First Friday was a little rainy but otherwise good and warm! ☀️
#perryny #firstfridays #blueberrylatte #theweekend #smallbusiness
In one week I have submerged books in water 😅 and eaten them, so a lot of personal growth. I would also like to apologize to Blueberry Muffin latte we had some good times, but Banana just gets me. 🍌
#perryny #act4books #blueberrybanana #upcycling #independentbookstores
Effective Drafting Techniques
Writing Topic: 22 of 300
"An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking ball at the site."
- Frank Lloyd Wright
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"But first they will have to catch you."
Pre-writing Strategies
Writing Topic: 21 of 300
"I at once commenced the ascent through a shower of arrows."
-George Crook
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Engaging International Audiences.
Writing Topic: 20 of 300
"The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, ........... an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us."
- John Williams
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Writing for Social Media Followers.
Writing Topic: 19 of 300
"Social media is a very powerful tool. It also gives power to tools."
-Chris Young
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Appealing to Emotional Readers.
Writing Topic: 18 of 300
"Rational thoughts never drive people's creativity the way emotions do."
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Happy Pikachu surrounded by heart emojis
It’s Friday 🥹
Pika-finally!
Persuading Skeptical Readers
Writing Topic: 16 of 300
"Skeptical scrutiny is the means, in both science and religion, by which deep thoughts can be winnowed from deep nonsense."
- Carl Sagan
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Writing for a Niche Market
Writing Topic: 15 of 300
"There's no path to success. Everyone constructs their own path. The important thing is to follow your heart. Find your niche, is my best advice."
- Karol G
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Addressing a General Audience
Writing Topic: 14 of 300
"You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public."
- Scott Adams
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Writing for Professional Readers
Writing Topic: 13 of 300
"Among my European ancestors were piano builders, goldsmiths, and vintners, but, to the best of my knowledge, no professionals of any kind."
- Herbert A. Simon
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Engaging a Young Adult Audience
Writing Topic: 12 of 300
"Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way."
-Raymond Arroyo
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Tailoring Content for Children
Writing Topic: 11 of 300
"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."
- Goethe
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Pacing in Storytelling
Writing Topic: 10 of 300
"Language description and metaphors seem readily available. The things I have to work harder at are plot, pacing, and form."
-Sarah Hall
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Mastering Show Don't Tell
Writing Topic: 9 of 300
"Show respect to all people, but grovel to none."
- Tecumseh
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Integrating Dialogue and Action
Writing Topic: 8 of 300
"In 'Tom and Jerry,' there was hardly any dialogue at all. It was all action. It required a great many drawings to make."
- William Hanna
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