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I read recently that the brain tends to see everything as far more simple than it actually is.* It was remarkably refreshing to read that this is a problem common to humanity, since it’s one I struggle with all the time. Take writing, for instance. I get an idea for a new book project, and … 
I have to admit, over the past year writing fiction has been much more difficult that previously. Months ago, I thought I was days away from finishing my novel—only I couldn’t quite seem to get those last few scenes written. I wasn’t sure exactly how they would play out, which made it extremely difficult to … 
Laura K. Deal is both a wonderful writer and a graduate of the Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work, and she combines these two sides of her life when she teaches classes such as Writing and Dream Symbols, which I attended a few weeks ago. In the class, we performed a series of writing exercises … 
Do any of these describe you? You’re a plotter, and you’re starting to figure out the structure of your novel. You’re a plotter, and now that you’ve worked out all the ins and outs of your story structure, you’re ready to begin the book. You’re a pants-ster, you’ve got an awesome idea, and you’re ready … 
Have you seen the movie Freedom Writers? Based on true events, it tells the story of English teacher Erin Gruell in a recently-integrated high school where gang violence and racial conflict are a fact of life. Her classroom of at-risk students isn’t particularly interested in what she has to say.
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