Forgiveness

It was the most difficult thing for me to learn. If somebody gossiped about me behind my back, yelled at me, or otherwise slighted me, I’d get angry. As any human would. But it just made me feel worse. I was mad at the world, mad at myself for not fighting back. Heroes fought, didn’t…

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I Forgot How to Read Like I Used To

Bookwyrm????Problems Originally posted by youaremyyheavenn I forgot how to read for fun. I’m not sure when it happened. I must have been pretty young. When I first pulled out a book and thought—- “So this is where the magic went.” When I pretended to fight with tiny monsters in my backyard. When I vowed to…

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How to Write with a Strong Character Voice

Okay, bear with me. I’m always learning as a writer. It’s part of the writing process, really. But I learned something crucial. There’s a difference between “just writing” and then writing with character voice. 1. For example, this is JUST WRITING: “I went to the grocery store and saw my co-worker, Timothy, reloading plastic bags behind…

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