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    Since I write about thinking, a review on Jerry Fodor’s The Language of Thought 1975 classic was a necessary research step. Jerry Fodor had a strong anti-behaviorism aspect. I enjoyed that. In the early 1970s…

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    Writing 2019
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    3 stories and 2 essays in Maryland Mensa M-Anation in 2019

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    Up a Steep Hill
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    As I rode my bike up the steep hill, I kept focused on the top of the hill

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    Zen in the Art of Writing
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    Following Bradbury's advice, I do a thousand words on stories, fleshing them out. Those that retain gusto, I go with and try to improve.

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    What else accounts for the difference most of us experience between the vigor of our speech and the difficulty of our writing?

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    People Like Stories

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    What drives people to read stories? Readers want to escape or they want to learn.

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    "Story" is the events in the narrative, while "plot" is the logical and emotional relationships between the events.

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    On Writing Well – William Zinsser

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    Subtitle: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction Good, solid advice.

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    Good feedback from teacher last night on a sample beginning I wrote up. He said that it wasn't clear, soon enough who the main character was. I had too many named people for a short…

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