Write about a secret bicycle ride taking place in the middle of the night. Give the character a compelling reason to be traveling on a bicycle at midnight.
Set a pivotal argument in your manuscript near train tracks. Start with the words, “It always set Ray off when Shelia…”
Today, try writing about being different from everyone or everything else. What are the challenges of being different? What are the freedoms?
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