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Feb 13: a primer

Posted on February 13, 2012 Written by Diane

A few years ago Darin and I went out for dinner on Feb. 13, because that was the night we had arranged for date night. It was a Tuesday, which generally speaking is dead (one of the reasons we like going out on Tuesday nights). To our surprise, the … [Continue reading]

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Favorite quotes

Posted on February 12, 2012 Written by Diane

I like quotations. Everyone does, of course; that's why we see them all over the place. "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." -- Maya Angelou I can't remember where I first heard of … [Continue reading]

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My current list of “words to check for”

Posted on February 10, 2012 Written by Diane

Every writer has (or should have) one of these. You know you have nervous tics when you write. You know you're going to repeat yourself and use the same word four times in three consecutive sentences. You know you're going to use the word "just" … [Continue reading]

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