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May 26, 2021 World Building / YouTube

World Building: Brandon Sanderson’s BYU 2020 lecture series

This leading fantasy author is renowned for his complex fantasy worlds. In this six-part series for students at Brigham Young

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May 24, 2021 World Building

World Building Tools

I remember reading Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide and marveling at the worlds, and how things, characters, and ideas moved and

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May 3, 2021 Books / Literature / YouTube

“we will need writers who can remember freedom”: ursula k le guin at the national book awards (2014)

During the #AtoZ Blog Challenge of April, I started following Susanna J Sturgis of Write Through It, and she brought

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April 29, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter Y…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter Y is for Yuri’s Night (April 12) Yuri’s Night refers to April 12, the anniversary

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April 24, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter U…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter U is for Uncommon Musical Instrument Day (July 31) Join in the festivities and boost

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April 20, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter Q…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter Q is for BarberShop Quartet Day (April 11) The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement

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April 19, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter P…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter P is for Paper Airplane Day (May 26) The Paper Airplane was inducted in the

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April 18, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge / YouTube

2021 A to Z: Extra Bonus Content – Sesame Street

In the middle of doing the A to Z Blog Challenge, I can’t help hearing Big Bird singing the Alphabet

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April 16, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter N…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter N is for Near Miss Day (March 23) The National Near Miss Day, March 23,

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April 13, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter K…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter K is for National Ketchup Day (June 5) The Foodbeast website states the average American

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April 12, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter J…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter J is for Jugglers Day Depending on which clown you listen to, Jugglers Day is

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April 10, 2021 2021 A to Z Challenge

2021 A to Z: Letter I…Weird Holidays

2021 A to Z: Letter I is for International Sweatpants Day (January 21) The first pair of sweatpants was introduced

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March 20, 2021 Writing

Saving Mr. Typewriter

Dear Tom Hanks, Thank you for making typewriters cool again. I think, typewriters force you to think. They offer a

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March 14, 2021 Writing

California Typewriter: A Documentary

Doug Nichol’s 2016/2017 documentary film, California Typewriter has a mix of creativity and technology, includes artists, collectors, and writers such

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September 19, 2017 Language / Ted Talks / Writing / YouTube

10 TED Talks for Writers … on creativity, process, storytelling, and passion

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story Amy Tan:

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