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Month: December 2013

Holidays

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2013March 13, 2014 Jackie Yeager

Hello and Merry Christmas to all my Swirl and Spark friends! It's been a busy time around my house lately. We've had fun days full of family, friends and cookies. Yes, lots of cookies! I hope you're having a happy holiday season too. Thanks for stopping by the blog. I'll be back soon with more goodies for… Continue reading Merry Christmas!

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Are You a Planner or a Winger?

December 19, 2013February 9, 2015 Jackie Yeager

I’ve been stuck all week trying to think up a topic for this week’s blog post—you know, something that all of you would like to read about. I’ve jotted down ideas. None of them seemed great. I’ve gone back to the older posts, trying to pick something that I hadn’t written about before. I’ve gone… Continue reading Are You a Planner or a Winger?

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Writing Craft

Basic Beliefs

December 11, 2013March 13, 2014 Jackie Yeager

We all want to create interesting characters for our stories, right? I sure do! One of the best ways I’ve found to do that is to give your character a Basic Belief.A Basic Belief is something your character believes to be true.  Here are 2 examples of characters and their Basic Beliefs:• Tori believes if… Continue reading Basic Beliefs

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What’s at Stake?

December 4, 2013March 13, 2014 Jackie Yeager

As long as you write stories, there will be people out there, like your family or your friends, who will ask you,                "What is your story about?"       And when they ask you that question, what answer will you give them? You could say something like, “I’m writing a story about a girl named Samantha who makes… Continue reading What’s at Stake?

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