I just read in the Lost City of Z that as the Amazon evaporates piranhas get trapped and begin to eat one another. Glad  there are no piranhas in this aquarium!

Japanese tea

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Gym short story

   

We'd like to take time for everyone to introduce themselves.  Shiva began.  After you introduce yourself, if you would like to make an announcement you could at this time.  We can't hear you.  I cant hear you.  Spoke a member.  Shiva glanced at the mic in her hands and shook it like a babies rattle.  She spoke louder giving and came off like an angry lion.  Speaking loudly just so happened to rackle her throat, getting a lap ban put in last summer caused her voice to become raspy due to the oxygen the they shoved down her throat.

 

      
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Writer's tips

       Writer's tips in Global Dig


1.When writing an historical novel you have to think of every last detail of truth even down to a spy character taking a casual picture with a tourist and the possible change in the spy's future from taking that picture.  You have to think of the things like whether certain trains would have been running in that time period and what would have been their routes or if the empire state building could have been seen from the distance that you had that character see it.


2.In a story, even a minor character's exchanges need to be specific.  You can't just say the tickets were given if there was no one in the scene to give the tickets.


3.  Body language in a scene is very important with a memorable character.  A character's actions need to be over emphasized on the paper whether its their reaction to another character's words or their drastic movements.

Writers tips

1.Don’t go straight out and tell what the profession of a character is but let their profession be slowly revealed.  The reader will figure it out.

2.Think closely about what the story is about.  Is it about an idea? Or is about a single character? If it’s about an idea each character should be revealing that idea in their dialogue and actions.

3.Be careful of wordage in your writing like using  “had” too much.  It takes away from the intensity of the plot.  Example of a wordy sentence is: It took all afternoon.

4.When your writing about a tense situation, you need to show more emotion throughout the section.

 4.Moral decisions, good or bad, need to be consistent throughout a book to make the character believable.