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More Brainstorming

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2016 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

For my brainstorming session, I can do an Internet search for writing prompts or I can use one of my pocket muse books or the cat naps book that I got for Christmas. I can choose a number and make…

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Posted in Writing Techniques

Taking Good Notes

Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2015 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

When I was in high school, I took a typing class. I should have taken a stenography class at the same time, except I don’t remember them offering such a class. It would have good to take such a class.…

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Posted in General Opinion

Marie Louise ROBERT

Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Marie Louise ROBERT is my sixth great grandmother. She was born 15 December 1698 in Lachine, Quebec, New France. She died 2 April 1776 in Detroit, in what is now Wayne County, Michigan, USA. Mary Louise was the daughter of…

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Posted in Family History, Hobbies

Françoise HÉBERT 1638-1716

Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2014 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Françoise HÉBERT was my ninth great grandmother. She was born in Quebec, Canada on 27 January 1637/38. She was the daughter of Joseph Guillaume HÉBERT and Marie Héllène DESPORTES. She was married at the age of 13 to Giullaume FOURNIER.…

Pronouns

Posted on Sunday, August 12, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Pronouns are useful things. How awkward would it be never to use pronouns? We would have to use nouns all the time. The previous two sentences would not make sense if I didn’t use pronouns. Mary would have to refer…

Tagged with: English, factor, gender, generations, glass, Instead, instruction, language, person, portrayal, pronoun, Pronouns, sexist, subject, Think, word, words, World, writer
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques

The Flow of The Plot

Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

The future is the future is the future and based on our decisions today. Even if you could see the future, it could change with some other decision that you make. You could even change it based on a decision…

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Posted in Writing Techniques

Procrastination

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

I’m good at procrastinating. I suppose I should start out with a general definition of the term. To procrastinate is to put things off. I’m not sure if there are other meanings or now, but it doesn’t look as though…