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Exploration of ideas

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David from the future: David's Daily Marginalia (also called David's Daily Journal) is now defunct. See the 20/ New Directions newsletter for more information.

This might get incorporated into tomorrow's weekly round-up, but I am finding that starting DDJ has really opened my exploration of ideas. Part of it is me trying to make sense of story problems, but also knowing that I have a place to show up and put down ideas has become very freeing.

Originally, it was supposed to be a quiet little experiment and in less than a week, I've opened it up for everyone to see.

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Co-writer of the Shepherd and Wolfe young adult mysteries, the internationally award-winning series, and teacher of storytelling and screenwriting.

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