Birthdays: Arthur Koestler (1905), John Cage (1912), Frank Yerby (1916), Justin Kaplan (1925), Ward Just (1935), Jonathan Kozol (1936), Sam Hamill (1943), Cathy Guisewite (1950), Paul Fleischman (1952),
Justin Kaplan won the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Mark Twain.
Quote: “Brain-washing starts in the cradle…The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into a killer.” – Arthur Koestler
“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” – John Cage
“Writing a novel is like building a wall brick by brick; only amateurs believe in inspiration.” – Frank Yerby
Tip: An antagonist is a person (or thing) that opposes the protagonist. It doesn’t have to be inherently bad, but it does have to throw roadblocks in the hero’s way.
Jumpstart: Your character opens a fortune cookie and the strip inside says: “You will receive a legacy from a distant relative.” What is the legacy and why is she the one receiving it?
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