November 18

Birthdays: Margaret Atwood (1939), James Welch (1940), Alan Dean Foster (1946), Ellen Meister, Frances Fyfield (1948), Maggie Stiefvater (1981)

Quote: “The thing all writers do best if find ways to avoid writing” – Alan Dean Foster

Tip: Stop waiting for the perfect time (or place) to write. Just sit down and do it now. Because “now” is the perfect time to be writing.

Jumpstart: “The best teachers don’t give you the answers,” he said. “You have to…”