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9.20.09
Doggedly -adv- with obsitnate determination; in a way that is stubbornly persistent.
He pursued her doggedly down the muddy streets, until he caught up with her.

Every writer I know has trouble writing. Joseph Heller

Don't edit your writing until you're done with it. If you edit chapters 1-10 before chapters 11-20 are written, there won't be any chapters 11-20. Just write your story first, then go back and fix it up.

9.19.09
Pandemic -adj- epidemic over a wide geographical area; existing everywhere
e.g. There was a pandemic spread of malaria throughout the Eastern countries.

If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison

When you're in the middle of writing a book, in any stage, that's what should be on your mind most of the time, and when it's not, you should be asleep. Always be thinking of where you are, where you want to go, and how you're going to get there, and as soon as you figure it out, write it down. There is no such thing as too much brainstorming. YOU ALWAYS NEED TO BE WRITING, EVEN IF IN YOUR HEAD.

9.18.09
Vehement -adj- ardent, impassioned, zealous; e.g. His speech was vehement and it successfully swayed the party to vote his way.

Writing is a cop-out. An excuse to live perpetually in fantasy land, where you can create, direct and watch the products of your own head. Very selfish. Monica Dickens

Show, don't tell. Instead of saying Mark was sad at his break-up with Laura, say Mark shut his cell phone and leaned against the wall. He heaved a sigh and dropped his head into his hands.