A take-away from last week’s sessions had to do with gathering small scenes or sequences of incidents together into a more substantive single scene.
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I love the baroque patterning that you can work toward with the family
The author wants something to mark the occasion. A couple of drinks won’t do. Sleeping with the advance copies under your pillow won’t do.