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Keep a commonplace book

Keep a commonplace book

  • A collection of quotes, ideas, stories, and facts that you want to keep for later.
  • This will make you a better writer, a wiser person, and a more appreciative owner of words and ideas.
  • Many famous writers, including Walt Whitman, Walt Carroll, and Thomas Jefferson, kept a version of this for years.

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