Gathering+Ideas

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 * Writer’s Notebook Entries **
 * Things we see that are interesting
 * Very close observations of things, capturing sights, sounds, tastes, smells, moods, etc.
 * Questions about a subject, a person, a thing, a place, etc.
 * Lists of things we might want to think about later
 * Quotes from music, movies, or books
 * Writing generated from photographs
 * Memories
 * Ideas from news stories we hear
 * Character ideas from interesting people we see
 * Setting ideas from places we visit
 * Entries about things that interest
 * Research data
 * Reflections about things we see, hear, or think
 * Poetry
 * Family stories that we know
 * Writing generated from conversations we've had or have heard
 * Lists of people or place names of interest
 * Entries about things we care about
 * Things we wonder about
 * Celebrations or victories
 * Dreams