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  1. Reminder: The library is closed for Veteran's Day (the 11th) this month, as well as Thanksgiving (the 26th). We'll... http://bit.ly/4s10Cx
  2. RT @OptimalResume: Libraries MAJOR resource for job seekers video from Today Show featuring Cuyahoga PL (our client!!) http://bit.ly/10r7Hg
  3. FollowFriday #ff local (JC) Tweeters edition @applejac @missourictf @johndlandwehr @Jefferson_City @jeffcitysports @moOHS @MoCyberSecurity
  4. RT @thebookstudio: Tell your book-loving friends on Facebook that they can win free books from us! Become our fan! http://ow.ly/vWWo
  5. RT @ALALibrary “Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation” Walter Cronkite
  6. #whyread - use the whyread hashtag to tell us why you read - tell the world what makes you want to curl up with a good book!!
  7. #Maltman the other book he suggests is Bird By Bird by Ann Lamot (sp?)
  8. #Maltman - taking a moment to sketch a map or draw a character will help your writing.
  9. #Maltman - lessons from exercise - concrete detail, use all 5 senses, look at the world through eyes of char, etc.
  10. #Maltman several folks shared their characterizations - very well fleshed out characters from these folks!!
  11. #Maltman describing the character we envisioned using different categories like tree, food, season, animal...
  12. #Maltman exercise - people have paper & crayons to draw the person visualized in the exercize
  13. #Maltman - more ideas - current events & names & history & personal interest & asking "what if"
  14. suggestions for writers #Maltman - Stephen King's On Writing
  15. where do writers get ideas from? #Maltman (life exp & dreams 2 answers from crowd)
  16. pretty nice turnout for #Maltman's creative writing workshop!
  17. #Maltman read from the 1st ch. of his book - with comments about research & art & how research provides frame, art provides meat
  18. #Maltman "stories from my life make their way into my stories"
  19. #Maltman "know what you write" - research is vital (& librarians are helpful w/that)
  20. Writing advice from #Maltman - "write what you know is a great lie of workshops"