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Learn how to get your story moving again with 10 practical tips. These simple techniques will help you turn a stalled plot into a story that keeps moving towards the ending.</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">Writing Comic/Inspiration</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – </span><a href="https://us.list-manage.com/kGGIL6di_tb?e=f9276edf94&c2id=357ff54e1cb895ee4b47069707d1cc29" target="_blank">If You Write</a></p></li><li><p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Daily </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">Writing Quote</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – </span><a href="https://us.list-manage.com/12Zhi2RMp8d?e=f9276edf94&c2id=357ff54e1cb895ee4b47069707d1cc29" target="_blank">Cynthia Ozick</a></p></li><li><p><span style="font-weight:normal;">Words We Like</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"> – </span><a href="https://us.list-manage.com/ylIk0oB3AF9?e=f9276edf94&c2id=357ff54e1cb895ee4b47069707d1cc29" target="_blank">Balmy</a></p></li></ol><p><br /></p><p class="last-child">Your daily writing prompt and link to our story idea generator are below. 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