october 31

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Happy Halloween! If you could BE someone/something else for a day, instead of just dressing up, who/what would you choose? Why?


AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Elements of a good story
3. Read 180
4. R book
5. Tangerine

POST:
Write about what you think makes a story compelling (title: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?)

october 30

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Honesty comes up more as a topic when something may make someone uncomfortable.  (Think about it: if she looks fantastic in that dress, honesty is no problem.  If she looks like an elephant seal, however...)  Describe a time you felt challenged in being honest.  Was it because you risked embarrassment or getting in trouble?  Were you protecting someone else's feelings (or yours, if they got upset with you)?  What was it that made you think twice about telling the truth?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. R Book
4. $50M business plan deck
5. Tangerine

october 29

JOURNAL TOPIC:
We know that dinosaurs and other species lived on Earth and then became extinct. Can you imagine a time when humans are extinct? What might cause this, and what might take our place? Describe in detail.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. R book
4. $50M business deck
5. Tangerine

october 26

JOURNAL TOPIC:

You thought you wanted to do this, but now you're not sure.  The small plane doesn't feel like anything you've ever experienced.  There is just a thin sheet of metal between your feet... and nothing.  Just thousands of feet of empty space to the Earth below.  You stand up as the experienced skydiver next to you yells, "You're next!"  Every bump makes your knees week.  Your stomach feels like it wants to live in your throat.  You're numb, but you move toward the open door.  Suddenly the wind whips at your hand and this is all suddenly too real.

What do you do next?  Will you sit back down or will you take the leap?  Describe your actions in detail.

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. R books
[*OR* Your $50M business]
4. Tangerine

october 25

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Remember that fortune you won yesterday? Easy come, easy go. Due to a computer error, 24,999,999 other people also won. That means your winnings total $2 (actually, more like $1.35 after taxes). How do you react? What thoughts and feelings do you experience? How will your plans change?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. ...about that $50M... (link to SBA business plan advice HERE)
3. Tangerine

october 24

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Today is your day! You find a lottery ticket-- THE lottery ticket. After Dr. Preston cashes it for you (you're too young and smart to play the lottery), you have $50 million. What will you do with it?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Read 180
3. R book
4. Tangerine

october 23

JOURNAL TOPIC:
Why is it legal for businesses to put up all sorts of ugly signs, but graffiti is illegal?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Writer's Conferences
3. Read 180
4. R books
5. Tangerine