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Read my lips

Verbal communication is very important in a story. The words our characters say, the tone, volume, pauses, what they don’t say, all convey the messages we want our readers to hear. This month, it’s all about communication but with a twist for your group and the opportunity to discover how thinking differently about communication can enhance your writing.

Truth or lie

Give each member a piece of paper with either the number 1 or 2 on it but they aren’t to

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