Birthdays: William Cosmo Monkhouse, Richard Condon, John Updike

Tips and Teasers:  Don’t start all the characters names with the same letter. Keeping John, Joan, Jeff, Jane becomes too confusing for the reader. Vary your names and their attributes. Make them real.

Thought for the day: “Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money.” – Jules Renard