Birthdays: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712), Mark Helprin (1947), Jane Ransom (1958), Aimee Bender, Asa Larsson, Deborah Moggach, Eric Ambler

Tip: Do not plagiarize another author’s work. EVER.

Thought for the day: “If you get a nasty fan letter, treasure it. The writer of it would love to be you.” – Dee Holmes

Jumpstart: Write an excuse to the writing principal about why you didn’t write today. Make it plausible.