Birthdays: Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809), Norma Farber (1909), Piers Anthony (1934), Barbara Cooney (1917)

Tip: Don’t forget to give back to the universe. Help other authors where you can. Actually, help anybody. Little kindnesses can come back to you in many ways.

Thought for the day: “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” – Goethe

Jumpstart: Your character is in a non-motorized boat in the middle of a large lake when a sudden storm blows up… what now?