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I am ending this day with my In progress note moved to Done!

Today, I value progress. Being able to get up early and think twice before I leave my things scattered and go back to actually fix it is I realized today, a win. For some weeks now, I feel like nothing is going good. But today I ask myself why do I feel different this week. My results aren't as good as I expected, heck, they are very far from what I would call accomplishments, but seeing how happy I am to manage my time and still see hope and actually doing something is where I get this energy from. I think I'm getting more mature huh.

It's not how many I have done, but how I did it.

See, I created a tracking board to manage my tasks 'cause I have an overloaded day to day. I created a rulebook to improve and hopefully will get me to where I want to be in my career. And, I manage to finally get back on my skincare routine. I don't look as awesome as I normally would see myself this past few days, I even skip taking a bath. Haha! Guess that one is a big deal, so see yourself still doing your best to look best. That's one energy pump for me.

Going back to being grateful, I created this cause of everything going on inside my head that I l know I'll find useful in the future. I even post on my facebook timeline so that I will be reminded every year buy I thought, why not open an tumblr account and let it be my journal so that I can reread whenever I want? So ta-da!

Oh and even if today's result was not that good, it was worse than yesterday, I think I am nearer to clarity. Weird but I am excited to where this is going, ugh, I love this life!

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If they aren’t, there’s a good chance your plot may be pretty flat. Instead of all the side characters (the mentor, the friend, the sibling) making decisions for them, make sure your main character can hold themself up. Characters fuel our stories, so it’s important they make decisions that put their goals and others’ goals at stake. Readers see first-hand who your character really is and what their morals are. 

You should think about what your characters can do to screw themselves over... and then do that! Sometimes the worst thing to happen to your character can make for the most interesting plot. Make them choose between one and two as early on as possible in your story. 

Need a new plot point? Make your characters make a bad decision. This will probably open up a whole series of things your characters could do, and even point your story to a few different endings.

Try using an if/then outline. “If my character does this, then it will lead to so and so happening later in the story...”

Instead of showing your characters making this decision, get them to a place where they can work through their feelings. Don’t make them explain their plan to their friend. Make them act on a whim! Doing so will show readers that your character’s choices and actions have a line that can or won’t be crossed. 

All of your characters should interact with the plot, especially your main character. They need to be the main driving force of the story. Otherwise, there’s a good chance that readers won’t feel connected to them or care about them.

Here are some ideas of decisions your characters could make:

fight or flight (fight the battle or run to keep themselves safe)

saving/rescuing someone

sacrifice

trusting a stranger to get the job done

traveling to a new destination

build relationships with others

breaking the rules

put convictions/morals to the test

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