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A person deadlifts a barbell

Learning by doing

A spreadsheet showing a portion of the plot grid for the Mack Hawthorne book

Trying out the plot grid

A hiker holds a map while looking in the direction they need to go through the mountains

Discovering my plot structure

A person writing on pieces of paper with a notebook nearby

Trying something new (or is it old?)

My Grandpa Shipman as a young Marine in the 1940s

Veterans Day 2025

Jim Carrey types frantically on his computer's keyboard

Mack Hawthorne Status