Check out Rachelle Gardner's Blog and tell her your 12th step in -- "How to Become a Better Writer: 11 Completely Non-Writing-Related Ideas


1. Be creative any way you can. Cook new recipes. Paint a picture. Design a garden. Compose a song. Build something with Legos. Organize the garage.

2. Pay attention. Observe the mannerisms of people around you. Listen t...o how they speak. Marvel at the way they're dressed. Notice their shoes and their posture and the look in their eye...."