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Michael Rittenhouse I asked my friends whether their parents had ever talked with them about sex. Most said no. So I wasn't alone in getting most of my answers from peers, movies, books, and magazines.

Then I realized that if we don't talk to our own kids, they're going to learn from the Internet.

It's time we start talking.

What do we say?
Michael Rittenhouse Start. Just start. A lousy first draft can always be shoved to the back of your hard drive and forgotten. But it serves the purpose of getting the synapses firing and the fingers typing.
Michael Rittenhouse I produce something unique that can never be offshored.
Michael Rittenhouse Share your excuses for not writing your book with friends. They will set you straight.
Michael Rittenhouse Promotion and speaking engagements.
Michael Rittenhouse 1. Just after I've read something really well-written, I'm ready to start reeling off the words.

2. Spending time in the company of other writers, critiquing, sharing ideas.

3. After a long drive. I start editing in my head while on the road.

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