Writing Crumbs #1

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I’ve noticed if you write enough, you eventually receive a strange superpower where you can tell what story would a person have if you wrote them even after a glance. Like when you’re on a bus and WriterSight kicks in and suddenly you somehow know the guy with the hair and in a jacket must be a quirky character who’s more competent than he shows and also probably has a favorite axe named Liana. WriterSight is weird.

Anyone knows this phenomenon? No? Just me?
Dar

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