Writing in my books

Dearest reader,

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Today’s “extra credit” for you is all about annotation. I’ll be sharing a deep look at my own annotation style and notes on Grapes, which includes photos of every single page from chapter 10 and how I annotated the chapter, along with photos of every page in my reading journal, so you can see how I take notes in that space, too.

I also give you three prompts for exploring your own annotation style, at the end.

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