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Your state or county may have a “fill in the blank” quitclaim deed you can use. Stop into your county’s land records office to check. This office is probably called the Recorder of Deeds office or something similar. A form may also be available on the county court website.  Make sure to use a form approved for your state. These forms are usually uniform throughout the state, so you can use any county’s form. At the top of the document, there might be a line for you to enter who prepared the quitclaim deed. Fill in this information. The deed might also have lines for you to enter the name and address of the person who should receive a copy of the deed after it is filed. This will be the person who is receiving the property. The land records office will send this person a copy as well as future tax statements. You will need to identify the “grantor,” who is the person transferring the property, and the “grantee,” who is the person receiving it. You can also provide their addresses or the county where they live. You can obtain a document from the title company that will show the last legal owner, and who granted it to them. You can request a title search on the property to learn if the grantor is the legal owner and find out if the parcel is owned by more than one person. If the entire property is being transferred, then all owners need to transfer their ownership. Your quitclaim deed should also contain the date of the transfer and the amount paid. Even if you paid no money for the land, the law usually requires that at least a dollar be listed. For example, your quitclaim deed might read: “For full and valuable consideration in the sum of One and no/100 Dollars, Kristen T. Jones, an adult resident of Big County, Michigan on this the 3rd day of June, 2017, does hereby bargain, sell, release, remise, quit claim and convey unto Michael T. Jones, an adult resident of Big County, Michigan, all right, title, and interest in and to the following described real estate….” This will be on the current deed, which you can find at the county land records office. Some quitclaim deeds will require a parcel number or the metes and bounds description, or both.  You may also need to identify the county and state where the land is located.  Double check the legal description of property and confirm you have entered it properly. If you make a mistake, then there could be a boundary dispute. Generally, the grantor must sign. However, some states also require that the grantee and witnesses sign the quitclaim deed. Include signature lines and lines for the date. Any template or form should have a notary block already typed onto it.  If you’re typing up your own form, then find an appropriate block online and insert it at the bottom of the page. Include a line for the notary to sign.

summary: Find forms or templates. Identify who prepared the deed. State who will receive the new deed. Identify the parties. Provide other key information. Include the legal description of property. Include signature blocks. Add a notary block.


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You don’t want to start too far back or jump too far forward in the story. Remember that you’re introducing the reader to a new world (even in realistic fiction) so make sure you give them a chance to learn the basics - the main character’s name, their personality, their driving force - in the first scene or chapter. If you’re not sure how to start, play around with different starting points. You might have to try a few before you find one that clicks, but that’s what writing is all about!  Try starting with a character in action or your character’s physical appearance to immediately show the reader who’s important. Start with a bird’s eye view of the setting. Describe sensory detail before zooming into your character’s life or home. Tell your readers a character’s “secret” to immediately hook them. Set up the central conflict at the very start to make the reader desperate to know what’s going to happen next. Begin with a memorable, dramatic, or important flashback. Be careful, as flashbacks can confuse the reader if they don’t know it’s a flashback. Think about what kind of opening line you want to write. Will it be absurd and amusing? Bleak and foreboding? Inviting? Unexpected? Will it present an expansive truth? The type of opening line you choose sets the reader’s expectations for the story to come and convinces the reader to read the next line. If you’re feeling stuck, look up examples of famous opening lines for inspiration:  Absurd and amusing: “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” From Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell. Foreboding: “It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn’t know what I was doing in New York.” From The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Inviting: “Call me Ishmael.” From Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Unexpected: “All children, except one, grow up.” From Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Expansive truth: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. If the story’s context involved the main character, you can include this information in the main narrative. But, if the necessary context happened in a different setting, or if didn’t involve your protagonist in a concrete way, your book might benefit from a prologue. Make sure your prologue is necessary and impacts the story’s plot significantly -- if it doesn’t, your story might be better of without one. You don’t have to tell your readers everything about the story in the first scene or chapter. Information dumping can bog the story down and deter your readers, just as surely as a lack of information can make them confused. Work on striking the right balance, and ask outside observers for advice if necessary.

summary: Find your starting point. Try different beginnings. Craft an intriguing opening line. Write a prologue if your story has a lot of historical or narrative context. Avoid information dumping.


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A simple and inexpensive way to make a form for you mask is to use a balloon.  The balloon is inflated to a size that is roughly that of your face.  The paper mache will be placed over the balloon which is later popped, leaving you with only your mask. For a simple mask you can make use of cardboard or poster-board pieces to build the mask's form.  Cardboard or poster board can be a great choice for your mask form, allowing you to create a stable shape that you find interesting.   Cut out a flat piece of cardboard or poster-board that roughly matches the shape of your face. Cut out smaller pieces and glue them to the first flat piece to build features like noses or mouths. If you want your mask to be highly detailed and have complex shapes, using paper and tape to build a form is the best option.   On top of a flat mask base made from a piece of cardboard, paper is wadded up into bundles and taped down, forming any shapes you might want.  This method allows you to make detailed and complex shapes. Smooth shapes are possible to create with this method as well. Try to line up your masks eyes, nose and mouth with your own so that you can see and breath out of it once it is done.  Hold the mask form up to your face to get a rough idea of where these features should go.
summary: Find a balloon to use for your form. Get a piece of cardboard or poster-board. Use paper and tape to form the mask.