My question is I have a favorite genre and everything that I write in, but how do I keep myself from plagiarizing my favorite authors' ideas?

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After my conversation with Michele I put on my favorite music, let my mind wander sat down with pen and paper to write down my goals for next year.

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To this point, sitting in with that class of startups, seeing what they do and getting to write about how TechStars works from that point of view has been my absolute favorite story.

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