Think of a melody, like I did with “I’m Always in Love” in the last chapter—it doesn’t have to be your own for the sake of learning this process. Open up a book anywhere, any page, and keep humming the melody to yourself as you scan. Don’t really try to comprehend what you’re reading; just let your mind skim over the surface of the words on the page and focus your attention on the melody. If you can get in the right frame of mind, words will jump out and attach themselves to the melody. Highlight (literally, with a highlighter, if you can) those words, and keep moving until you’ve collected a
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