box-o-sand/cookbook/015/hodgepodge/app/controllers/novel_controller.rb

$one = 1

class NovelController < ApplicationController
  $two = 2

  def index
    @title = 'Shattered View: a Novel on Rails'
    one_plus_one = 1 + 1
    increment_counter one_plus_one
  end

  def helper_method
    @help_message = "I see you've come to me for help."
  end

  def increment_counter(by)
    @counter ||= 0
    @counter += by
  end

  def sequel
    $three = 3
  end

end