Okay, so we’re close to Halloween.
For some Christians, Halloween can be a controversial event.
Some families celebrate it as a harmless and fun day to dress up and collect candy. Others view it as having satanic or questionable roots and do not celebrate it. (more…)
I was shopping one day last week when I heard an elderly woman say to her daughter, “I’d like to find a white sweater.”
Her daughter came back with, “Oh, Mother, you always do this to me. You know we can’t find white after Labor Day.”
I thought, Hmm. That daughter is having trouble with her mother.
A few minutes later, in the same store, I heard a 30-something granddaughter talking with her elderly grandmother. “Oh, Grandma,” she said, (more…)
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Do you agree with Walt Disney, the author of this quotation?
For a dream to come true, do you only need courage? Do your dreams come true simply because you pursue them? Or is there something else to add to the recipe? What do you think? (more…)
“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore.” –Christopher Columbus
When an author wants to let readers know that a character is, say, courageous, she doesn’t write, “Chris was courageous.” Instead, she sets up a situation in which the character has to act bravely, even if he or she feels fearful, showing just how courageous the character is.
Christopher Columbus showed courage by doing something—crossing an ocean when many believed he would fall off the edge of the earth into oblivion.
“Show, don’t tell” is an important element of writing stories. You don’t want to insult your readers by telling them how characters feel or what a character is like. You want to show them by (more…)
Many students tell me that after they do the hard work of coming up with an idea, they do not know what to put in the paragraph or even how to write the paragraph.
Is this an issue for you as well? Could you use a little help in this area?
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Have you ever seen a man with his back pocket bulging from an overstuffed wallet? Do you know a woman who carries around a huge purse? Do you ever wonder what could be in there, like old rubber bands, ketchup packets, her kids’ Legos, or a stapler?
You can tell a lot about a person by what’s in their purse, backpack, or even bedroom. (more…)
Writing tools for all ages!
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