I was reading a cute romance novel published by Amazon when I came across a paragraph that took me by surprise. The confusing sentence structure made me stop and reread. Then I figured it out, chuckled, and moved on. The second time it happened I didn’t laugh. The third time it happened I was pretty annoyed. When authors write in …
Do You Like Change?
Spring is here with gorgeous flowers and trees budding with vibrant color. Life is happening all around us—a beautiful example of change. Weather varies from day to day. Relationships grow and fade. Companies expand and contract. No matter where you are, change is there. And yet I resist change. I like my habits, my routines. Getting up at the same time …
What’s In Your Heart?
The world seems to be falling apart and not slowly. It’s easy to give in to fear. Every day the news reports another catastrophe. Did you know the word catastrophe means “a turning point”? It was used in drama (in winding up the plot) to show a “reversal of what was expected. Writers have the power to change their audience’s perspective. So …