Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. We strengthen the picture if we can find ways to describe the scene in…
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These fancy kitchen knives will do more than slice and dice. When people watched the demo, they couldn’t believe their eyes.
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Many people would like to write a book, but either they don’t know how to start or the finish is seen as an impossible dream. Actually, the start is easy,…
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As a child, perhaps you were once asked, “Can’t you play nice?” Not necessarily, not when competition is involved. In playing “The Summer,” composed by Antonio Vivaldi, these violinists have…
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There was a time before radio and TV when people sat in the parlor to hear someone read aloud. Now, it’s amazing if we can interest any cat in reading.
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. Saying “she was frustrated” or “she was upset” gives an observation without much feeling.…
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. A great paragraph from The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: It’s a…
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Sometimes the best of intentions can be mistaken as doing something wrong, even illegal. The guy was just trying to help. Should he be arrested for that?
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Bestselling authors may write great paragraphs, but we can learn ways to make them even better. A great paragraph from The Lake House by James Patterson: There were bullets ringing…
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Supposedly, organic food is better for us. We know this because we did so well, back when Mom made dinner from what we brought in from the garden. The organic…
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