To please our kindergarten teachers, we learned to color inside the lines. No longer could we have purple trees. To be the best, we knew we had to be like…
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A really good quarterback must fake in one direction and then go where no one expects. This middle school quarterback pulls off the greatest acting job imaginable as he takes…
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Robert McKee says, “When talented people write well, it is generally for this reason: They’re moved by a desire to touch the audience. You may think you write well. You…
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In college and pros, players wear battle gear to contend on the gridiron. But that was much too dangerous for grade school physical education classes where kids wore just gym…
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Writing instructors often say, "If you want to write well, you should read a lot." Unless we have photographic memories, reading a great writing style won't take us far toward…
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Victor Borge invites Sahan Arzruni to help accompany him in playing the Hungarian Rhapsody. But the man from Turkey hasn’t been in New York very long. He doesn’t speak English,…
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The simple acronym SCOOP IT UP will help you identify the important parts for building your story in a few sentences, several pages, or a book: (1) Situation, (2) Character, (3) Objective, (4) Obstacle,…
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Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Avast, me hearties, ye dare not miss such a day. If ye’re thinkin’ ye might like a pirate party, t’day be a…
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Writing instructors often say, “Show, don’t tell.” Do we really know what that means? Do we know how to do it? Do we know why instructors keep stressing its importance?…
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Character is a critical key to becoming a person of quality, and it starts in the home!
