Last year, on one of the morning shows, a couple was asked to carry a camcorder around while they debated and discussed their decision to have a vasectomy. After the births of three boys — the youngest only a few months old — they made the decision to go ahead and have a permanent solution carried out because their plate was “full…
I’ve spent several days this week talking to kids about writing and story. What makes a great story? Why is revision so important? How do we capture the good stuff and convey it as a word picture for the benefit of others? It’s no wonder that while continuing my reading of G.K. Chesterton, his thoughts on story pulled me in…
As busy people with spouses, kids, jobs, responsibilities, we’re all bound to fall into a funk from time-to-time — a phase when we feel dejected, overwhelmed, ungrateful, unappreciated or just plain blah, sometimes for no good reason. So what can we do about it?
