I'm very interested in structure, how multiple stories are assembled in different ways; that is what memory does as well.
Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.
Inaction, contrary to its reputation for being a refuge, is neither safe nor comfortable.
Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.
When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.
Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.
I spent most of my 20s with these alligator wrestlers in the swamps of South Florida.
I wanted to be free to write the way I wanted to write, and my impression of Christian publishing, at least in fiction, was that there wasn't room for what I wanted to write.
Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.
It has been said that self-respect is the gate of heaven, and the most cursory observation shows that a degree of reserve adds vastly to the latent force of character.