How would you act if you had the chance to be God? Would you first rid the world of all your enemies? Would you have fun blowing up stuff? Or would you be more peaceful? Maybe you would ensure that people and nations wouldn’t fight each other. I know that if I had the chance…
Does it really matter if you use single quotation marks or regular quotation marks? Yes, it does. It all depends on what they are being used for. It turns out that the majority of the time, regular quotation marks are called for. Regular Quotation MarksRegular quotation marks are used to indicate a direct quotation or…
I do not like bugs, but I am not phobic about them. At least I’m not now. Entomophobia, or the fear of insects, can be used in your writing to give others chills. Acarophobia is the fear of those little bugs that have the potential to make you itch. A person with this phobia would…
How safe would you feel hiding amongst an earth of foxes? Would an exaltation of skylarks be welcome to frolic and sing at your wedding? Have you ever watched a family of beavers build their lodge? Are you sneaky enough to watch a fesnying of ferrets play? The fox is a remarkable animal. Because of…
Did your dad drive you to school in a caddy or a Caddy? Would you have a cadenza or a credenza in your house? Does a camera or a chimera take a picture? Is there a caller, choler, collar, or color on your pet? cached, cashed When an item is cached, it is hidden away. Gerald…
In kindergarten, I was the only kid still crying when my mum dropped me off—a month into the year. Result: the other kids laughed at me, or worse, asked me what was wrong, and I just wailed, “I want my mummy!” That meant I hardly ever got invited out to play. And the odd time…
What influenced this author to write a book about a child assassin? What was his favorite part of the book, and which part of it was the most fun for him to write? Does he believe that books should always have happy endings? What advice does he have for authors? What influenced you to write…
All of us long for our child to be special and to be great at what they choose to do in life. But does this wish hold true even if your only daughter is a natural killer? What if she begins to show her talent as an assassin at a really young age?
How safe is all of the wonderful technology that we now have? Most of us carry cell phones with us everywhere we go. We tend to take out internet access for granted. They make life so much easier for us. But what if they were used against us? Asher Benson has moved out in the…
Full of creative expression, this book was created to draw (literally) attention to literary classics and their authors. Teachers, homeschool parents, and anyone with a love of reading will love this book. Why? As a former homeschool teacher with children who love to read as much as I do, this book would have made reading…
