As amazing as this may sound, the democratically managed public schools in the United States have been slowly and steadily improving over the last 114 years [actually longer than that], and they continue to improve in spite of the false claims to the contrary. How much of an improvement am I talking about? In 1900,…
How would you respond if you were framed for crimes you didn’t commit? What if there was no way you could prove your innocence? Ethan Card, a Marine fighting in Vietnam, is about to become a patsy for a cruel, power-hungry rogue CIA agent who only wants to cover up his own crimes. Tuyen, a…
How much of Running with the Enemy is fiction? How much of it really happened? How completely does he develop his characters before writing? When did he first have a desire to write? What advice does he have for writers who are striving to be published? You are a Vietnam veteran, and this book started as a…
The food didn’t taste good at all. Was it bad or was it bade? If your toddler refuses to move, is he balking or is he bocking? You go to see your daughter’s dance recital. Did she take ballad, ballade, ballet, or ballot? Would you apply a balm or a barm to wounds? bad, bade…
For what audience was this book written? Which character was her favorite? Where did her inspiration come from? Why did she start the group Kentuckiana Authors ? For what audience is this book intended? This book is for those who like dark, twisted, psychological thrillers. It is not for young teenagers. I’m thinking New Adult…
My Beautiful Suicide is the story of a young girl who wants to end her life in such a way that it helps others. It is also a profound love story of two individuals who, through a series of events, discover just how perfect for each other they are. I will start by saying that…
Luck is defined as the things that happen to a person because of chance. It is the accidental way things happen without being planned. Nate Harlow believes in luck, only he believes that all of his luck is bad. I mean, he always burns his toast. His birthday wishes never come true, and he can…
We all have them. As unique as a fingerprint, this scar left behind by the umbilical cord is a source of fear for some people. What is it about belly buttons that frighten them so much? Whether you fear belly buttons or not, there are ways you can use this phobia in your writing. Facts…
May 1 is Save the Rhino Day. The rhino is a magnificent animal that can weigh anywhere from 750 pounds to 8,000 pounds. The two African and three Asian species stand anywhere from four and a half feet tall to six feet tall. I wouldn’t want to encounter one of these animals. Even though they…
An idiom is a group of words or expression whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meaning of the individual words in the expression. What does it mean if one is happy as a clam, happy as a clam at high tide, or happy as a clam in mud at high tide? These idioms simply mean that…
