Writers need to show instead of tell. What exactly does that mean? How does one show what is happening instead of just telling? What are the benefits of doing so? Telling is easy. The room was bare. You need to show the reader that the room is bare instead of just stating it. Showing takes…
How fond of snowmen are you? Do you have fond memories of playing in the snow, throwing snowballs, and making snowmen? Warning: Once you read this short story, you might not like snowmen so much. You might never want to see one again. It is possible that you could develop a phobia of snowmen. This…
The ocean is home to many beautiful and amazing creatures. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to swim beneath its tranquil waters and gaze at them up close? But just as the ocean’s waters are not forever tranquil, neither are its inhabitants always the kind you want to be near. They may be spectacular to look at,…
On Halloween night in 1989 in Salem, the location of the famous witch trials, a triple murder takes place. The throats of three women are slashed and their bodies disposed of in a crevasse. But there is a survivor: the young daughter of one of the victims. Halloween 2014. A boy is murdered. He was…
Is exercising daily a healthful habit or a healthy habit? Does hear or here mean in this place? Would you own a heard of goats or a herd of goats? If an animal feeds on grass, is it herbiferous or herbivorous?Is heredity or hereditary responsible for your blue eyes? Were you rescued by a hero,…
Do you keep secrets from your significant other? Does he or she keep secrets from you? How damaging would this be to a relationship? Shout and Tisha are no longer together, but it is Shout’s own fault for choosing his murderous father over his fiance. That had to hurt. So Tisha is starting life anew…
Isn’t it strange how many noises we hear on a daily basis that we don’t pay any attention to until they aren’t there? What about the smells that wake us up or alert us to different things? If you are used to waking up to the smell of coffee each morning, what would it mean…
The Brothers Grimm didn’t water down their fairy tales when they wrote them; modern society has done that. In their original form, they are full of violence, blood, and gore. Times were different when the Brothers Grimm wrote their fairy tales, and yes, they were intended to be read to children. But Once Upon a Fairy…
If something is high-class or fashionable, is it haute or oat? Does a hawk or a hock fly through the air? Is hay or hey a type of grass that is used as fodder? When you cure a sickness, do you heal or heel? haute or haut, oat Both haute and haut mean high-class or…
Heart Strings is my first novel. I began writing it as a hobby but decided last summer to get serious, finish the book, and publish it. It’s been an exciting journey. I can’t wait to complete the second in the series and find out what happens to my characters—some of my favorite people. I played…
