DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? Nothing is more magical to me than the sound of a child reading a book. Well, except maybe the sound of a book being read to a child! The main reason I felt driven to write children’s books was to add to the magically enticing library of stories already appealing…
YOU are a power projection platform (PPP). The military uses this phrase, PPP, to refer to the ability to deploy power as the basis of operational strength. Likewise, you are the platform for your message. How much authority do you project? Are you effectively expressing your intent? Does your appearance support or detract/distract from your communication? Sixteen years of school uniforms, then…
Teachers always ask me to talk to their students about the writing process when I show up for a classroom visit. Students think good writers are just born that way; that Shakespeare penned all his works in one brilliant flash of creation. Every person has stories to tell. We probably all could write a book.…
Many Christian denominations observe Lent, which begins this week on Ash Wednesday. The season will conclude on Easter Sunday, around six weeks from now. Lent lasts for 40 days, actually 46, but Sunday’s are not counted. Sunday represents the resurrection, so Christians choose to not fast or perform penance on the Sabbath. Before embarking on…
Something clever or original catches our eye while we are reading – and we decide to pass it on. Re-posting something, even on a Facebook®page, can be an unauthorized reproduction of a copyrighted work. The right to a limited protection of the fruits of our creativity is so fundamental that it is guaranteed by our…
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