Category: General Thoughts & Updates

Half Pint Libraries: Another Excuse to Go to Half-Price Books

It’s late notice, but I just found out that Half-Price Books is doing a book drive for children through April 30th. The books will go to nonprofits, libraries, and teachers to make what Half-Price has appropriately named Half Pint Libraries. And the best part? (Besides giving kids access to books) For each book you donate, Half-Price will match it. I don’t know...

With Perfect Grammar, They Ask “Why Does Grammar Matter?”

Since I think a lot of you are word lovers, I may be preaching to the choir, but it scares me a little when people ask things like “Why does grammar matter?” If it’s an honest, innocent question, that’s fine (although it makes me sad for our education system). When it’s an objection like “But that’s not really important!” it drives me a little...

How Choosing Point of View Changes Everything

Ok. Maybe not everything (that might be hyperbole). The point of view probably won’t change your plot (only what you see of it). It probably won’t change your setting. It doesn’t have to change who your characters are. What it does change is how you write about it – and I’m not just talking about pronouns. I should probably clarify because...