What do you like most about the books you enjoy? Is it the setting, that intriguing plot, or, is it the characters? Thinking back on my favorite stories, I remember the characters. When I read each of the books, those characters became alive to me. They weren’t words on paper; they were living, moving, thinking, […]

It Shouldn’t End That Way!
Yesterday, we thought about first impressions, introductions to books, and if the way a story begins is important. I kind of like a story to grab my attention with the first sentence, but I’ve read a few books that didn’t really get interesting until toward the last of the first chapter. Today, let’s think about how […]

Cozy Critter Chat
Helen and I held down the fort at the Cozy Critter Critique yesterday. All the other critters had good reasons for not being present: a doctor’s appointment, a new grandbaby, vacationing, a sick husband. But Helen and I had a good time. She is a prolific writer of Christian devotionals and always is able to […]