Month: December 2017

Writing in a Wonder-Full World

December 26, 2017

“The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.”—G. K. Chesterton When you see a mushroom in your yard, do you dismiss it? Or do you tap it with a stick to see it bounce? Do you think of fairies and smile? And when you see the little snail … More Writing in a Wonder-Full World

Showing Christmas Using the Five Senses

December 20, 2017

Show; don’t tell. We hear it all the time. Don’t tell the reader, show the reader. Draw readers into your story. Make it easy for them to feel as if they’re in the middle of whatever you’re writing. Prompted by a recent series of blog posts on the Hartline Literary Agency website, I’ve been thinking … More Showing Christmas Using the Five Senses