I love California! It’s not too hot (sorry, Florida), and it’s full of fun things to see — we went to Yosemite on Saturday, but sadly, only got a hazy view of El Capitan (and not because we’d been in the car for 3 hours with small children) because of the smoke from the first in NoCal (I’m talking like a local now). Went to Pier 39 on Tuesday – tried to get IN to Alcatraz (In -get it?) but the tickets we all sold out. So, here’s a picture of me from the pier, looking from afar. I kept imagining…what must life have been like for those prisioners, seeing life so close, yet so far. Like a piece of chocolate you’ll never get to eat. Then, I headed […]
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Fruit in California!
Hey! I’m on CA for the FIRST TIME in my life, and you know what — they have FRUIT here!! My friend has a peach tree and her brother has a LEMON tree! Here are a couple fun pix!
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Whoo Hoo! Dance with us Voices! — Rachel Hauck’s Sweet Caroline made the best seller list for August!!! Way to go, Rach!!!
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Today we’re looking at part two of writing a scary, believable villain. For a villain to be great, his or her threats must be believable and truly scary. The threat has to hit home. In the Wizard of Oz, we’re afraid for Dorothy and her friends, but when the witch threatens Toto, we’re drawn all the way into the danger. “She’s going to hurt an innocent dog?” We see Dorothy’s response too. Not Toto! As you develop your villain or antagonist, create a scenario that’s real and hits home. Could it happen? And what if it did? Work on thinking outside the norm, too. Terrorist blowing up a city while Bruce Willis tries to save mankind is exciting and perhaps interesting, but I’m not really drawn in because the threat […]
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