But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. ―
Writing for the young at heart, not necessarily the young.
You are a part of a bigger picture. Every decision you make, every choice, affects those around you.
Why I Write
In a world of harsh realities, we need the magic of imagination. Some might call this “escapism,” but I believe fiction can inspire us to see the world in a different light. Perhaps we won’t be the unlikely hero that changes the course of history, but we will affect the lives around us. The question is: will it be for the better?
When Michelle is transported to a world of her own imagination, her only hope of saving her children is to save the fantasy world of her abandoned novel.
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So the movie was good. The book was better. The movie cut out all the interesting sciencey parts, and there were some things that if I hadn’t read the book first, I think I would’ve been confused.
12% into Project Hail Mary so far. Began about an hour ago. Gotta finish before my husband takes me to see the movie!
Finished the book the other day. I enjoyed it. Excited to see Project Hail Mary tonight on a date with @PastorSZ 😊
12% into Project Hail Mary so far. Began about an hour ago. Gotta finish before my husband takes me to see the movie!
Once upon a time I said I would never marry a pastor or live in a desert. Then I met a cute guy in the Air Force, brought him breakfast while he was on dorm guard, now 19 years later: 6 kids, 4 dogs, cat, fish, lizard…oh and he became a pastor and we live in Arizona🌵☀️💀
Once upon a time, an imposing young man came over to discuss the Bible with my dad and raid our refrigerator.
He's still imposing, he still loves discussing the Bible with my dad, but now we share a refrigerator. 😁
Here is the problem if we ONLY read about characters that are “relevant” to us. Imagine Dickens trying to reach people about the horrors of poor children in London, and a rich person, the sort Dickens is trying to teach compassion, DNFs Oliver Twist because Oliver wasn’t relevant
Fiction helps us develop empathy, or at least compassion, to understand why a person might make decisions differently than ourselves. If a person can only read books where the MC thinks like themselves, that shows a deep problem within the reader…