An orange sunset. Blue sky. Green grass. No doubt, you’ve already created an image in your mind from each of these three phrases. But imagine being blind from a very young age, not knowing the difference between orange, blue and green. All your life, you’ve been told the sky is blue. So when you undergo […]
Cultivating An Attitude of Gratitude by author Crystal L. Barnes
You know the picture. You’ll probably see it today. Everyone gathered around the table. Piles of food waiting to be devoured. Smiles on all the faces. Children drooling over dessert. It’s Thanksgiving! But is it truly Thanksgiving without an attitude of gratitude? Howdy y’all! Crystal L Barnes here. I don’t know about you but Thanksgiving […]
Writing real life as fiction — without offending
I never wanted to write a romantic comedy. It’s not my genre. I like spaceships, alien civilizations, dragons, time travel and sword fights in space. That’s more my speed. The decision to write a romantic comedy was pure marketing. It sounds obvious, but the best strategy to selling more books is writing more books. As […]