The value of diamonds is classified according to the 4 Cs – color, cut, clarity and carat weight. But bits of carbon or other material makes a diamond brittle and …
Need New Inspiration? Borrow Someone Else’s Brain
I have been involved in a traditional critique group for a while, which has been enormously beneficial; not only to tighten my writing and hone technique, but to encourage me—especially …
Weekly Spark: Survival & Inspiration by Angie Arndt
The tree in today’s post was just a scrub-oak bush when we were building our house. It had no center branch. It was growing out of a stump My hubby …
Weekly Spark: Write Your Own Story
One year, as I was checking out Christmas presents at a local bookstore, I noticed a stack of paperweights near the register. “Bright” and “shiny” are always a temptation and …
Weekly Spark: Blurred Lines
I’m a writer. While this statement is sometimes up for debate in my head, I put words to paper, which words eventually become books, studies and, most recently, fiction. Therefore, …