Bøger af Penny Richards

One of the biggest mistakes a beginner makes is thinking he's finished when he types "The End." Someone once said, writing is rewriting. It's true. Cutting unnecessary information, rearranging sentences and moving paragraphs, searching for just the right word for the biggest impact, and so much more is necessary if your goal is to become a good writer.I've done more than my share of editing through the years, and there are common mistakes most beginners make. My hope in writing this book is to help the new writer recognize and fix these errors, to teach the importance of getting things right, and to understand what is acceptable in traditional publishing. Lastly, I hope to help give them greater success whatever writing path they choose.Read on and write right.

Former orphan Carole Chapman has no use for Christmas. She remembers well the gifts she received as a child at the orphanage marked simply "Girl" and the appropriate age. Now, as a successful store owner, it's all about commercial and financial gain. Her love life isn't so great either. When she finds a baby someone has left in a church nativity scene, her past with all its disappointments and insecurities comes flooding back. Widower and police psychologist, Chris Nicholas is granted temporary custody of the baby, a little girl named Katy. A father himself as well as a foster parent, he lives on a farm with a menagerie of animals, kids of all ages and a smart-mouthed parrot. Controlled chaos best describes his rustic home. Chris is a rescuer by nature and Carole needs help badly. Chris can't help being drawn to her despite their differences. Can he and the kids break through her wall of reserve and help her forget the disappointments of her past and learn to love herself and others?

Organized into four sections of Courtly Worlds, Religious Experience, Civic Worlds, and Literature and Gender, this collection provides a contemporary map that helps in understanding the past. It includes essays that reflect the trend towards integrating the historical experience of women and men, and focuses on areas of contemporary interest.