Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as many fresh words we can get away with. Simple, short sentences don't always work. You have to do tricks with pacing, alternate long sentences with short, to keep it vital and alive.... Virtually every page is a cliffhanger--you've got to force them to turn it."~

When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.

Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn't come from a store.

Everything stinks until it's finished.

And he, he himself, the Grinch - carved the roast beast.

Out there things can happen, and frequently do, To people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!

And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day