Exchange the bad habit of worrying with the excellent habit of trusting God.

Writing is no dying art form in America because most published writers here accept the wisdom and the necessity of encouraging the talent that follows in their footsteps.

I don't think anyone could write about another culture and get it 100 percent accurate.

Let every hindrance to joy become the soil out of which joy blossoms.

The English tradition offers the great tapestry novel, where you have the emotional aspect of a detective's personal life, the circumstances of the crime and, most important, the atmosphere of the English countryside that functions as another character.

Asking in prayer helps you to see your problem in the light of God's power.

Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.