by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
On “Inside the Actor’s Studio” host James Lipton always ends the show with 10 questions, one of which is, “What is your favorite word?” I think this was supposed to be a clever question, but for writers it’s actually a great...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Mar 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Everywhere I look lately someone is talking about what “felt need” books address. A felt need is something that people are aware that they lack and desire to have. You could say my felt need right now is a publisher! In fiction, a felt need is often some...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
All of my life the library has been one of my favorite places to go. When we were kids mom would take us and let us check out a certain number of books each visit. I can still remember some of the books I checked out over and over again. My grade school had a tiny...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy President’s Day. Or Presidents’ Day or Presidents Day. If you’re lucky, you have the day off, but for many folks it’s just a Monday without mail. So what is this holiday? Originally, February 22 was celebrated as George Washington’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone you will presently come to love him.” -C.S. Lewis Today is...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Feb 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
Well, there’s a skiff of snow out there this morning. Schools are closed (again!) and traffic is messy. But if you look, there are signs of spring out there as well. We have huge flocks of fat robins attacking the holly trees and dotting the lawn, red breasts...
