I Do Most Of My Reading On

One Of The First Serious Attempts I Made To Write A Novel Was When I Was In Grade 6 And I Had Read 'matilda.' I Wrote My Own Version And My Teacher Had It Bound And Permitted Me To Read It To The Class - Cementing My Love Of Reading, Writing And Roald Dahl!

I Wasn't Rebellious. Other Friends Had Far Stricter Parents And Where There Wasn't A Relationship Of Respect And Communication, They Were Usually The Opposite; Kids Go To The Other Extreme.

Once Upon A Time, A Fisherman Went Out To Sea. He Caught Many Fish And Threw Them All Into A Large Bucket On His Boat. The Fish Were Not Yet Dead, So The Man Decided To Ease Their Suffering By Killing Them Swiftly. While He Worked, The Cold Air Made His Eyes Water. One Of The Wounded Fish Saw This And Said To The Other: "what A Kind Heart This Fisherman Has- See How He Cries For Us." The Other Fish Replied: "ignore His Tears And Watch What He Is Doing With His Hands.

The Easiest Way For Readers To Connect With Characters And Feel Sympathy Is To Make The Character Entertaining, Sympathetic And Likeable.

Yes, Simone, He Is Mentally Unstable For Being Attracted To You. Call The Men In White Suits.