By Zachary StieberThe Epoch Times Researchers are recommending that people have no more than one alcoholic drink per day, after finding no protective impact of alcohol consumption on health. The risk ...
I said in the first installment of this column that achieving the publication of a novel (or nonfiction book) can make you feel good about yourself, particularly if you’re a person who feels your prof...
Dr. Damanpreet Jamarai, Medicare & Retirement Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare of California As more Americans live longer, maintaining brain health is becoming an increasingly important pa...
If you’re writing a novel its plotting will determine if the book is a success and I’m reminded of an old Russian proverb, “Hope for the best, expect the worst.” Or to put it another way, sometimes it...
Newsom’s set of facts don’t harmonize with reality By – Katy Grimes The Southern California “Sandy” fire currently burning in Simi Valley, has torched 1,700 acres in 24 hours – somethi...
For grieving spouses, adult children, and close friends trying to keep up with work, family, and basic routines, loss can bring more than sadness. Grief-related anxiety can show up as restlessness, dr...
By Dr. Damanpreet Jamarai, Medicare & Retirement Chief Medical Officer,UnitedHealthcare of California As we head into the warmer months, it’s a natural time to reevaluate our nutrition and f...
By – John Sammon When it comes to creating a character, truth is often stranger than fiction. We’ve been talking about creating characters for your novel that are realistic, full-dimensional fig...
Last week we talked about making the characters in your book compelling and interesting and the most simple way to do this is to have them struggle against something or someone. A character who faces ...
By John Sammon In writing a book boredom is the first deadly sin. To have any chance of getting a publisher to publish your book and then readers to read it, you have to have characters whose actions,...