A million miles in a thousand years

 by Donald Miller

You could say it's a book about writing. Or you could say it's a book about life. Better yet, call it a book about how writing is like life. Specifically it is about story - as it applies to writing and to life.

Miller explores what it takes to make a story and how those same ingredients are needed to write a good story of our life. An interesting comparison.

So what is the essence of story? A story is a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it. The book is organized by those segments:

• Part Two: A Character
• Part Three: A Character Who Wants Something
• Part Four: A Character Who Wants Something and Overcomes Conflict
• Part Five: A Character Who Wants Something and Overcomes Conflict to Get It

I'm finding it to be an interesting read with some good challenges for life as well as for writing.

Yet another learning experience

Tonight I learned some more things about the internet - more specifically about "blogspot" & how to add gadgets & re-arrange. Gadgets are fun - in real life & on the internet. I'd go so far as to say that the internet is fun. Thanks, Al Gore, for inventing it. Post-it notes are okay, too.

So yah, I learned how to add lists. Lists of favorite books, favorite quotations, etc. I even learned how to add a widget - which is something I'd thought of doing for quite some time.

Grace ...for good days & bad

My worst days are never so bad

that I'm beyond the reach of God's grace. 

And my best days are never so good

that I'm beyond the need for God's grace. 

 -Unknown