No matter the problem, the answer can be found by asking questions.  When I run into a problem, I ask myself several questions that almost a...

I tried to post a shorter version of this post in the Secret Jerusalem group on Facebook. It was deleted supposedly because it didn't me...

Sorry for the rambling. I'm considering making a graphic novel with stories from my mom's, my grandmother's, and my great-grandm...

Saw Soul, and while I like all Pixar movies, this one is at the bottom three of the list for me.  Pluses: it's so beautiful,...

When someone says women "can't" or "shouldn't" - or that boys "can't" or "shouldn't"...

A mom asked me for graphic novel recommendations for her young daughter who likes Calvin and Hobbes, and Avatar: The Last Airbender graphi...

Facebook is full of scam stores like this one: What makes me think this is a scam? A reverse image search with TinEye shows the...

“Can you recommend a good graphic novel for my son/daughter who is [so many] years old?”  I’ve heard this question a lot, and I’ve been pond...

Someone recently asked this on a fandom group on Facebook, and here's my answer:  The difference between Marvel and DC started in the co...

I highly, HIGHLY recommend Wolfwalkers, which is available on Apple TV. It's by far the best animated movie of 2020. You don't have ...

 For anyone who thinks the finale of How I Met Your Mother came out of nowhere, I don't think you and I were watching the same series.  ...

We could all use some cheering up these days, so here's something that always makes me happy: Jonathan Coulton's Best. Concert. Eve...

There are so many fun things to do in Jerusalem this summer, but unfortunately no one seems to have assembled an easy to understand site of ...

Hi, everyone! So I haven't been blogging for several months. Here's why. Whenever my life takes a turn, I like to look at where ...

Are you writing fiction or blog posts? Is Microsoft Office Word telling you contractions are a problem? Incomplete sentences are a problem?...

Here are all the links to all of my Writing Words for Nerds #AtoZChallenge posts: A is for Action http://www.sheviwrites.com/2016/04/writi...

I’m about to give you a piece of advice I got from an agent at a SCBWI New Jersey workshop. The workshop and one-on-one critique with the a...

Shevi: Hi, YA! YA: (Continues to text on her phone, her face partially hidden behind her hair. She shrugs.) Shevi: We’re here to ...

Improv says you have to “commit 100%.” One of my rules of comedy is that you should, “take it as far as it will go. All the way up to t...

From an "ugly" stepsister's perspective I suspect the most widely known rule when it comes to writing an article is that ...