Book excerpt: The "W" Characters is an inspiring camping story for children about building character, making good decisions, setting goals and learning ways to achieve them. The "W" Characters introduces children to three characters that can be found in EVERY person. Wishers dream but don't know how to take action. . .Wishy-Washy's go back-and-forth, and don't achieve all that they could. . . Washers take action; they learn through experience, including setbacks and disappointments. Washers work to achieve their goals. Washers succeed! Washers, the book's true heroes, use the metaphor of water as a life force in their own lives. The "W" Characters helps children understand a core life principle to develop their own inner 'fire' for becoming something special and unique. It's a fun, easy-to-read book children will return to again and again.