Thanks, tylerdurden! I did not understand how flow text worked. Tried node editing and envelope deformation and they worked perfectly. I appreciate the help!

I am very new to Inkscape and feeling my way around--slowly! I am attempting to flow one word into a heart frame. (I created the heart shape by manipulating a rectangle.) When I use the "flow text into frame" option, the text disappears. After reading through some other threads here that c...