by lzadmin | Oct 13, 2019 | LZMarieAuthor
Warning: This is a long post. When I first decided to write novels, I read every author’s blog about the journey. They were all so different. Tales of first-time success—from first novel to agent to seven-figure offer. Stories about struggling for years before...
by lzadmin | Aug 28, 2016 | LZMarieAuthor
Pulling double duty! Whoot !Whoot! Double the fun! On the advice of my agent I created another pen name for my historical fiction genre. Which also means having another website, instagram, and twitter account! Which I did, although I haven’t made a Facebook or...
by lzadmin | Jul 3, 2016 | ROCK your Writing
This little 35-page compilation of past posts was created for two reasons. The first is because new writers often don’t know how easy it is to include thematic, foreshadowing, contextual, plot, and character clues beyond the superficial or obvious. This is a...
by lzadmin | Jun 25, 2016 | Reading & Writing
From first draft to multiple revisions to query to submission the writer’s life is difficult ( and that’s putting it mildly ) and filled with angst. But we writers LOVE to write so we endure. And that’s why it’s necessary to have an Arsenal of...
by lzadmin | May 22, 2016 | Reading & Writing
A trip to Greece had me pondering many things: my writing career, future plots, the sagacity of the ancient Greeks, and the hour of my next delicious cappuccino freddo. Of course, I also contemplated quitting my job and traveling the world—until I remembered I have a...