by lzadmin | Nov 29, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
These two little words are fraught with BIG symbolic meaning! We are familiar with the obvious uses: The Light of knowledge or the Darkness of the Soul, but writers can use darkness and light in a myriad of ways! Light or enlightenment can refer to: goodness...
by lzadmin | Nov 25, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
Agents and folks in the writing/publishing biz tell wanna-be authors to learn their craft, to learn the magic of words, plot, and voice! They also suggest reading lots of books in your genre. Well, I can tell you there’s a VAST Grand Canyon-size difference...
by lzadmin | Nov 18, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
What can we learn about age-old struggles or heroes from Homer? No, not Homer Simpson, Homer, author of the Greek epics ( short for really-really -really long) poem, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Skip the next several sentences if you remember reading these. A SUPER...
by lzadmin | Nov 14, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
There is a season…write, write, write—what? That’s not the song’s lyrics? Before you write that plot, stop and think about season! ( Even Southern California has seasons–sort of). The symbolism found in seasons has deep roots in...
by lzadmin | Nov 6, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
Intercourse. Coupling. Hanky panky. Horizontal mambo. Lovemaking. Copulation. Fornication. Coitus. Carnal Knowledge. To know. Relations. That’s a small sampling of synonyms–each eliciting a different reaction by virtue of its connotation. Well…as you...