by lzadmin | Oct 26, 2014 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
Writers love creating characters. Personality. Physical Appearance. Dress. Mannerisms. Dialog: It’s what we do! It’s how authors bring characters to life. But did you stop to think about your characters’ morality, or more specifically, what level of...
by lzadmin | Jun 8, 2014 | Reading & Writing
Agents, publishers, bookstores, and Amazon require authors to identify a novel’s genre. It’s not always an easy task. Wouldn’t it be great if genres were as easy to classify as dogs? By replacing the word genre with breed writers will identify...
by lzadmin | Jan 15, 2013 | Life & Laughter
My wallet is FAT, heavy with plastic. Not with credit cards—goodness no. Bulky with those cards that EVERY store believes is necessary to hand out to receive “points,” “savings,” and “discounts.” They tell you the cards are “valuable” and “redeemable.”...
by lzadmin | Nov 15, 2012 | Life & Laughter
I teach my senior high school students how to be mindful of their body language, especially since many colleges require personal interviews. Most people don’t think about how their body language transmits a multitude of impressions. After reading several body language...
by lzadmin | Sep 17, 2012 | LZMarieAuthor
Busy re-writing, fine-tuning, and fact checking for The Merkabah Deception–the 2nd in the Merkabah series. Daphne Sites and her Guide are in Ecuador where they hope to put a stop to the mysterious mass hysteria illness at a prestigious girls prep school. Her...