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 | 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...
by lzadmin | Jan 17, 2016 | Reading & Writing
Despite what you may think, the folks critiquing your manuscript are not the sickle-wielding grim reaper come to bury your manuscript, although for the uninitiated it can be Hell. I paid—yes, paid—for critiques from industry professionals at writers...
by lzadmin | Jun 7, 2015 | Reading & Writing
Writers conferences are a wonderful chance to learn about the craft of writing and publishing industry. And if you have the time and the funds I recommend attending a few. However, sometimes writers enter with closed minds. As a lifelong student of life if someone...
by lzadmin | Mar 29, 2015 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
Grammarians have been known to do battle over the vagaries of comma placement. Syntax skirmishes, semi-colon controversy, and other punctuation persnicketiness can get downright nasty! Good thing this post is about other kinds of commas! Writing, rewriting, editing,...