Lara Zielinsky's Blog: Newsletter, page 18

Tuesday Talk

Writing is an art, no question. But if you want to share it with the world, there are some things you necessarily should think about. I am not talking getting “past” any “gatekeepers” or following some sort of “prescription.” I’m talking about making it easy on your audience to read your story. Having a story… Continue reading Tuesday Talk →

Monday Thoughts

A little bit personal and a little bit of a ramble… Today is the first day back to school in my district. Well, rather, the school district where I live. I am no longer a teacher, nor do I have a child enrolled in the schools. My only child is well and truly grown. So… Continue reading Monday Thoughts →

We Fit progress

The last couple days, while I haven’t been blogging, I have been writing. I’ve added another 10,000 words to We Fit, the sequel to We Three, now over 50k. The scenes have all been intimacy, everything from kissing to sex. In a bid to show how deep the love has become between the characters, I’ve… Continue reading We Fit progress →

No writing today

I didn’t do any creative writing today, so I have no new character development for Britt or plotting in The Mile High Club series. Instead I spent the bulk of the day “adulting.” I handled some errands, paid some bills, and laid in the work to earn a little money working an extra hour on… Continue reading No writing today →

Britt 2

More development today for Britt. A reminder, this is what she looks like to me. Now to come up with a full backstory that includes her full name. Okay, so let’s say Britt’s born in 1975, she’s 45 now. She graduated from a small town high school in 1993. So she’s a fan of popular… Continue reading Britt 2 →

character idea Britt

You’re getting a real look into my process this month. I’m definitely a plotter not a pantser, so coming up with series ideas leads to thinking about characters that would fit the settings and then situations that would fit the characters and the settings. I’m going to skip over the Port St Joe idea for… Continue reading character idea Britt →

series ideas

Just running off at the keyboard with some ideas for the series. These would all focus on bisexual or lesbian main characters, even if there are males in the supporting cast. If you’re intrigued by one, let me know in the comments: Port Joe Series This would be a common setting series. All the couples… Continue reading series ideas →

series plan

I have reached the part where I’m writing the (sex-packed) middle of We Fit , so I think I’ll hold these scenes for the previews when I’m closer to releasing it. However, I have decided to use my blog space this month to plan for a series of connected short stories (and maybe build a… Continue reading series plan →

August Beginnings

Tomorrow’s my birthday, so I consider all of August my “birthday month.” That’s not because I want presents all month, but because I use it as a way to focus during these days on myself and making plans for goals I want to work toward. August has been, for most of my life, the start… Continue reading August Beginnings →

Acts of Service

The final love language, Acts of Service, is a minefield for Eric, Elena and Jess. These three are super-independent and while it’s nice to help a person out, they each have influences in their past where “doing something for you” has translated to a critique, a silent “I’m doing this because you’ll mess it up.”… Continue reading Acts of Service →