Lara Zielinsky's Blog: Newsletter, page 22

Bi+ Writers Assn announces 2020 Finalists and Winners

My novel We Three: One and One and One Makes Three, featuring two female bisexual main characters was selected as a finalist for the 2020 Bisexual Book Awards in the erotic fiction category. Check here for all the winners and finalists.… Continue reading Bi+ Writers Assn announces 2020 Finalists and Winners →

hard scenes

For Day 27 of the 30-day Challenge: Are there any types of scene you find hard to read or write (action, love, death, etc.)? Right now I’m finding most scenes hard to write. It’s like brain says “whut r werdz?” but when I’m working in a story, the hardest scenes to write are the ones… Continue reading hard scenes →

Online Conferences

Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge Day 26 question: Have you attended any online conferences? What did you like? What could’ve been better? Unfortunately I have not been able to attend any online conferences. Yes, I’ve been at home. Certainly could say to some extent I have had time on my hands. But the obstacles as with… Continue reading Online Conferences →

advice

Day 25 of the Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge: What advice would you give to today’s youth? For the purpose of this post, I’m going to interpret “youth” as inexperienced writers. Similar to another post, my primary advice is Write what you want to read. After that, there is no one best best to reach your… Continue reading advice →

writing process

On day 24 Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge asks: What are some of your favorite writing resources? I’m a basics-only writer. I keep a dictionary and thesaurus close at hand (though I don’t often need to go into them). I bookmark research pages and write notes into a summary file or character guide. For the story… Continue reading writing process →

more topical writing

For Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge Day 23: What is one subject you would really like to tackle in a story or see an author take on? It doesn’t specifically have anything to do with romance, but I’m wondering how the pandemic (social distancing, masks, working from home, etc) will be represented by authors. Even prior… Continue reading more topical writing →

please, can I have some more

For Day 22 of the Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge: Are there topics or issues you wish were more common in books? My wish list: MC’s who are in midlife or later, established mid-level careers or new entrepreneurs. Romance challenges (not breakups/divorces) with established couples working through it Realistic diversity in characters – biracial and multi-ethnic… Continue reading please, can I have some more →

off-limits

Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge Day 21: What subjects would you never read or write about? I don’t believe in saying things are off-limits to other writers, but there are a few things that I would not feel confident to write into my stories, without a LOT of research and interviewing and personal interaction with the… Continue reading off-limits →

mood-immersion

Today’s (June 20) question in the 30-day Challenge is What do you use to immerse yourself in a story (music, visuals, etc.)? The DIYMFA had a really good blog post about setting the mood for optimal writing. I’m going to focus on the first: writing rituals. How I maintain my connection to my characters and story… Continue reading mood-immersion →

inspiration

For Day 19 of Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge: Where do you look for creative inspiration? This is definitely an eternal question because honestly, my stories are inspired by such a variety of things. And almost never have I been inspired in the same way twice. Perhaps if my inspiration sources were more consistent, I’d write… Continue reading inspiration →