Lara Zielinsky's Blog: Newsletter, page 24

Legacy

Day 5 of Supposed Crimes 30-day Challenge: What do you hope people say about you after you’re gone? On the heels of yesterday’s look back, here’s a look forward. My writings will be my legacy. This blog, my fanfics, my books. On the internet nothing every really passes away. I can search my name and… Continue reading Legacy →

LGBTQ+ podcasts

It’s Pride Month, and I’ve been going through my own podcasting archives from 2008-2013 (defunct “Readings in Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Fiction”). I’ve been thinking what it might mean to revive Reading LAB. But then I realized, I may have been near the beginning of the movement. There’s a lot out there now for the… Continue reading LGBTQ+ podcasts →

Throwback Thursday

Continuing with the 30-day challenge from my publisher. Day 4: If you could take a time machine back 10 years, what would you tell your past self? Rather apropos for a Throwback Thursday question. Warning, this is not a very happy post. 2010 was a complicated year in my life. I was in the deep… Continue reading Throwback Thursday →

Pick Up

30-day Challenge from Supposed Crimes Day 3: What makes you pick up a book? This is quick hits list, and then I’ll post a gallery of some of the books that caught my attention where I considered these elements well done: In the bookstore I look for: A cover that stands out just a bit… Continue reading Pick Up →

Compelling

Posting early today. 30-day Challenge from Supposed Crimes Day 2: What makes a compelling story? What takes away from it? I talked about DNF in the last post. The opposite is this. A compelling story, one that pushes me to go on to the next page, the next scene, the next chapter, the next conflict,… Continue reading Compelling →

30-Day Challenge

Supposed Crimes, the publisher of my novels, has posted a 30-Day Challenge for June. So, I’m going to try and answer one question a day in a blog post. Today, June 1 is “What is your favorite literary genre and why?” Asking a literature teacher about genre is a tricky thing. Each genre has its… Continue reading 30-Day Challenge →

2020 Goldie Finalist- Golden Crown Literary Society

Looking for some reading during Pride Month? My first novel, Turning Point, was a finalist for this award back in 2008 (for a 2007 release), so I’ll just say GCLS is all about the women-loving women genre: romance, adventure, mystery, paranormal, science fiction, and fantasy. They celebrate poetry and non-fiction, too. At the core is… Continue reading 2020 Goldie Finalist- Golden Crown Literary Society →

2020 Winners | Lambda Literary

Looking for something to read during Pride Month? Find the full spectrum of LGBTQ “best of” for 2020 here: — www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/2020-wi... ~ Lara

Denouement

Just some thoughts I felt the need to write down… running off at the keyboard (borrowed phrase from a local sports columnist). It is after 12 noon on Friday, May 29. I have turned in my keys, signed off on my last student grades. Because I do not have a school assignment for the fall… Continue reading Denouement →

Finding Inspiration

This weekend I took a little different creative path. I decided to play with making mock covers for some of my languishing WIPs. I have about 15 of them in various stages and the writing hasnt been going well for any of them when I open them for a few minutes to try. I figure Continue reading Finding Inspiration →