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Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 15, 20162 min read
When you’ve got a few words to cut…
My current manuscript in revision happens to be a middle-grade fantasy set in a fictional medieval world with fun things like unicorns...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 11, 20165 min read
February Author Interview: Michelle I. Mason
I’m so excited to share a first here at Caffeinated Fiction: Our very first author interview! Look for one each month, and get to know...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 8, 20162 min read
If a book could put on boxing gloves…
A few weeks ago I had a fellow writer ask me a bold question: If I had to choose, would I want to see my work published as ebooks or...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 12, 20163 min read
Art of Writing or Thrill of the Plot?
Recently I got into an interesting discussion with a fellow writer about the importance of good writing. I had mentioned that I was...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 6, 20163 min read
The Pain and Beauty of Revision
Admit it, revision is never a fun process. The joy and excitement of creating something new got on the last bus out of town. There’s...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 29, 20154 min read
Obedience vs. Pride
This is a blog post I’ve been sitting on for a while. It’s a lesson that I feel God has been teaching me over and over and over again in...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 5, 20153 min read
Why do you write?
My middle daughter is currently studying Ancient Egypt in her homeschool history class. One of her least favorite things to do is read....
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 28, 20153 min read
3 Things I Learned from a Month of Silence
So, I took a break from blogging. It wasn’t intentional… at first. But then it happened, and then I sort of liked it, so then I just kept...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 13, 20152 min read
Author quotes, and why they matter
It’s been exactly two weeks since I walked into the ACFW Greater Philly Writer’s Conference. This morning I thought I’d browse through a...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 6, 20153 min read
Just Write.
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Greater Philly Conference. It was my...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 16, 20153 min read
The Beauty of Distracted Writing
I used to think I couldn’t write unless I had at least an hour or more to devote to it. Which, of course, rarely happens, since a little...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 25, 20153 min read
Zombies vs. Writers
Glancing at my website just now, I was shocked to see the ‘zombies’ tag was so tiny. It seemed to sad and lonely at the bottom of the...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 18, 20152 min read
3 Things I’ve Learned from Pantsing
I was swimming at 6:30 this morning. Ok, not really, but it sure felt like it. That’s because the characters in my book made the snap...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
May 16, 20153 min read
The Drama of Writing YA
If you know me, you know I love anything young adult. Even after I was married and had children, I never stopped reading it and I...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
May 9, 20153 min read
Confessions of a closet Pantser
I have a confession to make. I am a Pantser. I didn’t know I was a Pantser. I’ve never been a Pantser. But lo and behold, I found out...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 30, 20152 min read
Passion, writing, and a little bit of Shrek
This morning my four-year-old daughter and I were in the car alone, and I decided to put on the soundtrack to Shrek Jr. the Musical. My...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 14, 20153 min read
Snapchats and piles of laundry
I can totally handle any and all distractions today and will do nothing but write. This is a lie I tell myself every day. Not that I...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 29, 20153 min read
Practice Writing
So I’ve been focusing on my writing lately (hence, the lack of blog posts!) And I’ve been reading about writing (that always sounds funny...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 26, 20153 min read
The humility of reading books and exercises of gray matter
One of my goals for the New Year has been to read more books on the art of writing. I’ve read a few books here and there, but have always...
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Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 17, 20153 min read
Do you have thick skin?
Here’s a little secret about me: When I was young, I wanted to be an actress! No lie. I got bitten with ‘the bug’ around age 11 and even...
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