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New ideas and why they cause so much frustration
I’ve got an idea! Another idea for a story. Yes this, in addition to the Christian Pararomance novel I’m attempting to bring to the final...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 9, 20151 min read
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The benefits of stepping back…
So, it never ceases to amaze me how a little time away from my writing, can make a world of difference. Each time I step away from a...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 5, 20151 min read
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What are your writing New Year’s Resolutions?
New Year’s Resolutions. We all make them. We all break them. But, with a little forethought and proper planning, it is possible to aspire...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 31, 20144 min read
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Story Rx: It’s all in the details…
So, I recently glanced through one of my manuscripts that I hadn’t seen in a while. Partway through, I noticed that I had a child...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 9, 20144 min read
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Less is More
So, I’m about to lend out ‘Fallen Ashes’ to some beta readers, to (hopefully) enter the final steps of revision. As I went back through...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 6, 20142 min read
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Be brave… you’re gonna fail.
This morning I had the privilege of hearing author Shawn Smucker speak at a local Writer’s meeting. It wasn’t a “how to” workshop, or the...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Nov 15, 20143 min read
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Are your characters kind?
This may sound like a strange question, but as a writer or reader, do you find the majority of main characters within stories to be kind?...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Nov 14, 20144 min read
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Coming to the End
So, here I am. At the end of a journey that has taken the better part of a year. I still remember the convo I had with a fellow writer...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 16, 20142 min read
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How Bethany Beach made me a better writer
A month ago, we had our end of the summer hurrah by visiting a beach we’d never been to before – Bethany Beach, DE. We’d heard nothing...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 3, 20144 min read
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Why I am going to miss my deadline; and this is a good thing.
Dear friends, The next and final installment of my novella series, “Now I Sleep” is slated to be published by the end of this month. I’m...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 22, 20142 min read
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Lessons from a referee and why they’d make great parents
I admit, I’m not a fan of sports. I definitely hate participating and don’t often watch anything sports related on TV. So, I’ve never...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 17, 20144 min read
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My Beta is my Alpha and why I feel stuck
So, I’ve been doing this writing thing for a while now. (Technically ever since I can remember.) Even before I published my first novella...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 11, 20143 min read
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The Inspired Writer
Recently I read a post by another blogger who posed the question to other writers, Are you currently in a writing mode? It was an...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 23, 20143 min read
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On writing…
I am writing. Yay. (This is me writing. Happy, happy, happy.) I can’t tell you how much I love when I get to write. It’s been a while,...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 20, 20142 min read
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One day, Many flowers.
So, earlier this week I went to Longwood Gardens with a dear friend of mine from college. As we walked through the plants and displays of...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 29, 20142 min read
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