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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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 29, 20154 min read


The New and the Old
So apparently when you have a blog, you’re supposed to update it. Yes, yes, I get that I’ve slacked lately, and I can’t wait to tell you...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 9, 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....

Laura L. Zimmerman
Oct 5, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Sep 28, 20153 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 13, 20152 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 6, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 16, 20153 min read


Happy Fourth! Free Books!
Happy Fourth of July from Caffeinated Fiction! I’m finally back from vacation! 🙂 While I was away, I had intended on doing a special...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 4, 20151 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 25, 20153 min read


Aloha Hawaii (or Learning to write with sand between my toes)
Caffeinated Fiction is moving to Hawaii! Yep, you read that right! At the end of the year, my family will be pulling up roots and heading...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 23, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 18, 20152 min read


Calling all Readers!
The time has come! I’ve been hinting for months about needing readers for one of my manuscripts and I’ve finally finished the most recent...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 9, 20152 min read


May in Review
Enough of you ask me how my writing is going, that I thought I’d start doing reviews every so often. Last month happened to be a...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jun 1, 20152 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 16, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 9, 20153 min read


Happy 1 Year Anniversary, Caffeinated Fiction!
Happy Anniversary! Ok, not that kind of anniversary 😉 Happy Anniversary to Caffeinated Fiction!! It’s been one year since the launch of...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 5, 20153 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 30, 20152 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 14, 20153 min read


2015 Goal Check-In
I was appalled and dismayed to see that today is the last day of the month. This could have something to do with the fact that I lost...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 31, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 29, 20153 min read
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