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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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 8, 20162 min read


The drawback of getting what you want
So, I’ve had a little excitement in my life recently. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to speak with an agent about my most...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 21, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 12, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 6, 20163 min read


Book Review: ‘Nil Unlocked’ by Lynne Matson
It was just about a year ago that a friend of mine handed me a book – ‘Nil’ by Lynne Matson – instructing me to ‘Read. Now.’ When I...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 24, 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


Book Review: ‘Talon’ by Julie Kagawa
I became a fan of Julie Kagawa when I read her ‘Iron Fey’ series, a few years back. I read the first one, fell in love with it, then...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 12, 20153 min read


Book Review: ‘If I Stay’ by Gayle Forman
I saw the movie based on the book, ‘If I Stay’ by Gayle Forman, earlier this year. I wasn’t sure I wanted to see it, since the...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Aug 7, 20153 min read


What international books have you read lately?
So, we’ve had a dear friend visiting us from Belgium this week – which would be why I haven’t had time to post. (Sorry.) Our friend,...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jul 29, 20154 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


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


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


Book Review: ‘Never, Never’ by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher
Warning: There will be a lot of gushing in this post. I loved this book. Like really, really loved it. Let the gush-fest commence. So, a...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 24, 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
May 16, 20153 min read


Book Review: ‘The Kill Order’ by James Dashner
I’m finally done this series! Yay! It feels like it took forever, considering I read the first book in November 2012. But I guess...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Apr 6, 20153 min read


Book Review – “Glory” by Maureen McGowan
Ok, so I was super excited about reading this book. It was actually released last June, but somehow I missed that it had come out!...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 8, 20153 min read


Diving into the unknown
The time has come. I am finally ready to stop talking about getting (traditionally) published and ready to go for it. It’s not something...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 2, 20153 min read


Book Review – ‘The Death Cure’ by James Dashner
Finally finished the series I began reading two years ago! Although, in all fairness, I did go back and re-read the first book – ‘The...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 28, 20152 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 17, 20153 min read


Book Review: ‘Nil’ by Lynne Matson
A friend of mine read this a few months ago and it came highly recommended, so I was happy when I had a little free time this weekend to...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 1, 20152 min read
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