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Why I don’t want to be left alone.
This past Saturday I had the privilege of attending a winter writer’s retreat with six fellow authors. The day was spent brainstorming,...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 2, 20163 min read


March Madness and Mayhem!
Ok, so in a recent post I laid out my daily routine and how it’s taken months (years!) to achieve and that I’ve finally found a groove...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 29, 20161 min read


5 Courses of the Rough Draft – Are you hungry yet?
Rough Drafts can be a tricky thing. The process that one author takes will look completely opposite from that of another. Each of us have...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 28, 20164 min read


Flash Fiction Friday: Crime Fighter
It’s here! It’s here! My debut in Flash Fiction. I agonized all week over what to write and how to keep it short, and in the end, I just...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 26, 20164 min read


Flash Fiction or Nah?
Ok, I will admit, I’ve been an extreme skeptic when it comes to Flash Fiction every since I first heard about it. The idea is nice, but I...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 20, 20162 min read


What is your writing routine?
I’m often asked how I get so much writing done when I also homeschool my three daughters. And until about a year ago, I would’ve said it...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 19, 20164 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 15, 20162 min read


Big Announcement!
For those of you that haven’t already checked out my Facebook page, I have some exciting news I’m ready to share with the world! A few...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 12, 20161 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...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 11, 20165 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


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
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