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Book Review: JACK by Liesl Shurtliff
Another book review! This one is a fun middle grade twist on the classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, intertwined with Jack the Giant...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 5, 20162 min read
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Flash Fiction Friday: Wrong Number
The car smelled like old leather, dirty socks and that burger from last week. It wasn’t pretty or glamorous. It also wasn’t the way I...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Mar 4, 20163 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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When you have… reader’s block?
It’s no secret that I love to read. As a child, I would beg to accompany my mom when she went to the mall – not to visit the toy store or...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 25, 20162 min read
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Book Review: DEAD BOY by Laurel Gale
I stumbled on this little treasure while doing some research for the MG novel I’m currently editing. The title immediately intrigued me...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 22, 20162 min read
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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
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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
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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
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What about Hawaii?
A while ago (a very, very long while ago) I posted about a bigger than big decision our family had come to: our move to Hawaii! Since...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Feb 13, 20163 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Book Review: ‘Perfect Ruin’ by Lauren DeStefano
I’ve got a few things that I want to post, but realized it’s been a while since I did a book review. I figured I’d get this out of the...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Jan 25, 20163 min read
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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
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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
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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
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2015 Year in Review – Caffeinated Fiction
Is it my imagination, or did we just celebrate New Years Eve a couple months ago? I feel like I blinked and another year is gone. In...

Laura L. Zimmerman
Dec 31, 20153 min read
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