https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPZRzROWEao *If you don't watch Strike Back on Cinemax, now might be a good time for a binge watch. It is, hands down, one of the best shows. The final season drops next year.*
Month: August 2014
Prepping Character Death
This weekend I am going over my notes for book four. Yes, it has a title. No, I'm not giving that information out yet. As I go over my prep work, I realize that it's a pivotal time to start killing off some annoying characters. I recently wrote a fight sequence I am incredibly proud … Continue reading Prepping Character Death
Finding Work As A Writer
Finding Work As A Writer Depending on what your skill-set is, finding work as a writer isn’t easy. Like many writers, I am not classically trained. I liken it to the fact that I’m not classically trained to cook either, but I still kill it in the kitchen. To clear up the difference between being … Continue reading Finding Work As A Writer
Life Is…
“Life is a book waiting to happen.” -Sloan McBride
How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing?
How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing? As a writer, I get asked this question quite a bit. As I work on the first four novels in what will be, at the very least, an eight book series, I do have a playlist I refer to when I am researching. I have eclectic taste in … Continue reading How Much Does Music Influence Your Writing?
Being A Good Writer…
"Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet." ―Unknown *This doesn't apply to me, but it's cute.*
Where Is My Filter?
Granted, this is true most days.
The Decision
It always helps to have a plan, but some days, it's perfectly acceptable to wing it. Over the last ten years or so, I've had a deep, abiding urge to tell a long list of people precisely what I think of them. In many instances, I have chosen to refrain. Not out of fear, but … Continue reading The Decision
My Writing Roots
My Writing Roots We all start somewhere, especially in terms of writing. My roots are steeped in tradition in the sense that I come from a family well versed with the written and spoken word. I, myself, have a way with words. There’s not a lot I won’t say. I’m direct, I have no time … Continue reading My Writing Roots
In The Case Of…
I only have a handful or so left to read to meet my tiny Goodreads challenge this year. I've done well over the last three years with these challenges, very well, in fact, but this year Mama needs to write and be focused. Hope someone gets to enjoy a good piece of prose this … Continue reading In The Case Of…
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 