“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it.” -Leo Rosten
Writers
A Job Well Done
I feel good. I have completed editing over 94,000 words in less than three weeks, way ahead of schedule. I was invited to submit a proposal on an "invitation only" job and got it in a matter of an hour or so. It's a read-through with notes, it won't take me very long. I just … Continue reading A Job Well Done
The Kitten That Lives Here…
"When your Mommy is a writer, sometimes it is necessary to take a little nap on her laptop and remind her that cuteness should never be ignored." Introducing my little opal eyed baby to the world. I was writing, closed my laptop for a few minutes, and came back to this little minx. It was … Continue reading The Kitten That Lives Here…
You Never Know How Many Books You Own Until…
You Never Know How Many Books You Own Until... Go ahead, ask me what I do at 3:00 a.m. when I can’t sleep? Apparently today, organize my bookcases was high up on the list. I have no idea why because they’re all behind my couch and I don’t look at them much, but after uncovering … Continue reading You Never Know How Many Books You Own Until…
All Good Books
"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened, and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places, … Continue reading All Good Books
Writing Is Something…
For the record, I always give eye contact, unless you happen to be reading over my shoulder while I write, and then I might just knock you out. That's one of my biggest pet peeves. Never stand behind a writer!
If Writers Stopped…
“If writers stopped writing about what happened to them, then there would be a lot of empty pages.” -Elaine Liner
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.*
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
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 