Laura Writes

I’ve discovered that, as a writer who writes by the seat of her jeans, that something else keeps creeping into my storylines. They are what I call the Backstreet Capers: those little teaser storylines that seem to have nothing to do with the book’s subject manner and are often seen as played for laughs. So I’m starting a contest called the CHICKEN CAPER.

June 13th, 2009 | Tags: A New Lu, African American fiction, backstreet capers, characters, Chicken Caper Prize, da muse, HarperCollins, Icing On The Cake, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Love On The Line, muse, Writing Tips | Category: Contest, Etc., Once Upon A Time, The Writing Life | Leave a comment