Laura Writes

Ever wanted to write down your family history, or your own story, or something that you want to share from your life with readers? Here’s a chance to spend a day learning, sharing, and writing about exactly that. Great for the family genealogist, family reunion memoirs, scrapbook makers, family photo archives,the memory writer, nonfiction writers, and anyone who ever thought about some that really happened.”I bet that would make a great article for…” Come and get started with my FAMILY FOLKLORE workshop.

March 4th, 2010 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, Family Folklore workshop, Family Forklore, Icing On The Cake, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Love On The Line, research for writing, Writing Tips | Category: Speaking Engagement, The Writing Life, Writing Tips, inspiration | Leave a comment

“Is forty really the new thirty, or is it just an excuse for an older woman to date a younger man? Perhaps it is another chance at love? In Cougar Tales, three short stories give us a little insight into what it is like to want love and find it in a place and with someone younger than expected…” Sharel Love.

December 6th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, anthology, Cougar Tales, cover art, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Love On The Line, new releases, Parker Publishing, reviews, Stormy Weather | Category: Book News, Once Upon A Time, Uncategorized, reviews | Comments (1)

My new release, a romantic anthology perfect for summer reading!

June 24th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, characters, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, new releases, Stormy Weather | Category: Book News, The Writing Life | Comments (8)

Ma’Dear, Momma, & Me Mother’s Day Event

May 6th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, & Me Mother's Day Event, African American fiction, and Custom Framing, Appearances, Avon Trade, Books, characters, HarperCollins, inspiration, Jesse, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Ma'Dear, Momma, new releases, Pyramid Art, Speaking engagements, Stormy Weather, The Writing Life, Thea, Xavier | Category: Speaking Engagement, The Writing Life | Leave a comment

It’s Thursday.  I’ve done three radio interviews this week:

ARTS SCENE                            
#4 is a written interview.Will be published and  then posted on the website soon.
 
 
Read my work at a   Honors English Society engagememt at UAPB onMonday.  Prepared and taught a creative writing workshop on [...]

February 5th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, anthology, Avon Trade, characters, ETC, HarperCollins, Jesse, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Love On The Line, new releases, reviews, Thea, work in progress, Xavier | Category: Book News, Speaking Engagement, The Writing Life | Comments (2)

  3 1/2 weeks.  110 pages.  27,000 words
I’m taking the day off.
I met my deadline for STORMY WEATHER yesterday.  It’s with the publisher.  Now I have time to take my Christmas tree down!  Clean the kitchen, put my notes away, clear my desk, finish a book I’m reading, Etc, Etc, Etc.!  Ole!

January 16th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, anthology, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Stormy Weather, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: Book News, The Writing Life | Comments (4)

Anyone paying reasonably close attention to my posts may have noticed little changes in them after I post them.  That’s because I re-read them.
 After all these years, the editor on my shoulder unconsciously keeps seeking new and better ways to say the obvious.  That’s because I’m paid not to be obvious.  The cliche is for [...]

January 11th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, Chapter review, contemporary fiction, drafts, editing, Fiction, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, rewriting, scenes, word choice, work in progress, writing a scene, writing drafts, writing fiction | Category: The Writing Life | Leave a comment

Everyone wonders what I’m writing about since it came up so quickly.  It’s a novella for an anthology called “Cougar Tales.“  Hate the title because it refers to relationships between older women and younger men.  Why that makes the woman predatory I don’t know.  Older men, younger women…can we say cliche?
Okay, to move on.  My [...]

January 10th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, African American fiction, anthology, characters, contemporary romance, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, novella, Stormy Weather, work in progress | Category: The Writing Life | Comments (1)

Short break from novella while I drink coffee and ponder my life as I live it.
I’ve been trying to write in my upstairs office this morning while four men are making free with my house.  
Two plumbers are drilling and hammering through foot-thick brick-and-plaster walls in this 1923 house, and cutting pipe outside my window. [...]

January 9th, 2009 | Tags: "Cougar" Anthology, Add new tag, African American fiction, anthology, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, novella, Stormy Weather, work in progress | Category: The Writing Life | Comments (8)