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Family Folklore–Writing memoirs that capture life for fun and profit. All-Day Workshop March 20

January 28th, 2010 | Tags: Appearances, Family Forklore, inspiration, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, muse, The Writing Life, work in progress, writing workshop | Category: Book News, Speaking Engagement, The Writing Life | Comments (2)

I’m working up a new series idea. Want to weigh in with Da Muse?

August 1st, 2009 | Tags: anthology, characters, inspiration, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, muse, Phillips County Series, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: Once Upon A Time, inspiration | Comments (6)

One thing about my creativity. It seems to thrive on those moments when I have no time for it.

July 12th, 2009 | Tags: da muse, inspiration, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, research for writing, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: Once Upon A Time, The Writing Life, inspiration | Leave a comment

Let’s Talk about SEX! Workshop by Laura Parker Castoro
What about SEX? How to get that LOVING FEELING on paper without scandalizing the cat?
Ways of weaving emotionally involving love scenes into an emotionally involving plot.

April 20th, 2009 | Tags: Appearances, Arkansas Literary Festival, characters, Historical Romance, inspiration, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, Let's Talk about Sex Workshop, Love On The Line, muse, Questmark Romance, research for writing, The Writing Life, work in progress, workshops by Laura Castoro, writer friends | Category: Once Upon A Time, Speaking Engagement, The Writing Life, inspiration | Leave a comment

The question is: Any tips on doing a class for non-fiction writing? Especially auto-biographical.

April 1st, 2009 | Tags: autobiographical work, careers in computers, Fiction, inspiration, Laura Castoro, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, nonfiction book, research for writing, The Writing Life, work in progress, Writing Tips | Category: Once Upon A Time, The Writing Life, inspiration | Leave a comment

For the past month, I’ve been in full promotion mode.  That means I’m spending hours each day, checking the web for book clubs, online reading groups, and because of the subject matter of LOVE ON THE LINE, answering questions on threads about African American, biracial, and multi-ethnic people at sites like MULTIPLICITY, GENERATION-MIXED, AFRICAN AMERICANS ON [...]

March 6th, 2009 | Tags: African American fiction, characters, HarperCollins, inspiration, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, muse, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: The Writing Life | Comments (2)

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)

 
FEBRUARY 2
Who can forget it?  I wrote up this morning to a perfectly beautiful, cold but sun-shiny cloudless day.  So what if it was 38 deg?  I haven’t walked in a week and I’m beginning to think a certain level of my well-being is now invested in walking 2-4 miles 5-times a week.  How pathetic [...]

February 2nd, 2009 | Tags: Add new tag, characters, Difficult Characters, Groundhog Day, inspiration, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, muse, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: Once Upon A Time, inspiration | Leave a comment

It often happens that when I tell the public that I have just finished a manuscript, someone will ask, “Oh really?  What are you writing next?”      
Next? Next!  I’m talking this second.  This book!  Right now.  In the moment.  Done. Writ.  Fini.  Kaput!  Next?  Next is for after, after now!
I know they mean well.  Heck, I [...]

January 22nd, 2009 | Tags: inspiration, Laura Castoro, Laura Parker, lauracastoro.com, Laurawrites.com, new releases, The Writing Life, work in progress | Category: The Writing Life | Leave a comment