by Lauren | Mar 27, 2016 | writing
Note to readers: This letter begins a series of guest posts by my friend and author Katie Rose Guest Pryal. I’ll publisher her letters here on my blog, and she’ll publish my letters to her on her blog. Dear Lauren, Fourteen summers ago, I first walked into the... by Lauren | Mar 14, 2016 | writing
So now that my debut novel has officially launched (yay!!), and it’s even been featured in USA TODAY (what??) it’s time to finish the sequel. Caveat: I’ve been trying to finish the sequel since snow was on the ground, and have “worked” on... by Lauren | Nov 22, 2015 | writing
I’m waiting patiently until March 8. That’s when my debut novel, Bayou My Love, is released. It has a cover that puts a big stupid grin on my face—but I can’t show you just yet. This year I signed with an indie publisher called Velvet Morning Press.... by Lauren | Sep 9, 2015 | writing
The novel is done. The novella is done. Now I’m onto Novel #2, which is second in what my editor suggests should be a trilogy. This is great of course, but it also means I have to get a move on. So this week, I’m hammering away on Book #2. Let me just say, it was... by Lauren | Mar 4, 2015 | art, artist, book arts, writing
This week, a friend and I were talking about taking leaps–you know, the kind that uproot your life and leave you dizzy for a while, thinking, What have I done? So he asked me, “Where do you get this faith you have, that everything is going to work...
