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Weekly
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July 25 - 31, 2010
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"I have a whole system for developing
characters that I tell my students, but
I don't always use the whole thing at
the beginning of every book. In the short
form, it goes like this:
1. Name her.
2. Place her on the planet (age, description,
town, occupation, etc.)
3. Find out what she wants.
4. Dig up her past.
5. Torture her for her secrets.
6. And because action IS character, kick
her out of the nest.
I usually do the first four steps to begin,
then skip to six - the actual writing
- then go back to 5 when I'm stuck. Frankly,
I think it's the most important of all.
Try it, and it'll unlock many a plot knot
for you. Because if you know what one
character is hiding, it changes everything."
~Julie Smith, American mystery author,
at the Sisters in Crime Yahoo List
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What's
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Blogging at Sisters in Crime |
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I'm honored to have a piece I wrote featured
at the Sisters in Crime blog here:
Lori's
SinC Blog
I had a lot of fun writing it, and some
of you may find it entertaining. I'll be
really curious to know what other "laws"
people might add!
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Updated 6/28/10
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New "Gun" Book on the Way - Finally |
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I've been meaning to report for some time
that my publisher and I inked a deal for
the fourth book in the "Gun" series,
which I am working on now. It's tentatively
titled JUMP THE GUN and is scheduled
for publication May 2011. YAY!
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Updated 6/21/10
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New Anthology Now Available |
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A new anthology of romantic and erotic stories
will be out on May 10th
Women
in Uniform
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Cops, medics, soldiers,
chefs, forest rangers ... let's face
it ... who doesn't appreciate women
in uniforms? Whether it's a nurse
in Vietnam, a lesbian about to deploy
to Iraq, a horny football player,
a cop who likes bondage, a medic who
needs pampering, or a security guard
who finds out she's not past her shelf
date, these stories of erotica and
romance will rev you up, touch your
heart, and make you feel.
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You'll
be delighted by great stories from some of
today's top writers:
Catherine Lundoff, J.M. Redmann, Lee Lynch,
AnaIza Otis, Lori L. Lake, Chris Paynter,
Sammo, M.J. Williamz, Ms. M, Diane S. Bauden,
Karen D. Badger, V.W. Massie, Victoria Oldham,
Bliss, R.G. Emanuellel, Andi Marquette, Jessie
Chandler, Pat Cronin, and Lee Coats. |
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Updated 5/5/10
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Goodbye
to My Treasured Friend
Ruth/Cleo Dare
(R) and Chris
Jimenez (center) with me (L) at
the 2009 Golden Crown Conference
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It's with a heavy
heart that I write about the loss
of Ruth Jimenez, who died last night
(April 20) after battling ovarian
cancer for the last five months.
Ruth was only 51. She is survived
by her partner of 30 years, Chris
Jimenez.
I am just so unbelievably
sad that this talented, funny, creatively
blessed, and kind-hearted woman
is no longer in this world.
Rest in Peace, Ruth,
and I hope you're in a better place,
though you've left us much the worse
for your absence.
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Updated
4/21/10
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New
Article about Attending Conferences
I've got another new article out
about the benefits of attending
writing conferences called:
A Purr-fect Place to Boost Your
Writing Skills
CLICK
HERE to read it at Just
About Write.com.
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Updated
04/11/10
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New
Article at Just About Write
I've got a new article out called:
Feedback That Nourishes: Critique
Groups and Effective Criticism
CLICK
HERE to read it at Just
About Write.com.
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Updated
03/1/10
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Lori
& Patty & Jessie Go Shooting! |
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Bill's
Gun Club in Robbinsdale, Minnesota,
was the site of scary doings when
the Book Addicts went out to target
shoot. |
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and Lori load up magazines for Jessie's
Glock and Lori's Beretta. |
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Patty
had a great night shooting. Considering
it was only her second time on a range,
she shot the hell out of her targets. |
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had a pretty decent night of accuracy
as well, and we had a LOT of fun! |
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Appearance:
Intergenerational Queer Storytellers
I appeared with Victor J. Banis
in Madison Wisconsin, at A Room
of One's Own to do a presentation
and discussion about gay and lesbian
writing. The event was sponsored
by The U of W's LGBT Campus Center
and was part of their Coming Out
month festivities.
Here's a picture of us:
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Don't
Miss
These Pages!
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This
site last updated on July 25, 2010
All contents
of this web site are protected by U.S.
and International copyright laws and may
not be reproduced in any manner without
the written consent of the author and/or
her publishers.
Please contact lori@lorillake.com
with questions.
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Shimmer
& Other Stories
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Snow
Moon Rising
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Have
Gun We'll Travel
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Romance
For Life
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The
Milk of Human Kindness
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Stepping
Out and Other Stories
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Different
Dress
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Under
The Gun
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Gun
Shy
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Ricochet
In Time
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Movie
Trailers
for the Books
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Brenda Adcock's wizardry, there are now movie trailers,
complete with music, for my last two books. Click below
to see and turn on your speakers: |
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Shimmer
& Other Stories |
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Snow
Moon Rising |
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Bound/Printed
Books
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| My novels and short story collections
can be purchased through any bookseller, online, or through
my publisher. CLICK
HERE if you'd like to get print copies of any
of my books through RCE. |
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A.C.E.
E-Books
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eBooks to an online store, Allied Crest Editions
(A.C.E.). So far, Gun Shy is up. CLICK
HERE if you would like to purchase eBooks
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E-Books
via
Bella Distribution
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| The gals at Bella carry books by a
variety of authors, and they're distributing my
eBooks now. CLICK
HERE to get the books in Mobi, Sony, eBook,
and pdf formats. |
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Kindle
E-Books
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the Kindle E-Book format. CLICK
HERE to purchase novels and short story
collections for your Kindle eReader. |
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Recent
Online Interviews & Articles
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| A.J. Llewellyn at Dark Diva's Blog did an extensive
interview with me. CLICK
HERE to find out all my deep dark secrets.
The interview shows up on the March 4 entry. |
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Earl Kemp's online 'zine, eI, has featured
a memoir piece I wrote called "There is
No Reason Not To Trust that the Act of Writing
Will Be Enough."
CLICK
HERE if you'd like to read it.
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| MYSTERICAL-E
featured a long interview with me about writing,
creativity, book themes, etc. There are several
great stories featured in this issue as well as
other podcasts and interviews by a variety of terrific
authors. |
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I wrote three lengthy blogs at Lee
Lofland's site, The Graveyard Shift, about
firearms, law enforcement, and weaponry for PIs,
cops, sleuths, and bad guys. Click on the parts
below to read. Check these out:
Part
I - Guns, Guns, Guns
Part
II - Outfitting Your Sleuth(s)
Part
III - Outfitting Your Crooks -
and Yourself
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