tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:33:05 +0000A window on my thoughts, musings, and updates.http://www.lzfiction.net/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)Blogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-5570590982898756966Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:12:00 +00002008-11-17T15:31:58.302-05:00donationPeople 2 PeopleAnother week begins and my son's fundraising has reached $840 total. We're closing in on the first month goal of $1,000! The deadline is Nov. 30 for the first installment. We've got my autographed book auction will be on eBay, and school-based fundraisers planned for December, but we need to close out November strong to stay on track. Please consider a small donation today. This trip to Japan http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/another-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2398592182473377848Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:14:00 +00002008-11-12T19:14:29.292-05:00My "Turning Point" ad will be included within the 5th installment of Jeffrey Stoddard's "The Crumbling Ivory Towers". Other lesbian and gay fiction authors have ads in the other installments. So be sure to check the podcasts out.iTunes:http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=296269958Podfeed.net:http://www.podfeed.net/podcast/Crumbling+Ivory+Towers/158291 Anne Azel – Goldhttp://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/podcast-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-8836302025557462933Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:27:00 +00002008-11-12T05:27:00.469-05:00PD PublishingadvertisingpodcastPD's own Jeffrey Lynn Stoddard has a podcast called "Crumbling Ivory Towers". It's a continuing comedy consisting of 50 two-minute episodes about a very wealthy gentleman and his resentful, devious, hateful manservant, Jeeves. Episode #1 (more episodes will be added daily) is now available online for download to your iPod (or other MP3 player), or just plain ol' listenin' to online at both http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/pd-and-podcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-6565031524184989926Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:23:00 +00002008-11-12T06:40:29.201-05:00homophobianewsdiscriminationAuthor Brenna Lyons wrote in her blog about the town of Greene, Iowa. The homophobic people of the small town rejected author Terri Pray and her husband's petition to buy a house there, due to an M/M erotic romance book that Terri's indie publishing company distributed. First off, having to apply to the neighborhood to buy a house is so insular and backward, I can't imagine that I'd want to livehttp://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/homophobia-and-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-248855994298263533Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:40:00 +00002008-11-10T05:44:11.234-05:00challengeJ7FactionJ7newshort storyThat's my new J/7 story and I'm sticking to it. Finding Love in the Workforce is an episode fix of "Workforce" from Star Trek: Voyager. I did the 5,400+ word story as a response to The Backdoor Challenge on the J7Faction bulletin board. Five authors in all contributed stories. My story Finding Love in the Workforce "fixes" the episode "Workforce" like so: WORKFORCE RE-DO What if Jaffen and http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/finding-love-in-workforce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-4377533711994891129Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:37:00 +00002008-11-08T14:44:14.124-05:00donationblogsPeople 2 PeoplesonMy son, John Harry, who was selected to go to Japan with the People to People Student Ambassadors program has started a blog where there is a donation button to help him raise money for the trip. (We need to raise $1,000 a month, for a total of $7,000 by May 31.): John Harry's blog Any amount you are willing to donate is welcome. My son will receive all notifications and send you a personal http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/donations-for-my-son.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-7558576716261921674Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:37:00 +00002008-11-04T16:45:12.718-05:00newsGrey's AnatomyThis floors me... with no valid reasons coming from ABC. Even the actress has been given no explanation. She's just... gone. Brooke Smith (Dr. Erica Hahn) dismissed from Grey's Anatomy. And to make matters completely F'd the character to be played by Melissa George (formerly "Alias") was supposed to be gay and now... NOT. What is this? The Dark Ages? It's 2008 fer cryin' out loud! http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/greys-anatomy-actress-dismissed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2174473857616225858Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:44:00 +00002008-11-03T17:48:44.249-05:00People 2 PeoplenewsfamilyHello everyone, I just received a phone call on behalf of my 16 year old son John Harry Zielinsky (who is still in school at the moment), from People 2 People Student Ambassadors program. This program was established by US Pres. Eisenhower in 1956 to encourage international understanding by sending students around the globe to visit countries in depth. My son said he wanted to try for it. Afterhttp://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/family-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-763921274507533942Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:26:00 +00002008-11-02T07:48:12.093-05:00lesbian fictiondonationnewebookshort storyNOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS. However, I wanted to offer something in exchange -- a complimentary ebook. Until December 31, 2008, donate US $5 to support this site and I will send you my short story So Many Ways, a lesbian erotic romance (15,000 words; 50 pages). Click here for more information. So Many Ways cover Thank you! http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/free-story-with-donation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-3749298803176958387Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:53:00 +00002008-11-01T20:09:11.794-04:00swingingbisexualfictionebooksalesshort storyA bit of different news... I've made another short story sale. I have had a story selected for inclusion in an anthology titled "Swing!" edited by bisexual author Jolie du Pre, and to be released through Logical-Lust. My short story, "Premises" centers around Jan, a newly self-identified bisexual woman, and her husband Chris, who visit an on-premises swing club and meet up with another couple: http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/11/swing-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-1900072141182731826Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:00:00 +00002008-10-21T15:41:16.797-04:00GainesvilleTPTurning PointPrideGLSENHello everyone! On Oct. 18 I was in Gainesville (Florida) at the Pride Festival. It was a smashing good time. Thousands of people, great entertainment. I was selling "Turning Point" (7 copies in 7 hours at a festival!), giving out news that the sequel arrives next year, and discovered something incredible! A local high school there taught my novel "Turning Point" in senior English class! Yes! http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/10/gainesville-pride-report-and-turning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-8395708227675470514Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +00002008-10-13T08:00:00.205-04:00fanfictionI have a short story, something of a Halloween gift. This story features a little magic. You'll have to read it to see what I mean. Thanks to Tall Woman, and the ultimate in betas, BeachBum, for invaluable assistance!Kat, Queen of the JungleDeveloped from a challenge image by KathieGotAGun, this story is complete, and quite different from other stories I've written. Janeway goes undetected and http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/10/new-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-288414619738936494Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:35:00 +00002008-09-29T07:24:25.967-04:00autographTrue ColorsMinneapolisTurning PointbookstoreI'm spreading word for Ruta, the new owner of the former Amazon Bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota...(any bold emphasis is mine) An Important Announcement It is with mixed emotions that I am announcing that the store's name is changing. This is not a decision I am making on a whim. Many of you will remember the lawsuit that Barb Wieser and the members of the cooperative brought against http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/amazon-bookstore-mn-to-become-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-1841618547321142985Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:25:00 +00002008-09-28T06:49:39.649-04:00TPTurning PointupdateLara ZielinskyTurn for HomeAs many of you know I'm away from Orlando this weekend, speaking today at the Broward County Library Over the Rainbow Bookfest & Expo in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I spent Saturday at the Osceola County Library's Fall Into Reading literacy event. Had a fun time there, and I'll post a picture or two in my next blog entry wrapping up both events. Anyway to the point of this update. I received an http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/updating-on-road.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2645611072813421038Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:43:00 +00002008-09-29T14:41:29.264-04:00WPRKradioTurning PointinterviewGLBT I had a total blast today with Mike (pictured) and Sherry on "Gay Orlando Talk" WPRK radio 91.5 FM (Rollins College, Winter Park, FL)! In the first segment I had a chance to talk a little about my own work, and then we talked about the Broward County Library's Over the Rainbow GLBT Bookfest & Expo. We get chatty on all sorts of topics, and Sherry makes me laugh enough at one point I forgot what http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/i-had-total-blast-today-with-mike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-784078311843358018Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-09-23T16:02:41.104-04:00communityLesConnectionsThere is a pesky phrase: "no man is an island". Well, no woman is either. Women must and should band together to get things done. I recently connected with , and decided to share the site with everyone I know, because, honestly, if we don't support each other as women-owned, women-run, women-centered businesses, who will? I hope you'll follow the link to Les Connections today! Don't forget http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/making-connections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-8555013737471959476Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:53:00 +00002008-09-14T08:00:18.053-04:00newcalendareventsCalendar is here! At a glance you can see where I'll be and when, and what I'll be doing! Get right in the middle of the action anytime -- Calendar -- in the center of the clickable links above! When you click on an event a pop-up window will give you a brief description and, most of the time, link you to a full page flyer (for hanging in Group Meeting rooms) with more details. The end of this http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/new-website-feature.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-4019245137394288000Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:24:00 +00002008-09-14T06:41:42.007-04:00blogsfictionOrlandobookMy local paper, The Orlando Sentinel, has a blog about books, Word Count Books Blog nicknamed Shakespeare's Coffee. (When you get the feed confirmation, you'll see what I mean.) Yesterday's post asked if book clubs should read genre books. I commented (though they haven't approved it yet) EVERYTHING is genre, and if you're snobbish enough to overlook it, basically you're missing out on some http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/book-discussion-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2876164295932882323Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +00002008-09-13T03:00:00.745-04:00appearancesradioTPWinter ParkTurning PointinterviewLara ZielinskyTurn for Homebook On September 26, 2008, I will be a guest on Gay Orlando Talk, on WPRK, 91.5 FM, Rollins College's radio station, from 12 noon until 1 pm Eastern time. You can listen live too! Topics on tap include the Broward County Library's "Over the Rainbow" Bookfest & Expo, Turning Point (and the sequel!), and other newsy stuff. I hope you get a chance to listen! Please feel free to spread the word. http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/radio-interview-wprk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2938387120499308431Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:36:00 +00002008-09-12T10:10:05.585-04:00loversdatingTurning PointLara ZielinskySendakbookaka "Could the books you love match you with your perfect mate?" Chatting over Coffee... Recently Penguin Books partnered with the dating service Match.com to connect singles based on their love of books. I believe wholeheartedly people do make lasting connections over a shared love of books. The books we read shape our outlook on philosophy, religion, communal behavior, education, and personalhttp://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/where-wild-things-are.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-8151937292781332820Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:04:00 +00002008-09-09T08:34:14.579-04:00charactersTurning PointfansLara ZielinskyTurn for HomequestionsI've heard from a few of you that you're having a hard time coming up with questions, so I'm extending the deadline for questions indefinitely. I won't stop collecting questions. If and when I reach enough questions to make a decent size article, I'll post it. When I have more for another, I'll post that then too. Be sure to bookmark this blog or subscribe to the RSS feed to watch for the http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/09/q-deadline-extended.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-5230688574577280042Sun, 31 Aug 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-08-31T10:25:48.975-04:00TPTurning PointinterviewfansTurn for HomeIf you had twenty minutes with Brenna, Cassidy, or anyone from "Turning Point" and the upcoming "Turn for Home", what questions would you ask them? I'll take your top 10-20 questions, "interview" the character(s), and write out their answers, and post them to the "ad" site, my website, and here on the mailing list. Don't worry if more than one person asks the same question. That just means it's http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/08/interviewing-characters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-8204609469378979302Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:18:00 +00002008-08-26T09:22:02.557-04:00Alyson BookseventsauthorsI will be appearing with other local authors when Osceola County Public Library hosts Fall Into Reading on September 27, 2008, from 9:30 am to 3 pm. This event is a gathering for readers to mingle with authors. All authors will have their books for sale as well. More information is available at the library's website. If you live in Central Florida, or wish to travel to the event, it is being http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/08/event-fall-into-reading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-4682231338853955527Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:11:00 +00002008-08-22T04:11:00.169-04:00PD PublishingNicole PollifroneappearancesTPTurning PointGLBTeventsauthorsLara ZielinskybookTwo P.D. Publishing authors will appear with a slate of nationally known GLBT authors at the 2nd Annual Over the Rainbow Bookfest & Expo: Central Florida authors Lara Zielinsky (Orlando) and Nicole Pollifrone (Tampa Bay), both published by P.D. Publishing, Inc., will appear with other nationally recognized GLBT authors at the 2nd Annual Over the Rainbow Bookfest & Expo on September 28, 2008. http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/08/event-over-rainbow-bookfest-expo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30988394.post-2509006100846736712Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:40:00 +00002008-09-04T13:43:44.014-04:00autographTPTurning PointbookAs I blogged earlier, I'd had so many requests for autographed copies that I actually ran out of copies before I could complete all the orders, so with the last few on hold, I had my publisher rush me another shipment...So... GOOD NEWS!!!I have more copies of "Turning Point" for those who wish to be sent autographed copies (10% goes to support my local GLBT center). It's US$15 per copy and $4.80 http://www.lzfiction.net/2008/08/supply-renewed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lara Z)0