Laurie A. Green

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Outer Planets Wins
the Lilac City Rochester Writers
First and Ten Contest
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On April 19th, I received notification
that my novel, Outer Planets,
has WON the Lilac City Rochester
First and Ten Contest
in open competition!

Oh, what a feeling! :)

My IPs (Indispensable Peers)

Every writer has to have a support group, whether it's friends, family or a critique group. Mine is my four IPs--Barbara Elsborg, Dawn Jackson, Arlene Webb (also my co-bloggers on Take it to the Stars blog) and Sharon Lynn Fisher.

Barbara Elsborg hails from England and is a true talent at penning hilarious situations and steamy love scenes in her Contemporary Romance, Fantasy Romance and Erotica novels. I've never finished one of her WIPs without feeling like her MC was a close personal friend. Barbara's first novel, PERFECT TIMING, was published in April 2008 by Ellora's Cave. That was soon followed by THE CONSOLATION PRIZE with LooseId. Next came SOMETHING ABOUT POLLY, another by Ellora's Cave centering on Jake's brother Adrian from PERFECT TIMING. She has since sold many additional novels, including LUCY IN THE SKY, a wonderful Science Fiction Romance and my personal favorite, STRANGERS, which has garnered many 5-star reviews and ranked #4 on the Preditors & Editors (TM) Readers' Choice Poll for the best erotica e-books of 2009! Yea! Some day I'll be able to say, "I knew her when..."

Dawn Jackson lives in New England and is a fellow Sci-Fi Rom writer and short story author. She draws on her military and martial arts experience to make her action scenes crackle and her characters authentic. Her many WIPs feature a fascinating universe that interconnects through time and space. You never know when an old friend may pop up in one of her stories...or an old nemesis. Dawn has short stories published by Ravenous Romance as part of an anthology on Sex and Shoes and Men in Shorts, and her debut futuristic romance novel SLIPPING THE PAST now available from Liquid Silver Publishing. Her next novel, LAST FLIGHT OF THE ARK, is due out soon!

Arlene Webb is from Northeastern USA and writes Science Fiction with a dose of Romance. Her imaginative work is stamped with her very distinct voice as she unravels complex tales filled with unforgettable characters. Her series has a basis in physics. Arlene has just published a story entitled UNDER THE MISTLETOE in the NEW YEARS NAUGHTIES anthology, following a three-story anthology of unique love stories entitled LOVE GROWS WILD IN THE DARK

Sharon Lynn Fisher and I became aquainted after her SFR novel GHOST PLANET was announced as a finalist for the granddaddy of all contests, the 2009 RWA Golden Heart Award (paranormal romance category). I was so excited to see a SFR make the list, I contacted Sharon to request an interview for my blog, Spacefreighters Lounge, which she graciously agreed to do, and I became an instant fan of her fabulous novel. We later met in person at the 2009 RWA in Washington DC where we had a wonderful time as two wide-eyed first timers with a love of the SFR subgenre in common. We now work online as Beta-readers, sounding board partners and general cheerleaders. *\O/*

Donna S. Frelick and I also met at the 2009 RWA Nationals when I noticed her gorgeous, self-designed tote featuring a galaxy, and asked if she wrote SFR. Yes, she does! Donna soon joined me as a co-blogger on Spacefreighters Lounge where she writes fabulous articles about SFR-related topics. She also made quite a name for herself in fanfic years ago. [But we understand those pursuing commercial fiction publication are not supposed to mention that, so... *puts on dark sunglasses* Look at the light, please. *Flash!* You didn't hear that and you no longer remember anything I just said. Thank you, and have a good day. ]

To top off all that talent, my IPs are also five of the finest critiquers and best writing buddies I've ever encountered.

The Toasties

In addition to my three IPs, my co-bloggers from The Toaster Scimitar are an amazing group of F/SF writers (emphasis on Fantasy) with whom I've had engrossing discussions and learned much about the writing industry.

Merc, (Abby Rustad) published author of short stories and critiquer extraordinaire.

Ardyth, (Ardyth DeBruyn) published author of YA Fantasy novel CHOSEN SISTER and short stories, better known as "The Dreaded One."

SkipperZ writes character-driven Fantasy and has extensive knowledge of the techno-world.

Spartezda always has informative feedback on a variety of topics (her commentary on genetics in SF/F never fails to fascinate me).

About my Work

A list of things you'll never see in one of my novels:

Vampires
Werewolves
Demons
Elves
Magic
Amulets
Alien Civilizations
Aliens identical to/can interbreed with Homo sapiens

This list may be amended or edited, because, as you know, the first rule of writing is never say never.

A few things you might see (or a reasonable facsimile):

Dragons
Starships
Space-Time Anomalies
Swords
Invisibility
Pyramids
Runes
Mind-driven Technology
Futuristic propulsion systems

I'll add to this list as I think of more Won'ts and Wills.

A Few of my Favorite Things
- 1956 T-birds
- Footrubs
- Firefly (and of course, Serenity)
- Thoroughbreds
- The Moody Blues
- Carmel Macchiatos
- Sea shells
- Profound Quotes
- The sound of bagpipes
- Teal
- Dragons
- The Southwest
- The Island of Kauai (ahhh!)
- The History Channel
- Infinitis
- Thunderstorms in the distance
- Papadeaux
- Saguaro Cactus
- Panda Bears
- Pyramids
- The sound leather makes
- Fireplaces
- Calla Lillies
- Desiderata
- George Clooney
- Parrot Bay and Coke
- The Millenium Falcon
- Blue skies
- Tropical fish
- Amazing Grace
- The fountains at Bellagio
- Orchids
- Purple
- The smell of juniper burning
- Beaches
- Las Vegas
- Red Velvet Cake
- Whales
- Tamales
- Gregorian chants

Laurie A. Green

Monday, April 19, 2010

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