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All Eyes On Lanette Lee

3/24/2011

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Hello, friends and fam!  This week will be the first ever Pen & Sword Ink spotlight.  Today, it’s all about Lanette Lee, a creative writer and journalist from Raleigh. 

Q:  So Lanette what inspired you to become a writer?

A:  I always loved to read as a child and ever since then I inspired myself to write and express myself through my writing.  Ever since then, I’ve been in and out of writing, taking creative writing classes in school and majoring in journalism.  I’ve just always been the person to write about stuff.

Q:  What genres were you particularly interested in and which authors influenced you as a writer?

A:  Mostly suspense, thrillers, and anything action-packed.  I guess I don’t really have a specific (person) who inspired me to write, I just always had it in me.  I’ve always written short stories, I’ve always done little things here and there, and I’ve always had different things that I wanted to write about so I just wrote what I felt like writing and I try to stay focused on doing that.

Q:  What is your big goal with your writing, like do you plan on going onto to something larger?

A:  Hopefully, I get published first.  Probably eBooks first because it’s cheaper, and then eventually print.  Then, hopefully, probably movies, maybe plays, but I’ve got to stay focused because I might have a little issue with focus about completing a full play or movie, but eventually I hope to get there so everybody will see my play or my movie, and my writing, and then it’s all good.   So, hopefully novels, movies, and plays are down the road.

Q:  Are you trying to have any kind of impact on the world through your work or do you hope influence mainstream media?

A:  I guess one thing would be to have more African American big names out there.  You only have like Spike Lee and Tyler Perry as far as plays and movies, so hopefully in the future I can be up there in the ranks, and also, being a female, my works can be well known like Maya Angelou and that kind of stuff so everybody can remember me now and after I’m dead, so people will still be borrowing my work.  Hopefully I can be on that level of success where everybody knows my name.

Q:  You mentioned eBooks, so how do you feel about this whole transition into the digital age?

A:  At first, I thought it sucked because I majored in print journalism and now print is getting smaller and smaller by the years.  But now I have to deal with it and kind of adapt to anything online and other media, and learn new skills in media.  So now I’ve had to up my ante and just continue with both print and online, becoming more well-versed in both areas, so either way I can make some money somewhere.

Q:  Any inspirational words or words of encouragement you want to leave fans or any other aspiring writers like yourself?

A:  Just keep writing and keep writing good stuff.  Nothing crazy, you know, but keep it good, keep it where you want it with your own style, and in the future someone will eventually picks it up and you’ll be a big success!

To read more from Lanette Lee you can see her short stories and blog at www.creativemindset.weebly.com.  And that’s all for today, folks!

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Updates before April

3/24/2011

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So, "Illicit Liberties"  is already being drawn by my new partner, Cem IROZ.  Cem is a talented artist from Turkey who has had his work published several times.  I was impressed by his accomplishments and his art style, so I'm very excited for what we'll be able to produce together.  If you'd like to see some of Cem's work, you can check out his gallery at http://www.cemiroz.com/

Also, I would like to start something new here at Pen & Sword Ink.  Starting today, I will be posting Q&A's with some other up and coming artists, musicians, and of course, writers!  There are a lot of talented people in the world (besides myself. Ha!) and even in journalism, I just enjoy writing human interest stories over hard news, so I'll be posting a "Spotlight" story into my blog!  As I stated before, I want to inform, entertain, and inspire, and hearing the personal goals of others I think will do just that!  So check in regularly! 

If you have your own talents or know someone else who does, you should message me through the contact sheet!  I'll hopefully being doing some video interviews soon too!
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Leaps and Bounds on the Comics Frontier

3/18/2011

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Today is the day!  My original script for "Josiah Phoenix" was ripped apart by Steven Forbes at ComixTribe.com.  You can see Steven's critique below.  Just copy and paste!
http://www.comixtribe.com/2011/03/18/tpg-week-12-dialogue-has-to-make-sense/
I honestly have to say that I disagree with most of what he said.  I'll avoid going into a tirade to defend my "baby", but I'll admit that he also made some fair points too.  From feedback I obtained from others, my dialogue was the main thing that was on point.  According to Mr. Forbes though, it was the downfall to the script, aside from panel descriptions...  Just goes to show that you can't please everyone! But let me know what YOU think too!  "Josiah Phoenix" was my first attempt at comic script writing, but it definitely won't be my last! 

And on that note...

I have an artist for "Illicit Liberties"!!!  I posted an ad on DigitalWebbing.com and I got some nice responses from a few artists in the first 12 hours!  With an artist attached to a project, publishing opportunities are increased tenfold.  I don't even know where to begin with submissions now, but I think that chances are pretty good that it will go into print in the near future.  I am also still working out some details for my first graphic novel, "Missing Links", which I'm sure will be enjoyed by a larger audience!  I was also informed of an opportunity to work on a large newsprint with other creators to showcase other works of up and coming artists and writers.  In addition to the offer to collaborate on the outside sci-fi project (which I never heard any further response on...), this has been a pretty awesome week for me as a writer!  I've made a lot of progress recently and I have more experience to aid me in my growth.

I have so many ideas floating in my head at a time it's becoming difficult to settle on what I want to do with my "web novel" that I promised, but I will be sure to produce something in the near future!  In the meantime, my blessings go out to all and I want you to keep your eyes open, because there is more to come as always!
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Coming Around

3/15/2011

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It's been awhile... I took a whole week off, more so due to selfishness than anything else, but I'm back at it again!  So "Illicit Liberties" will HOPEFULLY be getting looked over at Antarctic Press in the near future and HOPEFULLY be getting the green light to be published by them as well.  If not, then on to the next!  Apparently, the world of publishing is unkind, much like the physical world that we were created in, but perserverance is always going to be our friend.

In other news, I got an offer from a contact I met on DigitalWebbing to collaborate on a new sci-fi project!  I've never done a collaboration with another writer, much less an artist yet, but I'm always open to new experiences.  My collaborators seem like a pretty talented team so hopefully we can roll over the obstacles together and get something on the shelves for the world to see! 

I am also toning up some other stories for the site, but no word on the "eye candy" yet, so I will continue to keep people posted.  In the meantime, just know that more will be coming around and even though I may disappear for a minute, I'm not leaving the dream!

(SN: My original script for "Josiah Phoenix" will also be reviewed on the Proving Grounds at ComixTribe.com on Friday, March 18.  I'm sure it will be ripped apart by editor Steven Forbes but it's part of the growth process!  I would recommend this site for all aspiring comic writers.)
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