Ren Martinez

I believe introductions are in order

I have no one reading these yet so it’s weird knowing that I’m essentially writing to myself but here goes: My name is Lauren Kolozak. I’m twenty-ish (emphasis on the ish) and I’m currently in grad school studying something highly intellectual and startlingly difficult. I prefer Harry Potter to Hunger Games and can quote the movie Dune entirelyContinue reading “I believe introductions are in order”

Pilot episode

Here’s my very first entry in my very first professional blog. History has been made. Of course, it’s all down hill from here. I can’t wait.

The Beautiful Masochism

Writing is painful. It’s like dragging yourself across hot coals or yanking at thorned vines interlaced in your skin. It’s flaying your soul open and poking at mottled bruises to remember what the ache feels like. It’s staring at a computer screen or blank sheet of notebook paper and seeing the story unfold in yourContinue reading “The Beautiful Masochism”