Line Zero: Issue Three

by Renda Dodge (Editor), Bailey Shoemaker Richards (Editor), Laura Pieroni (Editor)

Line Zero is the place where it all starts. It’s the blank page, the empty beginning and the start of something new. It’s the excitement of a story about to unfold, and it’s also the terrifying emptiness of writer’s block. Most of all, it’s taking that step into artistic creation.

Line Zero is an emerging, independent print journal dedicated to writing and the arts. Unlike any other publication of its kind, Line Zero features the hybrid content of a traditional literary journal and a collection of editorial essays on art, writing, music, publishing, photography, creative writing reference, book and tech reviews, and art events. Each quarterly issue features the writing of artists currently entrenched in the creative process and covers a range of experiences, featured photographic entries, a literary and poetry contest and art & music news.

Journalistic Content

The Dancer I am Becoming – SONIA LYRIS
Silly Novels by Lady Novelists – RENDA DODGE
Cream Rises – MICHAEL DYLAN WELCH
Writing for Love and Money – TERRY PERSUN
Coming Back to Craft – ERIN REEL
Catching the Coin – JOHN J. WALSH IV
An Open Letter to my Father – KEN DAVIS
Writing was the Easy Part – NATHAN EVERETT
Contrary to the Name, Their Songs are not About Zombie Romany – ELDON KR
Full-Blown Amateur – KAT BOELSKOV
Writing That’s Fun, Not Fraught – LINDSEY GRANT
Hate Your Work – JASON BLACK
This is How a Heart Breaks – SARAH MARTINEZ
The Ray Bradbury School of Creative Arts – JACQUELYN FEDYK
The Work of a Patient Heart – B.D. WELTON
Photography Essay: Edible Book Festival – RENDA DODGE

Literary and Poetry Contributors
Britt Eira Long, Jennifer Brennock, William Reid, Jade Leone Blackwater, Samara Ferris, S.C. Barrus, Ashley-Renée Cribbins, Kelly I. Hitchcock, Katie Flanagan, Alex Tamaki, Emily Mullin, Caroline Womer

Photography and Art Contributors
Skott Young, Roy Vetter, Andrew Dudich, Joseph Mantecon, Melissa A. Kotacka, William Conroy Lindsay, Richard Roffman, Tony Le, Christian Taylor, Kenneth L. Vinyard, Andrew Arslan, Kevin Laing

189 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2011

About the author

Renda Belle Dodge grew up in the Pacific Northwest as part of a typical, fractured family, and she currently resides in Seattle, Washington. Writing has always been a part of her life, and she began telling and illustrating stories when she was a child. Renda’s writing style is bold and strives to capture the ongoing struggle for identity in contemporary America.

Renda is author of Inked and The Indie Writer’s Workshop (July 2011). She is the Managing Editor of Line Zero, a quarterly indie arts and writing journal, and Pink Fish Press. Renda regularly runs workshops on fiction plotting, drafting and independent publishing. For the past seven years she has been involved in National Novel Writing Month, and for the past four has been a Municipal Liaison in the Seattle area, working with and encouraging writers of all ages and skill sets.