Author Archives: Lindsey Crittenden

Following the Bees

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

Two weeks ago—and it was a fabulous vacation, btw—I posted about Penelope Lively’s book Making It Up, with some observations about living out alternative lives in fiction. What would have happened if…? Writers are often asked where we get our … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, writing | Tagged "Bees for Honey, American River, archeologist, archeology, dreams, glass blowing, ideas for fiction, jobs, Making It Up, marine biology, occupations, Penelope Lively, stories, story ideas, The View from Below | 6 Comments

In Another Life

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

My next post will appear Friday, September 7. If you’re in the neighborhood, mark your calendar for Sept. 13, 7 p.m.: Why There Are Words, 333 Caledonia, Sausalito. I’d love to see some of you there! A few months ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, reading, writing | Tagged anti-memoir, archeology, Cairo, fiction, getting it right, Helen of Troy, Homer, imagination, Lindsey Crittenden, Making It Up, memoir, narrative, narrative manipulation, novels, Odysseus, Odyssey, Penelope, Penelope Lively, story-making, The Photograph, Ulysses, Why There Are Words, writing fiction | 1 Comment

The Many Faces of Mollie

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

When I was in junior high, I wrote stories about a girl named Kim Swanson. I named her Kim because I wanted a name like “Kim”—popular, cute, perky. I wanted to fit in, to belong. “Lindsey” stuck out—I know, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in craft, teaching, writing, writing groups | Tagged " artichoke fields, "Bees for Honey, character, Connecticut, ficiton, fictional characters, grad school, junior high, l, Lindsay Wagner, Lindsey Crittenden, New England, New Hampshire, novel, short fiction, short stories, The View from Below, thesis adviser, Vermont, Watsonville, World Book Encyclopedia | 4 Comments

If At First…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

I’d like to share some good news. Yesterday, I heard from an editor at a literary magazine that the revision of a story I’d sent them made the cut. “We loved it!” she wrote. Contract in the mail. Wow! Yay! … Continue reading →

Posted in agents, community, writing, writing groups | Tagged Lindsey Crittenden, literary fiction, literary magazines, publication, reactions to rejection, revision, saving earlier work, short fiction, short stories, submiting work for pubication, writers' group | 4 Comments

It’s Only A Dream

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

When I was in third grade, my class took a field trip to Kirby Cove, a small rocky beach just west of the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge. To get there, we had to walk—or in my case, … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, prayer, spirituality, teaching, writing, writing groups | Tagged Danskin, dreaming, dreams, elementary school, Kirby Cove, Lindsey Crittenden, novel-writing, The Water Will Hold You, third grade, writing fiction | 2 Comments

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