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All You Need Is Love

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

I’ve been thinking in terms of grand, declarative statements:  Writing fiction is an act of love.  Fiction depends upon empathy.  Writing fiction is a moral act.  Fiction is amoral.  Fiction is true.  Fiction depends on lies.  Beauty is truth, and … Continue reading →

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Done Yet?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

When people ask me what I’m working on these days, I tell them the truth: my novel.  And then I get cagey.  Questions inevitably follow, questions like, “How’s that going?” Or “the same one?”  Or “Must be about done by … Continue reading →

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Some of My Best Friends Write Fiction

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

It’s true. It’s also true that some of the most difficult interactions I’ve had in recent years have been with fiction writers. Here’s an ugly little not-so-secret fact:  Fiction writers are competitive.  Fiction writers aren’t always straightforward, or sincere. We’re … Continue reading →

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Back In the Saddle

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

My husband has a friend who falls in love every week.  Ed meets women at parties or around town, talks (or not) with them, and falls.  Sometimes hard, sometimes not so hard – but either way, regardless of what transpires, … Continue reading →

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