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If I Gave a Reading in the Forest, and No Tree Fell, Would Anyone Buy a Copy of My Book?*

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

While in grad school, some seventeen years ago, I taught my first class and gave my first public reading. Both were nerve-wracking—I practiced for days, reading aloud from pages marked up with little arrows and accent marks. You know, slow … Continue reading →

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Statement of Planned Work (one page only, please)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

Some years ago, I applied to Ragdale, an artists’ and writers’ residency outside Chicago. I was accepted. In many ways, the timing was perfect. I had 300 pages of a novel to fix, I wasn’t sure yet how, but the … Continue reading →

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Sharing Our Work

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

The first time I showed someone a story I’d written, I thrust the pages at her and fled her office. This was in 1992, another lifetime, when I’d come to realize that if I wanted to write someday, I’d better … Continue reading →

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Beside the Point?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

A couple weeks ago (OK, three, which is ancient history in social media time), an essay appeared in the New York Times Book Review called “Why Authors Tweet.” In it, Anne Trubek seems to poke fun at Jeffrey Eugenides as … Continue reading →

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Retreat

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

I just got home from the convent. A writer’s retreat, actually: three nights in a small room (bed, desk, chair, sink, icon) at a spiritual center run by Dominican Sisters, a thirty-minute drive north. Outside the door to my room, … Continue reading →

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