Category Archives: writing groups

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

Out of the Faith Closet

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

When I started blogging, a little more than a year ago, I did so as an exploration of social media as a tool to reach my readers, to “build my brand” as a writer. I was curious about (and a … Continue reading →

Posted in faith, prayer, spirituality, writing, writing groups | Tagged A Skeptic Learns to Pray, blog posts, blog topics, blogging, blogs, building brand, Deborah Bryan, Facebook, faith, Lindsey Crittenden, Meghan Ward, Monster in Your Closet, prayer, praying, religion, religious topics, SF Writers' Grotto, skepticism, social media, spiritual autobiography, spiritual memoir, spiritual topics, spirituality, taboo topics, The Water Will Hold You, Twitter, virgin birth, writer's brand, writers' taboos | 11 Comments

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 →

Posted in agents, craft, writing, writing groups | Tagged agent, Gilead, Lindsey Crittenden, memoir, novel, novel-writing, rejection, revision, The Water Will Hold You, VIDA, women writers | 6 Comments

The Gift of the Tortilla

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Lindsey Crittenden

At writers’ group last week, I mentioned how hard it is to get back to work after breaking for lunch. “Bring a snack in with you,” Monica said. “Then you can keep going until two or three.” She smiled: “I … Continue reading →

Posted in writing, writing groups | Tagged "Bees for Honey, bread, Davis, Dixon, dough, El Burro, flour tortillas, I-80, inspiration for scene, Juanita Lane, kneading bread, Lindsey Crittenden, Main Street, Mexican restaurant, Micaela's tortillas, San Francisco, snacks, Sutro tower, The View from Below, TIburon, tortillas, UFW, United Farm Workers, writers' groups, writing retreats, writing scene, writing schedule, writing snacks | 2 Comments

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