Category Archives: writing

Rising & Falling

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

I can’t get a certain floor out of my mind.  It’s tiled, worn, and – the best part, the part I can’t forget – undulating.  I’d attach a picture if I had one, but the entire time I stood on … Continue reading →

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Airing the Laundry

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

I will be taking off the next three weeks.  My next post will appear Friday, October 21. I’ve never worried about offending anyone while writing.  Maybe it’s all those years of uncensored diary entries about mad crushes and revenge fantasies … Continue reading →

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Try, Try Again

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

Whatever works for you, I tell my students.  There’s no one way to write, no hard-and-fast rule that guarantees success, as much as we want one.  And yet, certain koan-like statements have made it onto my bulletin board or refrigerator.  … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

This post continues discussion of the five components to a writing practice, as proposed by Jane Anne Staw in her excellent talk at UC Berkeley Extension’s Summer Fiction Intensive. How many of us say that we’ll write our novel, story, … Continue reading →

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Only 27

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Lindsey Crittenden

I’m breaking my order here to post a piece not directly about writing, or teaching, or craft.  Next week, I’ll return with some of the helpful things I learned from the UC Berkeley Extension Summer Fiction Intensive, but this week, … Continue reading →

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