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Category Archives: writing
Adventus
It’s the season of waiting at church, the Christian season of Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas. For those of us who put up our trees on the 23rd or 24th and leave them through Twelfth Night, waiting … Continue reading
Posted in faith, spirituality, writing
Tagged Advent, adversity, Christmas, church seasons, destruction of the temple, earthquakes, end times, false prophets, famine, Fitch Mountain, Flood, gospel of Luke, gospel of Matthew, John the Baptist, lectionary, Lindsey Crittenden, liturgical seasons, novel revision, Pharisees, prophecy, Sadducees, scripture, silent retreat, Son of Man, The Water Will Hold You, waiting
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How Revision Brings Us Closer
This first Friday in July, I’m thrilled to offer a guest post by my friend and colleague Monica Wesolowska. Her memoir, Holding Silvan, will blow you away. And she’s got some nifty insights here, too. Thank you, Monica! At a … Continue reading
Posted in community, craft, writing, writing groups
Tagged brain damage, compassion, grief, Holding Silvan, Lindsey Crittenden, loss, love, memoir, Monica Wesolowska, revision, writers' group, writing group
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Formula One?
Before beginning the post itself, I’m happy to report that my piece on agreeing to disagree on matters of faith is in the July/August issue of Spirituality & Health, hot off the presses! As I write this, the piece isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in community, craft, writing
Tagged 52-Pickup, Blake Snyder, Lindsey Crittenden, novel formula, novel outlines, novel revision, plot formula, plot structure, Plot Whisperer, plotting, Robert McKee, screenwriting, SF Writers' Grotto, Smoke Smoke Fire, story formula, Wallace Stegner
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Coming Out of Traction
First, a few announcements this first Friday in June: Summer writing classes at the Grotto are now open for enrollment. I’m excited about teaching a weekend workshop in August, on using existing models to craft short fiction. Check out all … Continue reading
Posted in craft, writing, writing groups
Tagged Anne Saliou, blogging, Developing the Memoir, Elena Ferrante, Fiction Intensive, Fiction Writing Intensive, Grotto, Grotto classes, head traction, Hemingway, Iyengar yoga, Lindsey Crittenden, My Brilliant Friend, The Lost Daughter, The Water Will Hold You, traction, UC Berkeley Extension, writers' group, writing blogs, writing classes, yoga, Yoga Loft
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Will Write for Food
A guy I knew in grad school used to wear a T-shirt with those four words on the front. Every time he wore it, the rest of us gave knowing chuckles. The statement aptly captured two assumptions of student life: … Continue reading
Posted in agents, teaching, writing
Tagged blog posts, blogging, bloodbath, Conde Nast, Facebook, Facebook followers, grad school, grad students, Huffington Post, HuffPo, Lindsey Crittenden, magazine writing, social media, The Water Will Hold You, Twitter followers, Writers@Work, writing for free, writing for pay, writing income, writing profession
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