Allyson Lindt

Valentine’s Day Guests from "The Magic Wakes"

by Allyson Lindt | Feb 14, 2013 | Random Awesomeness

Today I have an amazing special treat to share, which is awesome because to me, that’s what Valentine’s day is all about: special treats & sharing. In case you hadn’t heard, or even if you had, the talented Charity Bradford has a book coming out...

Highlighting Crutch/Repeated Words in Word #Writingtech

by Allyson Lindt | Feb 12, 2013 | #writingtech, how-to

Many, many moons ago, Loralie posted a couple of Scrivener Tips, including how to find out how often you’re using all words in your story, including those pesky overused and crutch words that we all have.Today, I want to take it a step further. If you have a...

Text to Speech in Office 2010 #Writingtech

by Allyson Lindt | Feb 5, 2013 | #writingtech, how-to

If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard that one great way to proof your own work is to read it aloud. I don’t know about you, but I’m not really up for that. I guess I could get used to it, but something about the entire idea of reading to...

Recipe: Chocolate Orange Brownies

by Allyson Lindt | Jan 31, 2013 | how-to, Random Awesomeness, recipes

I have memories from when I was younger of brownies being this amazing, sweet, chewy, chocolatey treat that wasn’t too hard and wasn’t too gooey, but landed somehwere in the middle of the two. And I swear this childhood dream was based on a mix that came...

Coming Soon: The Level Up! Blogfest

by Allyson Lindt | Jan 29, 2013 | Uncategorized

I haven’t been doing the blogfest thing so much recently, but I’ve been wanting to get back into it. I always enjoy meeting new bloggers, visiting old friends, and learning amazing things about everyone.So when I saw this in my newsfeed this morning, I had...

Sexy Snippets 27 January

by Allyson Lindt | Jan 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

If you’re familiar with Six Sentence Sunday, this is a similar idea – and a whole lot of sexy fun. From the Sexy Snippets page: Sexy Snippets are seven sentences, taken from a work in progress, or published book, brought to you every Sunday.Don’t...

Recipe: Sweet & Spicy Chili Stew

by Allyson Lindt | Jan 24, 2013 | Random Awesomeness, recipes

So, I do a lot of cooking. And I get bored really easily with almost everything, which means I’m always trying to come up with new things to cook. There are a couple of issues I always run into, though. First, my kitchen is small, so I have to be able to prepare...