by Allyson Lindt | Oct 1, 2012 | Book Review, Random Awesomeness
I know I’ve been more quiet than normal around here lately, but I found a fantastic reason for breaking the silence and returning to blog land. I got to read a book. Not just any book, but the newest ‘The Original Sinners’ novel, ‘The...
by Allyson Lindt | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
So
by Allyson Lindt | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mostly unrelated to this post, for the last two weeks I’ve had the chance to exchange a few emails with one of my favorite author’s publicity people. I’ll offer up more details next month, it’s not nearly as extravagent as it sounds, but I have...
by Allyson Lindt | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year, I wrote a longer novella (45k or so). I adore the story and I’d love to see it find a home and give other people the chance to enjoy it as well.But it’s having a hard time finding a home. Because of length and genre, there aren’t a...
by Allyson Lindt | Aug 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve talked before about how an author knows it’s time to shelve a book. I’m not going into that today. Instead, I’m pondering a different part of the same situation.Why I don’t like to shelve a book. I know for everyone it’s a...
by Allyson Lindt | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
In case you’re here for me to tell you why setting is important when you write, you’ll want to find another blog post. That’s not what this is about. It’s more of a tongue-in-cheek question. Because here’s the thing. When I picture scenes...
by Allyson Lindt | Aug 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
With any luck, this post won’t be as boring as the title implies. As I understand it, things don’t work this way in most industrialized nations. Japan and the United States are about the only two. As I understand it. And since I live in the US, this will...
by Allyson Lindt | Aug 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
When I first started searching serious feedback for my writing, I thought it was awesome. Because the first handful of people who read it gave me some fantastic input. And by fantastic, I mean they told me I ruled and so did my stories.Not super helpful, but amazing...
by Allyson Lindt | Aug 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, um apparently it’s been two weeks since my last post. I feel like a recovering blogger. Except I don’t want to be recovering. But here’s my weak attempt at an excuse. See, I’m one of those people who writes short drafts when I write novels. All of them have come...
by Allyson Lindt | Jul 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m watching a conversation on Twitter, started by @AuthoressAnon. Here’s the original message:TWEET TO ME: Color of your pants + the last thing you ate or drank = BAND NAME. Ready….GO! Have some more responses filter in and then:Also I can’t...
