by Allyson Lindt | Mar 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ever play a driving game (or, you know, drive in real life, though I can tell you from personal experience this is a lot scarier in real life), and in order to avoid sliding in one direction, you turn the steering wheel and instead the car turns way too far in the...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Confession of the day: I come from a long line of self-publishers. No, really. My great grandmother self-published a book. My father self-published at least one. This was back in the days before things like, oh, the internet (remember those days?).Both books had small...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
This will be a really short post, because I’m more interested in everyone else’s thoughts on this. The question is – what would prompt you to self-publish?Except it’s not quite that simple because some of you already have. In that case, what...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
(if you’re not in the mood for serious or rambling, you might want to avoid the below and I’ll be back with less serious, but not less rambling, when this funk passes).I wanted to link to this video, but apparently I’m not allowed to embed this...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Variable OneAbout three years ago, I finished a novel. It was grand and spectacular and I wanted everyone to read it and love it.A few people did read it and love it. I knew it still needed work, but it was an awesome story. So…I cheated and queried it. That was...
by Allyson Lindt | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m engrossed in paying work today, and my brain is only thinking in SQL, so I don’t have a witty rambling to share. Instead, I’ll leave you with a video ala classic 1980’s cheese. Don’t ask me what’s up with the air guitar, but...
by Allyson Lindt | Feb 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Do you know why gyms prefer annual contracts and auto rewnewal options on credit cards? Sorry, I know, never open with a rhetorical question.It’s because auto-renewal is a business model. It’s based on people being too busy/lazy/apathetic/whatever, to...
by Allyson Lindt | Feb 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Before you compose your response to my post-title, hear me out.One of the stories I’m currently working on takes place from the perspective of two different characters. Essentially half the scenes from one POV and half from the other. The thing about these two...
by Allyson Lindt | Feb 23, 2012 | how-to, recipes
Last night I was absolutely stumped about what to make for dinner, and nothing take-out wise sounded good. So I relied on an old favorite. While I was making it, I remembered how easy it is to do so I thought I’d share. This only takes about 15 minutes total and...
by Allyson Lindt | Feb 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
About seven months ago I got a new laptop. It was very bell-and-whistle-less, that was the point. I needed something compact that would travel easily so I could write wherever, including those cramped ‘business class’ seats on planes.It does have one...
