by Allyson Lindt | Apr 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
I know at least one other person has already done this word for the day, but when I think about my writing journey, it’s not like the letter ‘B’. I don’t have fifty different words that pop into my head at once.There’s only the one....
by Allyson Lindt | Apr 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Saturday! Blogging five days a week isn’t a big deal for me, but the Saturday post will be a bit of a change of habit. If you’re looking for my 140 character Twitter pitch, click here.Otherwise, welcome to day two of my alphabet soup writing...
by Allyson Lindt | Apr 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
*Waves* welcome to anyone from the A-Z challenge who’s stopping by. It’s nice to meet you all ^_^. I don’t know how quickly I’ll make it through the list of over 800 participants, but I will make it a point to visit anyone who comments on my...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
I understand that some bloggers schedule all their posts in advance. Or at least most of them. And that even more of them are planning and starting to do that for the A-Z challenge. I take exception to this on two levels:I’ve scheduled posts before, though these...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Thank you everyone for the kind words of encouragement that continue to roll in. I know I’m not the only person out there without work, and it brings a much-needed smile to my face to be a part of this amazing, supportive community.I’ve been pondering...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
We’re watching ‘Firefly’ right now. Well, not this very second, but we’re making our way through the series. Not for the first time, and probably not for the last time. This is partially because Nathan Fillion is a gorgeous, sexy man. And...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I quit my job to be a writer.I so wish I could say that. Wouldn’t that be the ultimate awesome? The truth is, I was laid off on Friday along with a handful of other people because my (now) former employer went through a ‘workforce reduction’. Trust...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s Friday and it’s payday. For me that means…overpriced coffee for breakfast ^_^ Which is funny because now that I have it, I don’t think I like it as much as what I’ve been having at home. I picked up this coffee creamer that’s...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
So many things are about perspective. Especially in writing. Character perspective, reader perspective. And it’s all subjective. Where I think something might rock, everyone else might think it’s only so-so, or really kind of amature and sucky.Speaking of...
by Allyson Lindt | Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
In one of the reviewing groups I belong to, we’ve been talking about the gender of writers. Someone found statistics that show that in the more prestigious publication, the majority of the authors are male (publications like the New Yorker). The majority of the...
