by Kelley Lindberg I wrote this a few years ago, but I decided to dust it off and repost it, because it still sums up my wishes for us all in this season of light. Best wishes to you and your family, wherever you are. The season of light is upon us. Earlier this month, […]
Tips for Writing a Profile
by Kelley Lindberg Recently, I was asked for some tips on writing a profile. When it comes to writing for magazines, profiles are my favorite projects. A profile is a story about a particular person and their life, their passions, their inspirations, and their contributions. It can be a little intimidating to interview someone for […]
Visions and Revisions, with Cheryl Klein
by Kelley Lindberg Revision. The mere word can strike fear into the hearts of writers. Or hope. It’s where the magic happens. Or the pain. It’s when everything that isn’t David is chipped away. Or when the whole thing crumbles to dust. Okay, melodrama aside, revision is a necessary, unavoidable part of writing anything that […]
Writing a Better Sentence
by Kelley Lindberg When it comes right down to it, writing only involves two things: a good story, and the ability to tell it well. Well, that’s simple enough. Okay, maybe not. Obviously, the most fundamental building block of being able to “tell it well” is the sentence. A benign-looking little thing, really. A subject […]
Reacting to Good Luck
by Kelley Lindberg I just got back from a visit to Reality Town, where I got to be random and dole out chance happenings, good or bad, to every resident of Reality Town. I only bankrupted a couple of them, so I call it a good day. It was the annual Reality Town program at […]
Halloween Imagination
Our annual Witches’ Luncheon by Kelley Lindberg When I was growing up, there weren’t many store-bought Halloween costumes. If you wanted a costume, you made it. There were tin-foil robots, Frankenstein’s monsters, Raggedy Anns and Andys, hobos, and lots of ketchup-blood. I remember being Maid Marian, the headless horseman, a classic sheet ghost, and a […]
