By Kelley Lindberg My friend and author Sydney Salter recently returned from a trip to Japan, and she brought me a Japanese treat to try – a banana-filled pastry (think Twinkie shaped like a small banana, made with rice flour and real banana filling). Produced by a company called Tokyo Banana, the pastry was incredibly […]
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Are Your Settings Stuck In a Rut?
by Kelley Lindberg As humans, we often fall into ruts. We go to the same place for lunch more than we should admit. We read the same types of books and watch the same types of TV shows. We shop at the same stores and rotate through the same recipes for dinner every week. […]
Choosing Character Names
By Kelley Lindberg Choosing a name for your character is every bit as important – and sometimes as difficult – as choosing a name for your child. There are plenty of criteria for choosing the right name. You want the name to be memorable, for one. It should also be easy to say (or read). […]
Words, Ideas, Fireworks, and Other Powerful Forces
By Kelley Lindberg Today we’re celebrating the 4th of July. Usually, if we spend any time at all considering why we are celebrating this holiday, we think of the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence. But this year, July 4 falls the day after the 150th anniversary of the Union victory at […]
The Good News and Bad News about Writing at Home
By Kelley Lindberg I’ve been doing freelance writing from home for fifteen years, and I absolutely love it. But working at home isn’t for everyone. Plenty of people I know freely admit that they lack self-discipline, and that they would miss the structure or the social environment of a regular workplace. So I’ve come up […]
100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
By Kelley Lindberg Ten years ago, the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries created a book called 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know. It’s a humbling list. I only knew 75 for sure. As a writer, I hang my head. I decided to go through the whole list in the […]
