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Metaphysical Marketing, or “Wait, What?”

July 24, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: travel, writer's life Tagged With: marketing, travel

Are Your Settings Stuck In a Rut?

July 17, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg 1 Comment

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.   […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: craft, description, revision, setting

Choosing Character Names

July 10, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg 1 Comment

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). […]

Filed Under: Writing Craft Tagged With: character, craft, names

Words, Ideas, Fireworks, and Other Powerful Forces

July 4, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: writer's life Tagged With: holidays, ideas, Lincoln, meaning, reasons to write, speeches, words

The Good News and Bad News about Writing at Home

June 5, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: writer's life Tagged With: home office

100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know

May 31, 2013 by Kelley Lindberg Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: writer's life Tagged With: vocabulary, words

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