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25 Mar

Thinking outside the traditional writer’s box

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized, writing. Tagged: agent, Dr. Horrible, editor, epublishing, iUniverse, Jill Sobule, Joss Whedon, Pennwriters, publishing, self-publishing, Shaq, time, twitter. 10 Comments

There’s a big debate going on over at Pennwriters right now between those who have been published traditionally and those who aren’t about which writers “should” do. The old guard insists that if you want to write novels you must get them to one of the five big houses, get the publicity machine and promotion. [...]

5 Oct

Just write it

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: agent, caffeine, critique, edit, editor, NaNoWriMo, Pennwriters, red pen, sci-fi, support, Unitarian, writers group. 5 Comments

I’m a lucky writer. I participate in two writing groups that are very supportive, both at meeting time and after. One is based in a Unitarian church, and the small group is well-meaning and cheerful, though the members aren’t regularly published; it’s mostly people who like to write for themselves. The other is part of [...]

18 Sep

That time of year…again!

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in life, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: 30 days, agent, Chord, Chris Baty, Great American Novel, manuscript, NaNoWriMo, novel, writer. 8 Comments

That Chris Baty email in my inbox leaves no doubt–NaNoWriMo is almost here! Each year the folks at NaNo take down the site for a week or so just before new signups, to clean up and clear out the forums. Then October is a steady run of everyone getting their engines ready to roll for [...]

19 May

Serendipity and blessings

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in autism, life, parenthood, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: agent, blessing, conference, DeCandido, editor, fiction, Meier, Oates, Pennwriters, reunion, revival, romance, witness, writer. 7 Comments

There is no feeling like the one you get when you experience a gathering, be it conference, revival or reunion, where everyone is excited about a topic and all the energy flows in one direction. Can I get an Amen? I had expected the Pennwriters shindig this weekend would be exciting; to be surrounded by [...]

12 May

Still walking those streets

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in autism, humor, life, sci-fi, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: agent, author, autistic, blog, conference, editor, fiction, Firefly, Firefox, literary, NaNoWriMo, network, Pennwriters, seminar, writing, YA. 10 Comments

“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” — Moliere After the joy that was NaNoWriMo last November, when my family and I agreed I could throw everything into those 30 days and write a novel, I’ve worked on many writing projects, [...]

13 Apr

The write stuff

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in divorce, life, Uncategorized, walkabout, writing. Tagged: agent, author, blog, conference, editor, manuscript, meet and greet, novel, Oates, Pennwriters, story, workshop, writer. 5 Comments

Next month, I’m going to the Pennwriters’ annual Writing Conference. It’s a fairly big deal, some 450 writers, editors and others, our keynote speaker being Joyce Carol Oates, and agents and editors falling out the cracks to find their Next Big Thing. Of course, I’ve signed up to pitch an editor, attend the critique sessions [...]

6 Mar

Why do we write?

Posted by Lyndi Alexander in humor, life, Uncategorized, writing. Tagged: agent, blogosphere, character, editor, English major, literature, novel, plot, publishing, writer. 9 Comments

Some people write for themselves. Their journals or dark poetry or rants help clear their heads and remind themselves where they’ve been. Some people write because it’s a job. They’re technical writers or copy writers, and they churn out words in response to demand to advertise or explain the topic of the day. Some people [...]