Monthly Archives: April 2012

If I Gave a Reading in the Forest, and No Tree Fell, Would Anyone Buy a Copy of My Book?*

Posted on April 27, 2012 by lindseycrittenden

While in grad school, some seventeen years ago, I taught my first class and gave my first public reading. Both were nerve-wracking—I practiced for days, reading aloud from pages marked up with little arrows and accent marks. You know, slow … Continue reading →

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A Post On Any Other Day…

Posted on April 14, 2012 by lindseycrittenden

*There will be no post next Friday, April 20. The next post will appear 4/27/12. (Coincidence. Really.) Today, for the first time since starting this blog almost a year ago, I’m posting on Saturday. Not just that, but Saturday afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Statement of Planned Work (one page only, please)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by lindseycrittenden

Some years ago, I applied to Ragdale, an artists’ and writers’ residency outside Chicago. I was accepted. In many ways, the timing was perfect. I had 300 pages of a novel to fix, I wasn’t sure yet how, but the … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: April 2012

If I Gave a Reading in the Forest, and No Tree Fell, Would Anyone Buy a Copy of My Book?*

Statement of Planned Work (one page only, please)

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