The Ruminative Rambles of Writers
Welcome to Linderson Creations! Home to aspiring authors Ashley Lindsay and Sarah Anderson.
Here on our blog you can stay updated with our weekly happenings, and learn more about our writing process and current projects. We publish to the blog every Monday—or rather, every Tuesday for those of you who live in futuristic timezones such as New Zealand and Australia.
We now also have a podcast, Dear Writer, which publishes once monthly. For some lively banter about the journey of two (slightly nerdy) rookie novelists, tune in here.
The End is Nigh
You may think this post is all about COVID-19, but no. I'm just overly dramatic and excited about writing, THE END. Also, I nearly murdered my car.
A Grammar(ly) Dilemma
Sorry for missing my last blog post! Sometimes you need to take a breath and have a break; enjoy what’s around you. I had a wonderful mini-holiday [...]
Walking on the Dark Side
The themes and events in our books force us face some pretty dark issues. And honestly, it can be really tough to do this authentically and respectfully [...]
Love Story
All great novels have something that makes them standout. Perhaps its a gripping plot, or a mesmerizing setting. But the one thing that runs through [...]
Tomorrow, When the War Began: A Review from a Writer’s Perspective
How do you know whether you’re doing something well? By studying from the best, of course. And recently, I’ve been revisiting a series that captured [...]
Motivation Mountain
This week, we’re talking motivation. I could dive right into a post about character motivations. But that’s not the motivation I’m talking about. This blog [...]
Gimme That Fire
Fire. It ravages, it burns, it devours all. Fire also has an intensity that sears into your memory like a hot brand. In writing, I [...]
A Tale of Two Chapters
Two weeks. Two chapters. Two different characters. One character was a total nightmare. The other, an absolute dream. It’s a tale of two chapters. It [...]
In the Eye of the Storm
Believe it or not, when you read a novel, you're reading not one but two stories, or even more if the book has many subplots [...]