Denise E Lindquist
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I am married with 7 children, 28 grands, and 13 great-grandchildren. I am a culture consultant part-time. I write A Poem a Day in February for 8 years now. I wrote 4 - 50,000 word stories in NaNoWriMo. I write on Vocal/Medium daily.
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For Future Fiction Fun. Top Story - August 2025.
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise: Buy a notebook to use for just this one exercise. Then, on a regular basis, perhaps at the beginning of your writing time, or before you go to bed, write for ten to twenty minutes addressing each of the following subjects: * List in detail all the places you have lived - one place per page. (This is a good way to begin because it gives the entire notebook a concrete grounding in time and place.) You might even want to get very specific, say by recounting all the kitchens or bedrooms. * Next, recall if you were happy or unhappy in those places. * Consider your parents' relationship, from their point of view. *List important family members: brothers and sisters, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins. What were the dynamics of your nuclear family, your extended family? (Some of these subjects may take several twenty-minute sessions. Leave space for unfinished business.)
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Writers
What Is That Noise?
Going out to greet the day is common for me. I do this almost every day around sunrise each morning. This morning I was just a bit late when I went out. First thing out the door, I heard a strange sound. Extremely loud and coming from the neighbors.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Poets
What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers
Author's Note: These prompts may not be for beginner fiction writers! They sound tough to me. Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter - What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts - The Exercise: This one is in two parts. First experiment with different types of openings for different stories until you feel comfortable with the technique of each. Then see how many ways there are to open one particular story you have in mind. How does the story change when the opening changes from a generalization to a line of dialogue? The Objective: To see how experimenting with several ways of opening your story can lead you to a better understanding of whose story it is, and what the focus of the story will be.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Writers
We Went To A Birthday Party Yesterday
My daughter drove two hours to her friend's house for her birthday. Abby just turned 52. I was invited. It turns out I am related to her mother. According to Ancestry, her mother is related to my son-in-law's children from Alaska too.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Feast
Going Keto
On the tenth of August, it will be two weeks into the ketogenic food plan. Low carbs. I was told I should eat 20 carbs per day. That is tough. I think I have been there few more than two or three days in this time. The other days were close, however.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Humans
Starting At the Beginning
Author's Note: Two recommendations from others for the fiction story I am writing include a murder and a murder suicide. Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Excercise: This one is in two parts. First experiment with different types of openings for different stories until you feel comfortable with the technique of each. Then see how many ways there are to open on a particular story you have in mind. How does the story change when the opening changes from a generalization to a line of dialogue?
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Writers
Fiction Prompts
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — William Kittredge asked to begin a story with a given first line. Prompt: Begin the next half of the book you are writing with this line— Where were you last night?
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Writers
