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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When reading Facebook, I came across my granddaughter’s post. She is a good writer. This is a sample of some of her humorous writing, even though I’m sure that was not what she was thinking or feeling at the time. I thought I would share it with you. It is about my great-grandson that she is expecting.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Families
Public Speaking - Trauma. Top Story - October 2025.
Public speaking can be difficult, even if you take a speech class in high school. I no longer picture people in the audience in their underwear, or look at one person in the audience, or look over everyone's head, or look at the back of the room.
By Denise E Lindquist5 months ago in Writers
Fiction Exercise
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Write a two-person scene in which one character tries to break through another character’s barrier of denial. Make the issue both specific and dramatic. Do this mainly in dialogue, but anchor it in a particular time and place. The Objective — To train yourself to be aware of the unconscious forces in everyday life. People are rarely what they seem; motives are cloudy at best and often almost entirely hidden. Fictional characters, like real ones, ought to incorporate this psychic complexity. Remember that occasionally no does mean yes and vice versa.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Fiction
Grandchildren Spending The Night
Okay, so it isn't them now in the photo above. However, it wasn't that long ago - maybe almost a year or even two years ago at Halloween. Yesterday was dress like a boy (Adam Sandler) day. Paxton wasn't going for it. He wore a Vikings Jersey with a Hoodie and sweatpants. I guess that is a boy's look.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Families
Fiction Settings For Different Characters
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise — Choose a setting for one or more of the following, and furnish a place with his character — you create the character through observation of the setting. The place can be any kind of locale — a house, a specific room in a house, outdoor grounds, an office, a cell, or even a bed. The description must incorporate enough characteristic things so that the reader can visualize the absentee dweller accurately. Try to avoid stereotypes. The Objective — To be able to select details that will create a character and furnish the world of that character. A note that details indicate the circumstances of the subject — such things as success or unsuccess, social status, and habits. Which details indicate emotions, personality, intelligence, character, and outlook on life?
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Writers
Lost And Found
Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter — What if? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers prompts — The Exercise: Work with one of your completed stories that has a character who needs fleshing out. Take out a sheet of paper and number from one to thirty-four. At the top of the page, write in the title of your story and the main character's name — and start filling in the blanks. No doubt you will be able to add to this list printed below. Note: This exercise should be done after you have written your story. It is not a way to conceive a character, but rather a way to reconceive a character. It is designed to discover what you know about your characters after you have written your story — and what you don’t know. For example, one writer, Samuel R. Delany, tells his students to know exactly how much money their characters make and how they make it. And why not apply this list to some of your favorite stories? Note how much is know about the unforgettable grandmother in Flannery O’Connor’s story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” or about the compelling narrator in Peter Taylor’s story, “The Old Forest.” The Objective: To understand how much there is to know about a character that you have created. Of course, it is possible to write a successful story about a character without knowing everything on this list — or perhaps only knowing two or three things. On the other hand, beginning writers often don’t know more than a character’s age or gender — and frequently neglect an essential piece of information that would have greatly informed or shaped their story. You needn’t include these details in the story, but their presence in your mind will be “felt” by the reader.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Fiction
