by Lindsey Bracket @LindsBrac The Enneagram is a great tool for building authentic (and flawed) characters. Experts believe everyone carries tendencies of the nine different types—which makes us (and our characters) incredibly complex. The Enneagram’s focus is discovering what motivates you to act the way you do—which is exactly what…

@LindsBrac Except for the last two months, in which I launched a bookand directed Oklahoma!(hello to my own type 3 tendencies), we’ve been discussing the Enneagramas a tool for building authentic (and flawed) characters. There are nine Enneagram types—and experts believe everyone carries tendencies of each type. But the beauty…

@LindsBrac My eight-year-old daughter just learned to ride a bike. For Amelia, this event was more than a childhood milestone.It was significant—a sign of health and wellness and perseverance (and a testament to my learning to ask for help). Amelia is not a typical kid. She has this nagging, un-officially-diagnosed…

@LindsBrac For the rest of the year, we’re discussing the Enneagram as a tool for building authentic (and flawed) characters. I am by no means a psychologist or an expert, but I have found that a general understanding of this ancient personality-typing tool helps me build better characters. There's a…

by Lindsey Brackett @lindsbrac Someone once asked me, "Don’t all flash fiction stories have a surprise ending?" Of course not. Flash is defined by the brevity of word count, not by a writer’s ability to craft a twist. But then I analyzed some of the best flash pieces I’ve ever…

by Lindsey Brackett @lindsbrac Recently, I returned home from leading critique sessions at the inaugural North Georgia Christian Writers Conference. We had an amazing retreat right in my backyard—the lovely North Georgia Mountains. But, as I prepared to offer a short word at breakfast on Sunday morning, I knew so…