By Lindsey Brackett, @lindsbrac   Starting a new story is a little like starting a new relationship. In the beginning it’s all bliss and world-building. You're as smitten by your characters as they may be with each other. Then this story has to actually go somewhere. Usually, this is when…

By Lindsey Brackett, @lindsbrac I majored in theater. Actually, I majored in Interdisciplinary Studies, which is a fancy way of saying I couldn’t make up my mind between theater, English, and education. So I studied all three and called it a secondary drama teacher’s major. I’ve never taught high school…

By Lindsey Brackett, @lindsbrac   We all have those days. The ones where fingers seem stiff or the keyboard is too sticky to deal with. Days when plots are stuck and characters stale and ideas elusive. I wouldn’t call it writer block exactly. More like writer delay. These days I…

Welcome to this week's faculty five. We hope you're enjoying getting to know our 2017 faculty as they share five fun  and interesting facts about themselves! This week, we've got Splickety's Ben Wolf and Lindsey Brackett, as well as romantic suspense writer Lynn Blackburn. [tweet_box design="default" float="none" inject="#BRMCWC 2017"]This week's…

by Lindsey Brackett @LindsBrac You’ve got your highlighters and your spreadsheets and your list of potential meetings. This year the BRMCWC class offerings are so good, you’re probably having trouble deciding. You’re probably thinking if you primarily write fiction, you shouldn’t make time for a class about freelancing. Or if…