by lindseybacken@everinkpress.com | Jul 13, 2023 | Author, Books
Well, that didn’t work. What now? This wasn’t the post I intended to write. Turns out, I couldn’t even write any post when I planned because my FreeWrite machine I’d brought to write filled the screen with a string of 222222s on its own while I...
by lindseybacken@everinkpress.com | Jun 22, 2023 | Author, Books
I’m sleepy today. You know why? Because for the last two nights, I have literally been too excited to sleep. Seriously. Even once I get the light out, I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve. I used to feel like this when I was in the best parts of my...
by lindseybacken@everinkpress.com | Jun 7, 2023 | Author, Mentality
First, the Plans Changed Have you ever had a week where life gave you a series of unexpected events? This has been me. In the space of one week, I withdrew from the program I had hoped would help me get ahead on my writing career. I let my landlord and boss know I...
by lindseybacken@everinkpress.com | Jan 26, 2023 | Author
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by how people lived their everyday lives throughout different periods of history. And being a do-it-yourselfer, I couldn’t resist trying out some of the skills from the past. I attempted to dig my first tiny...
by lindseybacken@everinkpress.com | Jan 19, 2023 | Author
Do you know what a literary foil is? It’s an element in storytelling where two desires are at odds with each other. Sometimes I feel like my life is one massive foil. On one hand, I idealize a quaint home with fireplaces, a garden, hot beverages, and shelves of books....
