Laurel Lindström
Writer of nonfiction (then) and fiction (now). More here www.laurellindstrom.org Enjoy the read!
- Authors en route to publication will be familiar with the structural edit. I was not when The Draftsman was being sorted out. Here’s what happens. A Structural Edit: Thankyou Helen Francis wp.me/pbzlXw-md #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- Google’s Gemini AI engine puts this at the end of its search findings: AI responses may include mistakes. So that’s alright then......Enjoy the read! www.laurellindstrom.org #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- What went wrong on my wedding day? Read this short story to find out. tinyurl.com/4wek9uzh Enjoy the read! If you do please subscribe to my site. #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #book
- Chaos is a great way to avoid stuff in your life, but maybe it’s necessary too: wp.me/pbzlXw-y0 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- The Draftsman’s playlist: music and a novelist’s intent. laurellindstrom.org/wp-admin/pos... #book #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- Authors en route to publication will be familiar with the structural edit. I was not when The Draftsman was being sorted out. Here’s what happens. A Structural Edit: Thankyou Helen Francis wp.me/pbzlXw-md #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- Garden of England a short story based on our experience of hosting a Ukrainian family fleeing war; it has no middle or ending. wp.me/pbzlXw-G4 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- Trial. A very short story about a second date, crap map reading and LA freeways. Will he or won’t he go for a third date with this annoying person. wp.me/pbzlXw-G7 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- A synopsis of The Draftsman wp.me/pbzlXw-He If you want a copy of the book, DM me or you can buy it from the website. #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #book #thedraftsman #booksky
- How far should a literary agent go for their authors? As far as it takes to keep them at their work? Further? Sounding awful, but actually not. #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky wp.me/pbzlXw-Lw laurellindstrom.org/2025/03/27/c... #authorsky #literaryagent
- An alternative take on a scene about a man who’s been defrauding social security by pretending to be disabled. He gets found out. Destined for The Ashes in the Boot as yet unpublished and unagented. wp.me/pbzlXw-JW #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #theashesintheboot
- When Brenda Met Mimis is an extract from The Ashes in the Boot, Laurel Lindstrom’s second novel. More here: www.laurellindstrom.org wp.me/pbzlXw-L0 #theashesintheboot #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky
- An opinion piece about women and how we have still have a long way to go. wp.me/pbzlXw-MN #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- Writer’s block is not necessarily devastating. This short article includes ideas for writers to help overcome it. Readers will get some insight into how and why a writer writes. wp.me/pbzlXw-Ff #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writersblock #booksky
- A snapshot of how easy it is for a middle aged woman to walk away. Her husband has no idea. Delete wp.me/sbzlXw-delete #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- Crokesmith & Starr of somewhere in Essex claim to be realtors to the stars. Are they? Decide for yourself: wp.me/pbzlXw-FX #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- Garden of England a short story based on our experience of hosting a Ukrainian family fleeing war; it has no middle or ending. wp.me/pbzlXw-G4 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- This may or may not end up in the next novel, The Ashes in the Boot. I hope it makes you smile. And thanks for being a subscriber. wp.me/pbzlXw-H6 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #book #theashesintheboot #booksky
- Another very short story by Laurel Lindström, about the extremes of decency. laurellindstrom.org/2025/05/01/a... #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- Another very short story by Laurel Lindström, about the extremes of decency. laurellindstrom.org/2025/05/01/a... #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- A prize winner of a story if ever there was one. It’s called Living (or morgue viventes docent) wp.me/pbzlXw-Fu Now all I have to do is enter it in a competition. Too lazy though. #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- Garden of England a short story based on our experience of hosting a Ukrainian family fleeing war; it has no middle or ending. wp.me/pbzlXw-G4 #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Been at this for five years and my website www.laurellindstrom.org still has only 66 subscribers. Thank you to those brave few, but where are the rest? Sorry to whinge, but it’s baffling. I follow all the rules and get nowhere.
- This short story, Cheers!, was written for Mia Botha’s Deadlinesforwriters.com website. It’s about how parents make the wrong assumptions about their children. The vanity of it. wp.me/pbzlXw-GB #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- In the digital world we've chips with everything from the telly to the 'phone. And we love it. But when the chips are down, we're stuffed. Life grinds to a halt; we crash about in a temper; nothing works. wp.me/pbzlXw-Ek #writingcommunity #readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- A snapshot of how easy it is for a middle aged woman to walk away. Her husband has no idea. Delete wp.me/sbzlXw-delete #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky
- A short story by Laurel Lindström, about the collapse of a relationship I think. But you tell me. wp.me/pbzlXw-Mu #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- A short story by Laurel Lindström, about the collapse of a relationship I think. But you tell me. wp.me/pbzlXw-Mu #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- A short story by Laurel Lindström, about the collapse of a relationship I think. But you tell me. wp.me/pbzlXw-Mu #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- How far should a literary agent go for their authors? As far as it takes to keep them at their work? Further? Sounding awful, but actually not. #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky wp.me/pbzlXw-Lw laurellindstrom.org/2025/03/27/c... #writesky #authorsky
- A short fragment of a childhood memory that today would count as trauma. A sweet little story though. Enjoy! . #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky laurellindstrom.org/2025/02/27/c... #writesky #authorsky
- Tokyo Turmoil A short piece about my recent trip to Tokyo. Go there if you get the chance. tinyurl.com/3a9wj8ba #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- And another thing. How does reinvention feel? Subtle and slow and easily forgotten about: wp.me/pbzlXw-Mn #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #writesky #authorsky
- The Granny Hack. Riding out for 20 years with my friend. What it means and why it is so important, wp.me/pbzlXw-Fj #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #horses #booksky
- The I-405 not an obvious topic for a blog, but this piece might entertain you or at least give pause for thought. wp.me/pbzlXw-FI #writingcommunity #readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- If I could ever find a #literaryagent, this is destined for The Ashes in the Boot and you can find the first part of it here: wp.me/pbzlXw-En #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #theashesintheboot
- A short story by Laurel Lindström. Three women: two kind, one not so It’s about how three women start to plot vengeance on an abusive male. Includes some ideas for getting your own back. tinyurl.com/dz7fzjrm #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #theashesintheboot
- We have mice and this is how we get rid of them without hurting them. The latest visitor is called Angelo. tinyurl.com/4j3k286v #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- A chicken, a worm or a seagull? What do they have in common and which one are you? Maybe none or all of them? Scatty column here for your delight: wp.me/pbzlXw-zf #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- When Brenda Met Mimis is an extract from The Ashes in the Boot, Laurel Lindstrom’s second novel. More here: www.laurellindstrom.org wp.me/pbzlXw-L0 #theashesintheboot #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky
- Well well well. How about this? A story of mine has been published here: thin-skin.com/shortstory/o... #writesky #authorsky #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers More here: www.laurellindstrom.org Enjoy!
- Well well well. How about this? A story of mine has been published here: thin-skin.com/shortstory/o... #writesky #authorsky #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers More here: www.laurellindstrom.org Enjoy!
- She’s leaving him and returning to a place where anything was possible. The beginning. Yes, it can happen and it can truly be all right in the end. laurellindstrom.org/2025/01/23/f... #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #shortstories #booksky #writesky #authorsky
- Went to see ABBA Voyage and will never be over it. What we can do with tech now is astonishing and it’s wonderful to see it put to such marvellous use. wp.me/pbzlXw-M8 #writesky #authorsky #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn
- Went to see ABBA Voyage and will never be over it. What we can do with tech now is astonishing and it’s wonderful to see it put to such marvellous use. wp.me/pbzlXw-M8 #writesky #authorsky #WritingCommmunity #booksky #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn
- Part two of The Bees in the Chimney, written for the High Weald Beekeepers Association newsletter. More short stories on www.laurellindstrom.org Enjoy! wp.me/pbzlXw-It #WritingCommmunity #Readers #shortstories #booksky #writesky #authorsky
- In the digital world we've chips with everything from the telly to the 'phone. And we love it. But when the chips are down, we're stuffed. Life grinds to a halt; we crash about in a temper; nothing works. wp.me/pbzlXw-Ek #writingcommunity #readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
- People and what’s in their heads are puzzling and scary. This piece might help us understand why and how to cope with it. wp.me/pbzlXw-GV #WritingCommmunity #Readers #scattyweeklycolumn #booksky
