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The main street of Little Brick Town, along with a glimpse of its dystopian underworld

LEGOctober

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:October 3, 2013
Post category:Blog Lego Writing
Post comments:10 Comments

A preview of October's blog posts, which will explore what Lego building can teach us about writing short stories and novels.

Advising a Nine-Year-Old Who Wants to Write

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 30, 2013
Post category:Blog Writing
Post comments:2 Comments

At a middle grade authors' panel with Caroline Carlson and Catherine Gilbert Murdock at the Big Blue Marble Bookstore we gave advice to a 9-year-old writer.

How nice! Karlijn left me a birthday present!...Oh, it's for Patricio.

Blogiversary

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 26, 2013
Post category:Blog Lego Writing
Post comments:5 Comments

I celebrate the first anniversary of my blog and talk about my plans for it in the coming year.

A Portuguese Visitor

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 21, 2013
Post category:Blog International Portugal
Post comments:7 Comments

A Portuguese visitor speaks at the University at Albany about the current crisis in Europe and invites us back to Lisbon.

We Watch Train Wrecks

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 18, 2013
Post category:Blog International Languages Lego Music Writing
Post comments:6 Comments

Are writers "everyday sadists" because we ratchet up conflicts and place our protagonists in dire and painful circumstances?

The Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 15, 2013
Post category:Blog Writing
Post comments:11 Comments

A report on the Brooklyn Blossoms Book Club, created to support multicultural literature and to encourage mothers and daughters to read together.

"Oh, Daddy! I threw Patricio away because Giovanni had a shiny new car!" "Be honest, Karlijn. Would Patricio have been your boyfriend if he were a random alkie instead of a Pubrickster Prize-winning investigative journalist?" "Uh...no."

Teshuvah

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 10, 2013
Post category:Blog Lego Writing
Post comments:7 Comments

My thoughts on the Jewish High Holy Days, the concept of Teshuvah, or Repentance, and being a real friend rather than using another person.

World Tour Blog

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 6, 2013
Post category:Blog Music Writing
Post comments:1 Comment

As part of the World Tour Blog, I talk about my work-in-progress, my world music radio program, and some notable books I read recently.

Have I Met My Match?

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:September 4, 2013
Post category:Blog Languages Writing
Post comments:9 Comments

The beginning of my third semester Portuguese class reminds of the trope of the competitive overachiever who finds herself overtaken by rival classmates.

Developing Characters: The Lesson of Fruitvale Station

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:August 31, 2013
Post category:Blog Writing
Post comments:8 Comments

I use the movie Fruitvale Station as an example of how writers can go beyond stereotype to create sympathetic, multidimensional characters.