Lindsay Oberst - Writer and Creative

Flash Fiction Story Published by Write Club Atlanta

Lindsay Oberst — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:22:47 +0000

Write Club Atlanta published a holiday-themed flash fiction story of mine in December. You’re surely over the whole holiday thing by now, but my story is called “Sans Santa Claus,” which should clue you in that this story was written from a scrooge prompt—Christmas is certainly not among my favorite things. I’ve been working on [...]

I’m Writing A Novel In November

Lindsay Oberst — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:16:14 +0000

I’m writing a novel this month for NaNoWriMo, when writers around the world get together and attempt to write 50,000 words during November. Since I’ll be writing so much fiction, I won’t be posting as much to my blogs for now. I also wrote about how journalists can join the National Novel Writing Month party. [...]

My Advice for Journalists

Lindsay Oberst — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:53:43 +0000

Since my co-worker Clay Duda told his story about being a j-school grad, I thought I’d tell mine and hopefully help some people figure out how to become a journalist—a real one. Hint: it’s not easy, but it’s possible. Before I fell in love with journalism, I loved writing. Last May marked two years since [...]

Hurricane Humor on Twitter

Lindsay Oberst — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:50:04 +0000

I was researching info about Hurricane Irene and found some interesting stuff. View “Hurricane Irene Humor on Twitter” on Storify

My Plan for Longshot Magazine 2011

Lindsay Oberst — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:45:21 +0000

Longshot Magazine is this awesome print magazine that is made in 48 hours. Submissions open Friday July 29 for 24 hours and I plan to submit. If you want to know more about this project, read my post on my writing blog, which includes submission tips. If you’re in Atlanta, you might want to join [...]

Yarn Bombing: Helping Us Engage With Our World

Lindsay Oberst — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:09:13 +0000

Engagement is something that’s talked about a lot in the social media community. But what about in real life? How engaged are we with our surroundings? A few years ago, we zipped around connected to our iPods and now we’ve got smartphones that constantly beg us to check them, talk on them and play with [...]

3 Interesting Questions About Digital Media June 2011

Lindsay Oberst — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:45:26 +0000

I write, research, read and think about art, culture, literary topics, social media, journalism, the environment and things that do good for people and our world. The following are three interesting things: Digital media June 2011 edition The existence of filter bubbles that surround our personal web experience. Internet algorithms are creating a web [...]

About Facebook and Journalism

Lindsay Oberst — Fri, 20 May 2011 16:39:54 +0000

Should Journalists Use Facebook As A Journalism Tool? My first post for The Center for Sustainable Journalism is up on the blog. It’s about social media and journalism. The two are coming together as social journalism. Are there things journalists should consider as they use tools such as Facebook? These issues will continue to come [...]

I Have A New Tumblr Blog

Lindsay Oberst — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:08:54 +0000

I have a new Atlanta blog using Tumblr. It’s called Peachy Diamond: Atlanta life through the eyes of a Georgia girl. The city, art, culture, poetry, storytelling, the environment and related topics are what I will focus on. Check it out and follow if you’re on Tumblr.

Editing, E-Books and Whoa-Worthy Art [5 Interesting Things I Learned]

Lindsay Oberst — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:31:13 +0000

I write, research, read and think about art, culture, literary topics, social media, journalism, the environment and things that do good for people and our world. The following are five things I learned last week. Maybe they’ll help or inform you. Video editing is hard. I’ve done minor video editing in the past, so [...]