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What, Why, How: Lynne Golodner, marketing guru and prolific author

August 19, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What? While I’ve always been a writer, and I write in lots of genres and about lots of topics, these days I am focused on writing emotional novels with compelling Jewish characters that fill their … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, jewish writers, marketing books, writing habits

What, Why, How: Susan Sage on historical fiction about great aunt and uncle

August 12, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: My third novel, Dancing in the Ring, was published in 2023 by Black Rose Writing. While it’s Historical Fiction, it can also be described as Historical Biography or Historical Romance. It’s … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: books set in Detroit, Detroit, Historical Fiction, roaring twenties, Susan Sage

August- A Collaborative Poem

August 5, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I wrote the first stanza, and friends contributed the other lines of this collaborative poem! I hope you enjoy it as much as you enjoy this late summer month. Hello August: August will be … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: collaboration, collaborative poetry, poem for august, poetry

Writing for favors

July 29, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You want me to do WHAT? A while ago I did some web writing in exchange for other services for an acquaintance after they begged me to help them. I figured how hard could it be? As it turned out, I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: don't sell yourself short, favors, professional writer, writing for free

Pet Grief: Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not real

July 22, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You know it's coming: This illustration of a herd of corgis racing into heaven as Queen Elizabeth waited to greet them recently brought me to tears. I still miss my corgi Clementine after losing … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss Tagged With: Clementine, corgi, dog euthanasia, grief, grieveing a pet, Lap of Love, losing a dog, pet loss

To Bloom Forever: Perennial Gifts

July 15, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Where flowers bloom so does hope An old house in our neighborhood had the most lovely perennial garden. In fact, it had been included in my hometown’s garden tour at one time. Often when I walked … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: family, gardening, hope, perennials

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Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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Writing life, line by line