Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

How do you define hate, and where does it lead us?

August 12, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hate. America on fire with hate. Hate fuels politics. There are Republican haters. Democrat haters. Trump haters. Millennial haters. Baby boomer haters. Pro-life haters, pro-choice haters, immigration … Continue reading >>

Unreliable Witness

July 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How accurate of a witness do you think you’d make? I was left wondering about my own abilities after being in the middle of a scary situation one Saturday afternoon. It started as an ordinary … Continue reading >>

The Heart of Storytelling

June 17, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

These fabulous "rules" (I prefer to call them writing tips) for storytelling were handed out at a recent conference, with credit to Pixar Story Artist Emma Coats. I refer to them often, so I thought … Continue reading >>

How to Make a Literary Scarf

June 10, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Lovers of the written word: The late Mary Oliver's poetry is both brilliant, down to earth, and so often quoted. I've seen literary scarves with text from Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, … Continue reading >>

Three Sheets to the Wind: A Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke

November 12, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Avast, ye hearties! Hurricane Florence forced us to reschedule our September visit to Ocracoke Island, NC to October, but lucky us, that's when the annual Pirate Jamboree was held. We got to … Continue reading >>

Beyond the Easy Gestures in Fiction

September 10, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Oh, those flashing eyes! The other day, I laughed when I read the recent tweet of a fellow writer: “There's a lot of 'flashing eyes' in this draft. Need to fix.” Our fictional characters … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line