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New Release: Children’s Picture Book

October 7, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The inspiration Many times my late mother suggested I write and illustrate a children's book. Every time, for whatever reason, I resisted. Until inspiration hit me. The scurrying ghost crabs … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: childrens books, illustration, picture book

What, Why, How: Kevin St. Jarre

September 28, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I have two novels under contract with Encircle Publications.  The first one is literary fiction, with humor/absurdism, titled Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle, due in bookstores November … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: author, Fiction, humor, YA fiction

Nancy Drew Shocker

September 14, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I have to confess, I'd never read a Nancy Drew book until recently, even though I've been crafting the hardcover books into clutch purses for years. My granddaughter and I decided to read one together … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: KKK, Secret of Red Gate Farm

It’s Not the Same Old Vacation Spot

September 12, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

First Cape Hatteras Vacation, 1985

  Since 1985, when our youngest child was a baby, our family has vacationed on the beaches of Cape Hatteras in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. "Doesn't that get boring?" a friend asked. "Why stay … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: cape hatteras, family, ghost crabs, ocracoke island, outer banks, vacations

What, Why, How: Angela Barton

August 17, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: In 2017 I signed a three-book contract with Ruby Fiction (a new imprint of Choc Lit Publishing). Two of my novels are contemporary women’s fiction and one is historical … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, Historical Fiction, romance

Setting Limits in a Pandemic

June 29, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What if your friends don't mask up? When visiting with friends during the coronavirus pandemic, most of us understand that “You are now swimming in the same pool with not just that person, but … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: family, pandemic

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line