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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 >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: characters, crafting, fiction writing, storytelling, writing tips

How to Make a Literary Scarf

June 10, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Mary Oliver literary scarf

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 >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting Tagged With: literary scarf, Mary Oliver, poetry

What, Why, How: Kathie Giorgio

June 3, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Kathie Giorgio

What:  I'm a writer and I have been for my entire life. I create short stories, novels, poetry, and essays. No matter what I'm writing, I tend to focus on social issues, often touching on … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, writing

WWII via letters between two brothers

May 27, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Fred

"I see quite a lot of these collections - but this one stands out." ~Tom Brokaw, author of The Greatest Generation Letters Lost Then Found At the Scriptorium BookFest, I had the pleasure of sharing a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: family, letters, letters lost then found, loss, WWII

What, Why, How: Jean Alicia Elster

April 29, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: As a professional writer, I have produced works in multiple genres: I have edited and ghostwritten several nonfiction books. Also, my memoir-based essays have appeared in national … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: children's books

What, Why, How: Mary Jo Firth Gillett

April 15, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Since the earliest days, I’ve been drawn to language, the sound of consonant, vowel, syllable.  My parents made a recording of me at three reciting nursery rhyme after nursery rhyme in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: poetry

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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