Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Don’t Go Easy on Dialogue

August 22, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Ali Luke’s guest column on "10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue" on Write To Done made me reflect on the things I've learned about dialogue over the years. There are easy ways for … Continue reading >>

Brief History of a Forty-Year Long Marriage

August 15, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Luv Pub It sounds like a cliche: I met my husband after last call in the Brown Derby Luv Pub in Independence, OH, where people danced on a lighted disco floor to a live "house band." … Continue reading >>

Lawn Kitsch

July 25, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My Neighborhood I spotted this donkey, deer family, lighthouse, gazing ball, and Dutch children in one front yard in a section of houses built in the fifties. The children are supposed to be … Continue reading >>

Why Rush to Publish?

June 20, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You wrote a book! You want it published! Now! Congratulations! I've felt that same excitement. However, I urge you to resist that impulse to self-publish right away. I know you're … Continue reading >>

Dialogue Tags – Don’t Get Crazy

June 6, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Nancy Pontificated I'll never forget the time a line of dialogue in a Nancy Drew book that ended ...Nancy pontificated. I laughed out loud. Everyone knows Nancy Drew has … Continue reading >>

Nickels, Pickles and Chewing Gum

May 9, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Getting my 8 year-old granddaughter to memorize something to exercise her brain wasn't my intention, but it sure turned out to be fun for us both. Choo'n Gum As I drove her to my house for … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line