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The Impact of Three-Star Reviews: Lessons from Chocolate

October 7, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Are three stars really so bad? A recent post by an author on Threads read Does anyone else find 3-star Goodreads reviews really dispiriting? You give your book your very life, your soul, for … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Writing Tagged With: bad reviews, reader reviews, reviews

Generational Driving: Passing Down Skills and Memories

September 30, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Fears of parallel parking When our granddaughter came to stay with us in August, she was a little nervous about taking the driver's test for her license when she returned home. Michigan still … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: drivers test, driving skills, family, first cars

What, Why, How: Poet Wendy Wisner

September 23, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I suppose I would characterize my poetry as lyric poetry. Some poems are quite narrative, and others are more experimental. My poems have a strong emotional center. Sound and image are … Continue reading >>

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

Determination and Tenacity: The Path to Getting Published

September 16, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hard work gets results! Writing and ultimately publishing takes determination and tenacity. Time. Brainstorming. Editing. More time. Problem solving. Pulling your hair out. Walking away. Fine … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Writing Tagged With: announcement, Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Publishing, writing advice

Exploring book sales opportunities beyond bookstores

September 9, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Literally go anywhere that books are sold: How often do you consider other places for book sales? When you travel, do you carry copies of your book? What about a sell sheet? I encourage you to … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Publicity & Marketing Tagged With: book marketing, book selling, sell sheets

What, Why, How: Will Ludwigsen

August 26, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I met my gracious blog host Linda at the Stonecoast MFA program at the University of Southern Maine, where I studied “popular fiction.” That was their term for fiction that people don’t feel … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: fantasy, mystery, scifi, strange fiction

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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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