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Authors: the Truth About Reader Reviews

September 7, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My book is officially published, and readers are posting reviews. As a new author, I was excited and nervous, and hopefully prepared for reader reviews. All reader reviews--good and bad. The Good, The … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Publicity & Marketing Tagged With: books, Publishing, reader reviews

What, Why, How: Ann Rosenquist Fee

August 31, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Playing “Rita” in “The Best of Hank and Rita: A Barroom Operetta by Joe Tougas.” Joe and I play a fictional husband-wife country-pop duo who hit the Top 10 briefly in the 1970s … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Music, performance, songwriting

Book Promotion for Anxious Authors

August 26, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writers are introverts. We have to be dragged out of the house to socialize. Promotion of our books and ourselves as writers is something we find really difficult. So what is an author supposed to do? … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Publicity & Marketing Tagged With: anxiety, Book, Promotion, publicity, writer

How to Contrast Setting with Emotion

August 24, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I picked up this gem about setting and emotion at a writer's conference: When writing, consider putting your characters in a location or setting that contrasts the scene's emotional impact. This … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: drama, emotion, setting, tips, writing tips

What, Why, How: Mariam Kobras

August 20, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? I write contemporary romance/women’s fiction, SciFi short stories, and the occasional haiku. Lately I’ve been working with a co-author on a new mystery series. We have very different work … Continue reading >>

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

Breaking the Rules

August 17, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The other day as I approached Mount Avon Cemetery with my corgi, Clementine, another walker was leaving. Being friendly, I asked if she had seen the fawn there. I enjoy watching for it. "Yes, but … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: Clementine, family, grief, loss, rules

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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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