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Writer to Writer with Ellen Meeropol

April 2, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

On Hurricane Island by writer Ellen Meeropol is a psychological/political thriller that follows five characters involved in a nightmarish crisis at a secret terrorist interrogation center on a small … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Fiction, point of view

What, Why, How: Kate Dolan

March 31, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writer Kate Dolan is here to answer 3 basic questions about creativity for my series titled What, Why, How! WHAT? Oh geeze, what don’t I write about?  On my blog, The Bro Chick,  I write in the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: humor, technical writing

What, Why, How: Yancy Caruthers

March 31, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? Military narrative non-fiction, stories that could be fiction, but they aren't.  I began with Northwest of Eden, my own memoir of my experience as the second-in-command of an Army Emergency … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: military, nonfiction, veterans

The Magic Pencil and Memories

March 29, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

 How We Make Memories: My fourth grade teacher, Miss Pastor, at Hillside Elementary was a stern woman. Her reprimands were shaming, and her glare could turn a kid's legs to Jell-o. I shook … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: daydreaming, magic, shame

First Time Novelist at 63 – Belva Plain

March 26, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Grandma wrote bestsellers Have you ever felt you were too old to start that novel you've always wanted to write? Belva Plain was 63 years old when her first novel, a romantic epic titled … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, Writing Tagged With: books, women, writing, writing tips

Rod McKuen Altered Book

March 17, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Rod McKuen

King of Kitsch? Former US Poet Laureate said it was irrelevant to even speak of Rod McKuen as a poet. Pulitzer Prize-winning critic called McKuen's work gooey schmaltz. Newsweek magazine called … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting Tagged With: abuse, book art, depression, poet, poetry, Rod McKuen

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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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