Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author

Writers: Renew Your Vows to a Troubled Novel

March 8, 2012 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

This guest post is written by award-winning writer, my fellow alum and friend, Diana Muñoz Stewart, on a wonderful panel discussion from the recent AWP Conference in Chicago. Any writer who has … Continue reading >>

Seven Magic Elephants of Creativity ~ Margo LaGattuta

September 7, 2011 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I Vacuum, Therefore I Am: Magic was in the air in a crowded coffeehouse 18 years ago when I first heard poet Margo LaGatutta read. Her poem, “I Vacuum, Therefore I Am,” gave me goose … Continue reading >>

A Story Best Told in Third Person

August 7, 2011 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The struggle over POV is real Have you ever struggled over what point-of-view is going to work best for your narrator? I recently changed a novel manuscript from first person POV (I) to third … Continue reading >>

All these monstrous words: Jim Morrison

November 18, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

As a writer, try to imagine, after your death, someone in your family who's not a writer going through all your work, past and present, drafts, false starts, deleted files, scribblings-- all of … Continue reading >>

Nix on Outlines for Elmore Leonard

November 14, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Here’s a totally different take on outlines from Elmore Leonard, from an interview for The Detroit Free Press. He never uses them If you aren’t familiar with Leonard, he is “The greatest crime writer … Continue reading >>

Bad Character: BAD MARIE

September 2, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

If you like dark stories with flawed narrators who go to frightening extremes, Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky is for you. As a writer, I learned much from studying the main character, Marie. After … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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