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How to Cope with Writer’s Self Doubt

March 10, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I would start writing, and then say, "This is no good. No good at all." Does that sound familiar? In an interview in April's The Writer, playwright Christopher Durang explains how he coped with … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: anxiety, procrastination, writing, writing tips

Flying your Freak Flag over 50

March 7, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Non-conformist 70s fashion: The boho-chic, hippie look in the 1970s was non-conformist anti-fashion: free flowing, romantic, artsy and unique, and often involved sewing, especially patches and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting, It's Personal Tagged With: crafting, fashion, over 50 fashion, seventies, sewing

How was that crazy book art created?

March 3, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Have you seen those images of incredibly detailed sculptural book art being pinned and re-pinned all over Pinterest? They are crazy! Don't you wonder how they were created? I do mixed media, altered … Continue reading >>

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Get a corgi, never shower alone

March 2, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I love my Welsh Pembroke Corgi, Clementine, but lately, she's been a little clingy. Maybe she has cabin fever. Our walks have been a bit short this winter. As long as it's over 18º F and there's no … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: Clementine, corgi

Small Fry vs. Small Fries: Millennials

February 23, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Those Millennials. They'll never understand the Boomers. Small Fry! I was supposed to babysit the grandkids, so I texted my daughter "What time are you bringing the small fry over tomorrow?" … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: baby boomers, generation gap, Millennials

Get Close to your Readers through Point of View

February 4, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In any story, there’s a narrator that is separate from the writer. Point of view concerns how the narrator tells the story, and this will determine how close the relationship between the narrator and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Fiction, first-person, point of view, second person, third person, writing, writing tips

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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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