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Romance rides high on the genre wave. Maybe.

May 26, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

According to Trends? I'm sure you've seen this map if you use Facebook. Romance is the most popular genre according to search inquiries based on Google trends from the last twelve months. Yes, romance claims the wildly beating hearts of readers in 22 states across the U.S.  How do we know this? Apparently, a software firm called Cloudwards looked at search inquiries for major genres. … [Read more...]

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10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know

May 19, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Create compelling characters Doing this takes time and work When I was drafting Love and Other Incurable Ailments, I had to determine why a woman would give up her life and her job and move to another state in pursuit of a man she didn't know--it wasn't enough that Serenity was simply unhappy or lonely. It had to make sense to the reader. I also wanted Serenity to be a prickly … [Read more...]

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Not Everyone is Going to Like You

May 12, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

For the camera and beyond: When I was a girl, my father would often encourage me to clown around for the camera. We enjoyed being silly together, but I soon learned to enjoy acting out. In this picture of me with my Raggedy Ann doll, I distinctly remember my father telling me to act surprised about something. It strikes me as strangely unnatural, but he laughed. I'm sure he loved … [Read more...]

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What, Why, How: Poet Karin Hoffecker

May 5, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: My poetry is grounded in both external and internal landscapes. I have always been fascinated with the visual arts and nature—they are often subjects that appear in my poems. The poetry I write, honoring my internal map, is the result of exploring deep emotions shaped by experiences of loss and grief. Losing my adult son to a sudden and unexpected pulmonary embolism and both my parents … [Read more...]

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Dinner with Elmore Leonard (sort of)

April 28, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

portrait of writer Elmore Leonard hangs on a restaurant wall in Michigan

A side of grits and a portrait of the Dickens of Detroit The specials at a local restaurant the other evening were called "A Taste of New Orleans," and my Blackened Twin Filets Diablo with jumbo shrimp, tomato butter, white wine, herbs and white cheddar grits didn't disappoint. Far more interesting, however was the portrait of one of my favorite local writers, the late Elmore Leonard, which … [Read more...]

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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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