Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

A Fresh Look for My Debut Novel’s Birthday

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Turning Ten with Style: I can't believe it's been ten years since Buddhapuss Ink, LLC published In the Context of Love. Happy birthday, book baby! Much has changed in graphics and style since its publication in 2015, so I decided to celebrate with a glow-up. My hope is that a new book cover will attract a different demographic that may have overlooked the original version as well as … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Multi-genre YA Author A.L. Sirois

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What:  I write in several genres: science fiction, mainstream fiction, fantasy, historical, YA, Middle Grade, mystery, horror, comic book scripts. Historical and contemporary settings, as well as some in the future. I made my first story sale in 1974, shortly followed by another. My first book was, oddly enough, a children’s book, Dinosaur Dress Up, published in 1992. Since … [Read more...]

Creative Brain vs. Numbers: A Love-Hate Math Story Problem

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In My Head, Math is a Doodle My brain glitches over whether to say hundreds or thousands. It's as if I can't associate the words with the numbers. It’s embarrassing. I feel like a child. The other day Don sat down at the table with a paper and pen, and we talked numbers. He wrote: 100 = This is one hundred. 1000 = This is a thousand.12,000 = This is twelve thousand. . . and so … [Read more...]

Romance rides high on the genre wave. Maybe.

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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...]

10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know

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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...]