Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

What, Why, How: Lynne Golodner, marketing guru and prolific author

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What? While I’ve always been a writer, and I write in lots of genres and about lots of topics, these days I am focused on writing emotional novels with compelling Jewish characters that fill their lives with passion, purpose and food. I also write creative nonfiction essays. But really, my main focus is writing novels at the pace of a book a year. My second novel, Cave of Secrets, will make … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Susan Sage on historical fiction about great aunt and uncle

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What: My third novel, Dancing in the Ring, was published in 2023 by Black Rose Writing. While it’s Historical Fiction, it can also be described as Historical Biography or Historical Romance. It’s the story of Detroit in the 1920s through the 1930s, as much as it is the love story and tumultuous marriage of Catherine McIntosh and Robert Sage—my great aunt and uncle. Why: My father's … [Read more...]

August- A Collaborative Poem

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I wrote the first stanza, and friends contributed the other lines of this collaborative poem! I hope you enjoy it as much as you enjoy this late summer month. Hello August: August will be filled with firefliesAugust will be filled with sidewalk heatAugust will be filled with lemonadeAugust will be filled with dips in the lakeAugust will be filled with children dancing in the sprinklerAugust … [Read more...]

Writing for favors

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You want me to do WHAT? A while ago I did some web writing in exchange for other services for an acquaintance after they begged me to help them. I figured how hard could it be? As it turned out, I spent hours trying to translate a disjointed spoken message into readable text while also doing research on the products so that what I wrote made sense. The exchange of goods eventually worked, but I … [Read more...]

Pet Grief: Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not real

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You know it's coming: This illustration of a herd of corgis racing into heaven as Queen Elizabeth waited to greet them recently brought me to tears. I still miss my corgi Clementine after losing her 5 months ago. Yet, when you adopt a dog or cat, you know you will likely outlive them. It's part of animal ownership that someday we'll have to make that awful decision to let them go when their … [Read more...]