Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Apparently, I’m manifesting

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I want to thank Soph Newman | The Ex Good Girl, the marvelous diva behind The Good Girls Guide to Manifestation on Substack, who set me on this path. A childhood of manifesting Before I tell you what I’m currently manifesting, you should probably know that I've been doing this since childhood, only I didn’t know it. As a girl, I bargained with the universe: if I could walk a whole block … [Read more...]

Oversharing for Fun and Connection: Weird Facts Edition

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Weird facts I probably shouldn't share When my mother took me to the library, I’d sneak off to the poetry section to look for sexual metaphors in Victorian verse. The first time I read a poem in public, my mouth was so dry that my lips stuck to my teeth, and my hand shook so violently that I couldn’t bring a glass of water to my lips to take a drink. I met my husband after last call in … [Read more...]

On Being Contrary in PT: No way am I doing that

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I once asked my husband if he thought I was contrary. “What, are you kidding?” he said. When I think about it, my mother could be quite contrary, too. She was generous and loving, but she did not like being told what to do. I remember when she was in her nineties and living in assisted living. She ended up in the hospital with compression fractures of the spine and came home with a … [Read more...]

The John B. Sails: From Bahamian Folk Song to Beach Boys Classic

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All in a day of doing writer's research What writer hasn't fallen down a rabbit hole of research? This one started innocently with song lyrics from Sloop John B, used in my novel Love and Other Incurable Ailments, a story set in the fishing village of Ocracoke. A fellow writer cautioned me that I might need permission to use the lyrics, supposedly from The Beach Boys. Many a writer has … [Read more...]

Author Robin Blackburn on Midlife Reinvention and Writing in Big Chunks

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What happens when a lifelong writer finally decides it's time to tell the stories she's always wanted to write? In this edition of What, Why, How: Inside Writing, Robin Blackburn shares how journaling, blogging, and a love of Lake George inspired her debut novel, Second Courses, why she embraces writing in big bursts instead of every day, and what readers can expect from her heartfelt stories of … [Read more...]