Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

How to Make a Literary Scarf

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Lovers of the written word: The late Mary Oliver's poetry is both brilliant, down to earth, and so often quoted. I've seen literary scarves with text from Pride and Prejudice, Alice in Wonderland, the Raven, and even Maya Angelou's poetry, but I haven't found anything with Mary Oliver's. My solution: hand letter a literary scarf myself. I used a yellow and white infinity scarf from a local … [Read more...]

Three Sheets to the Wind: A Pirate Jamboree on Ocracoke

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Avast, ye hearties! Hurricane Florence forced us to reschedule our September visit to Ocracoke Island, NC to October, but lucky us, that's when the annual Pirate Jamboree was held. We got to partake in two days of swashbuckling good fun! Ocracoke Island is a narrow strip of sand largely controlled by the National Park Service. The only way on or off the island is by boat, ferry or small … [Read more...]

Beyond the Easy Gestures in Fiction

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Oh, those flashing eyes! The other day, I laughed when I read the recent tweet of a fellow writer: “There's a lot of 'flashing eyes' in this draft. Need to fix.” Our fictional characters certainly do flash their eyes. They also roll them, grind their jaws, blink, sneer, grimace, and smile in varying degrees from crookedly to unabashed. They shrug, cross their arms, tremble, and shake their … [Read more...]

Sacral Torsion and back pain

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Back pain is more than a nuisance. It’s horrible to get up from a chair or out of the car to find yourself unable to stand straight. My back pain began in 2011. I don't know what made me thought I could lift, or even drag, an oversize duffle bag packed with magazines and books with one arm, but that's what I tried. Full stop. The bag didn't even budge. Instead, it was me that gave way. … [Read more...]

The Joy of Meeting with Book Clubs

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The Joy of Book Clubs: As an author, a great way to foster a relationship with your readers is through book clubs.  Readers at book clubs are incredibly sincere, and they are thrilled to meet with a real life author. It’s quite an ego boost. They want to know about your inspiration, your approach to writing, how you create characters, how long it took you to write your book, how you got … [Read more...]