Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line

Creative Pursuits

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My friend Desiree Cooper shared this post on Facebook. What memories it brought back to me! Without doubt, my creative pastimes as a child shaped who I am today. Solitary Play For hours, I would lay on the living room floor and stare at our stucco ceiling. I conjured an old man's face, a horse's head, a fish jumping out of its bowl.... It's a wonder my mother didn't ask me what I was doing, … [Read more...]

Book release in a pandemic

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Authors with a forthcoming book need to look at many different promotion strategies during a pandemic. I'm learning as I go, since a lot has changed since my first novel was published. Here's a few tips of mine. If YOU have any, please share! Write it and Zoom... Forget book tours. The biggest advantage to Zoom is that authors can appear anywhere without having to leave their living rooms, … [Read more...]

What’s so special about Howard Street?

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This year, riding a bike on unpaved Howard Street was precarious because of the deep ruts. Many homes on Ocracoke are still under reconstruction after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island in 2019, so I'm sure the truck traffic doesn't help the condition of the street. Calling it a street is misleading, though. It's really a one-way lane, and it holds a rich history. Ocracoke For … [Read more...]

New Release: Children’s Picture Book

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The inspiration Many times my late mother suggested I write and illustrate a children's book. Every time, for whatever reason, I resisted. Until inspiration hit me. The scurrying ghost crabs spooked my grandson, Oliver, then three, when we were vacationing at Cape Hatteras on the Outer Banks of North Carolina several years ago. My daughter and I unsuccessfully tried to find him a book … [Read more...]

What, Why, How: Kevin St. Jarre

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What: I have two novels under contract with Encircle Publications.  The first one is literary fiction, with humor/absurdism, titled Aliens, Drywall, and a Unicycle, due in bookstores November 6, but available for pre-order now.  The other is a YA crossover novel titled Celestine and is scheduled for publication in May 2021. Why: Like so many other authors, I have always written, … [Read more...]