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Breaking Down the Writing Process

October 15, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A plan! A plan! I stumbled on The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, written by agent and author, Evan Marshall: “By following this 16-step program, any writer can fulfill the dream of completing a … Continue reading >>

Bad Character: BAD MARIE

September 2, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

If you like dark stories with flawed narrators who go to frightening extremes, Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky is for you. As a writer, I learned much from studying the main character, Marie. After … Continue reading >>

A Writing to Writers Campaign

July 30, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In "Making a Literary Life," Carolyn See suggests a campaign of writing one letter of praise or appreciation to a writer every day. She envisions white envelopes crisscrossing in the sky like … Continue reading >>

How To Write a Hook

July 21, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

One Electrifying Sentence: A hook encapsulates a book in one electrifying sentence. It will grab the attention of agents, editors, publishers, bookstore managers and clerks, bloggers, journalists, … Continue reading >>

Cultural References in Writing

July 12, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A Fabulous Plastic Hoopla: In my novel, the narrator’s mother has a “fabulous plastic hoopla" where the saleslady extols the virtues of Tupperware to fawning women drinking vodka-spiked punch with a … Continue reading >>

Breaking Down the Writing Process

Bad Character: BAD MARIE

A Writing to Writers Campaign

How To Write a Hook

Cultural References in Writing

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