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Determination and Tenacity: The Path to Getting Published

September 16, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hard work gets results! Writing and ultimately publishing takes determination and tenacity. Time. Brainstorming. Editing. More time. Problem solving. Pulling your hair out. Walking away. Fine … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Love & Other Incurable Ailments, Notes on Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: announcement, Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Publishing, writing advice

August- A Collaborative Poem

August 5, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

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 … Continue reading >>

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To Bloom Forever: Perennial Gifts

July 15, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Where flowers bloom so does hope An old house in our neighborhood had the most lovely perennial garden. In fact, it had been included in my hometown’s garden tour at one time. Often when I walked … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: family, gardening, hope, perennials

Garage Sale Notes

July 8, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You never know what you need until you find it: One person's trash is another's treasure. Years ago, I got rid of my kids' outgrown clothes, toys and sports equipment in garage sales, and filled … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: character sketches, characters, Fiction, garage sales, writing

Adult ADHD: A little neurospicy

July 1, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Train(s) of thought: "I don't have a train of thought, I have seven trains on 4 tracks that narrowly avoid each other when the paths cross and all the conductors are screaming." - Author … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Love & Other Incurable Ailments, Notes on Life Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, concentration, motivation, writing tips, Writing with ADHD

You are always a writer: motivation

June 3, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Are you unable to write? Don’t worry if you fear you've lost motivation. I don't know who said it, but "writing is like a disease. It may go into remission, but it never leaves you." This sounds … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: Fiction, grief, motivation, poetry, suicide, writing tips

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Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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