Linda K Sienkiewicz

  • Home
  • Bio
  • Books
  • Blog
  • News
  • Etc.
    • Press Kit
    • Events
    • Art
    • Publishing Credits and Awards
  • Social Media
  • Email

Imagining Fictional Characters

August 21, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A series of fun photographs I took with dolls posed behind the partial figure on my book cover got me thinking about faces on book covers, and what we imagine when we read. What do you see when you … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: In the Context of Love, It's Personal Tagged With: book covers, character description, Fiction

Stinky Incidents: How to de-skunk a dog

August 7, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Skunk named Flower-quote

Dogs don't have the best of boundaries when it comes to skunks. You think they'd learn after the first spraying to stay away from the lumbering black animal with the white stripe. Clementine's … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: Clementine, skunk chemistry, skunk scent formula, skunk smell

What to See in Old Town Gdansk

July 17, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Gdansk does not have a main square, as most other Polish towns. Instead the town has a wide pedestrian-only street, Dlugi Targ. Dlugi Targ dates back to the Middle Ages, and has been the center of … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: old town, poland, travel

The Art of Googly Eyebombing

June 12, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Street art: Eyebombing is "Humanizing the world, one googly eye at a time." It's the art of sticking googly eyes onto an inanimate object in a public setting in a way that creates the appearance of a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting, It's Personal Tagged With: eye bomb, eyebombing, fun, googly eyes, street art

Take Control of Your Free Time

June 5, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How to Gain Control of your Free Time by Laura Vanderkam is possibly one of the most useful Ted Talks I've watched in a while. If you can't spare the 12 minutes it takes to watch it, here are the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: time management

The Amsterdam Getaway That Almost Wasn’t

May 31, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hilton Amsterdam

Where are you?! I nearly missed my flight to Amsterdam for a long weekend getaway with my husband, who was working in Poland. He planned to meet me at the Amsterdam airport on Friday. I was terribly … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: Amsterdam, travel

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • …
  • 39
  • Next Page »

About Linda

Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

Follow this Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to Linda's blog...

Categories

  • Agents & Querying (7)
  • Art & Crafting (20)
  • Books (70)
  • Grief and Loss (19)
  • In the Context of Love (14)
  • It's Personal (230)
  • Publicity & Marketing (33)
  • What, Why, How (163)
  • Writing (111)

Let’s Connect!

Subscribe to my newsletter and never miss a giveaway, fun event, or an announcement!

Search this blog

Top Posts

  • Proper use of "I" and "Me" - Grammar Basics
  • Book Art: Crafting Paper Roses
  • Blackout Poetry - as creative as you want to get
  • Gen Z “Chaos Theory” Fashion
  • Quick Bicycle Helmet Visor How-to
  • What's so special about Howard Street?

Blog Tags

Agents anxiety art books children's books childrens books Christmas Clementine corgi crafting creativity Detroit dogs family fantasy Fiction grammar grief Historical Fiction humor idol talk loss love marketing memoir motivation Music mystery nonfiction novel pandemic poet poetry Publishing reading romance sewing sexual assault shame short stories social media storytelling suicide writing writing tips
  • Home
  • Bio
  • Blog
  • Books
  • Recent News
  • Social Media

Recent Blog Posts

  • Creative Brain vs. Numbers: A Love-Hate Math Story Problem
  • Romance rides high on the genre wave. Maybe.
  • 10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know
  • Not Everyone is Going to Like You
  • What, Why, How: Poet Karin Hoffecker
  • Dinner with Elmore Leonard (sort of)
  • Beyond the Smile: Elevating Character and Emotions in Writing
  • A (Mostly) Clean Challenge: Writing a Novel with Minimal Profanity

Blog Tags

Agents anxiety art books children's books childrens books Christmas Clementine corgi crafting creativity Detroit dogs family fantasy Fiction grammar grief Historical Fiction humor idol talk loss love marketing memoir motivation Music mystery nonfiction novel pandemic poet poetry Publishing reading romance sewing sexual assault shame short stories social media storytelling suicide writing writing tips

Search

Let’s Connect!

Subscribe to my newsletter and never miss a giveaway, important event, or publishing announcement!

  • Home
  • Bio
  • Books
  • Blog
  • News
  • Etc.
  • Social Media
  • Email

Copyright © 2025 · Website design & development by Little Leaf