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Colleen M. Story: What Makes a Writer?

December 10, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What Makes a Writer, and Am I One? Are you a real writer? It’s a loaded question to ask a room full of writers. Some will be offended that you even asked. “I write, therefore I’m a writer,” … Continue reading >>

How to Contrast Setting with Emotion

August 24, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I picked up this gem about setting and emotion at a writer's conference: When writing, consider putting your characters in a location or setting that contrasts the scene's emotional impact. This … Continue reading >>

When Opportunity Intersects with Dreams

May 28, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

"Outer-space alternative country" musician Jim White wrote an essay titled "Superwhite" about how stumbling across David Byrne's music enlightened him when he was a struggling musician, and then years … Continue reading >>

Highlights on Writing from AWP 2015

April 12, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The AWP Conference at the Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota was one of the best I've been to-- well organized, fascinating, and as always, high energy. Here are a few highlights and moments … Continue reading >>

Writer to Writer with Ellen Meeropol

April 2, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

On Hurricane Island by writer Ellen Meeropol is a psychological/political thriller that follows five characters involved in a nightmarish crisis at a secret terrorist interrogation center on a small … Continue reading >>

First Time Novelist at 63 – Belva Plain

March 26, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Grandma wrote bestsellers Have you ever felt you were too old to start that novel you've always wanted to write? Belva Plain was 63 years old when her first novel, a romantic epic titled … Continue reading >>

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