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What, Why, How: Karen W. Pullen

February 22, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: What compels me to write? Maybe it’s in my DNA, like my pointy nose and near-sightedness. My new book, Cold Heart, is dedicated thus: “To my mother, Juanita H Williams, who would’ve liked … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Karla Huston

February 15, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write poetry; I write poetry reviews. I’ve committed acts of fiction but decided long ago that writing poetry was more fun, more satisfying than writing a 20-or-30-page story. I have no … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Herta Feely

February 8, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Herta Feely, author of Saving Phoebe Murrow, about cyber bullying

What: I was working on my second novel (In Search of Che) and had reached page 100 when the story came to a screeching halt. I felt like a person trekking through a forest who’s lost sight of the … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Pam Houghton

February 1, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Freelance journalism and creative non-fiction Why: I worked in the corporate world for over 20 years but never felt I was in the right field. It didn’t help that Oprah and her ilk were always … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Cathryn Cofell

January 25, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I’m a businesswoman trapped inside a poet. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it. I’m a poet trapped inside a businesswoman. Or is it the other way around? Simply trapped. I’m two women in one … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Sue Barnard

January 11, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: If you include those compulsory “Composition” exercises at school, I suppose I’ve been dabbling with writing for as long as I can remember: short stories, poems, articles, and the occasional … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line