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What, Why, How: Non-fiction Writer Melissa Grunow

June 9, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? I write personal essays and memoir. My essays have won prizes, such as two years in a row from Detroit Working Writers, and I was nominated for a Pushcart in 2015. My first book, Realizing … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Nancy Owen Nelson

May 26, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? For years I wrote poetry here and there, publishing one or two in journals and anthologies. My main focus was academic writing, so I spent much of my time in research. In 1995, I was … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Deborah Diesen

May 19, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write children’s books. Many of them are in rhyme, including the books in The Pout-Pout Fish series (illustrated by Dan Hanna), but I also write non-rhyming stories. My latest book is Catch … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Zilka Joseph

May 5, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? Poetry, some hybrid forms, a little prose WHY? It springs naturally from a source that is beyond my comprehension, almost like a meditation or prayer, or a consciousness thinking aloud in … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Paula Treick DeBoard

April 28, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? I write realistic fiction. Sometimes my books are filed under “mystery” or “thriller,” but when I’m writing, I’m thinking about the people involved—usually families at a point of crisis. My … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Charlene Diane Jones

March 10, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? I write across years, across pages, across oceans of memory. My poetry has been published widely in Canada and the US reaching a peak in 1996 with my poetry partner Linda Stitt in our book … Continue reading >>

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