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Sarah Carson answers What, Why, How with poetry

October 23, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What:  This neighborhood, our boulevards, neighbor boys’ whose long legs count cement stoops, whose daddies warm motorcycles on the driveway, whose mommas can’t leave their card tables, … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: poetry, sarah carson

What, Why, How: Genre- Jumping with Author Craig Terlson

October 9, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I’ve always been a maker of things; I actually prefer that moniker to the somewhat loaded term “artist.” The first things I made were illustrations. I was lucky enough to draw and paint for … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: crime fiction, genre fiction, noir fiction, novels, short stories

What, Why, How: Fiction Writer Steve Amick

August 14, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Fiction, most notably novels but I believe my real talent is short stories. With less effort, I can see the shape of them as they emerge. I can see the spark of them, the conflict, in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, motivation, short stories, steve amick

What, Why, How: Jacob Strunk and “horror adjacent” stories

June 26, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: The form I keep coming back to, the longest on-again-off-again relationship of my life, is the short story. I’ve written longer works, certainly – a novel, graphic novel, novellas, a couple … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: film, horror, horror adjacent, jacob strunk, short stories

What, Why, How: Lauren M. Davis

June 12, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write poetry in contemporary free-verse with influences of both ancient folklores and modern abstracts. I often use the natural world to find answers and connections to the themes in my … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: anorexia, anorexia nervosa, eating disorder, healing, Lauren Davis, poetry, poetry and healing, poetry and trauma, poetry chapbook

What, Why, How: Shannon Bowring

May 8, 2023 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Like a lot of aspiring authors, I used to have that dream of one day sitting down, writing a novel, and becoming an instant success. But that’s not how it goes. You’ve got to work your way … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: Fiction, short fiction

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Writing life, line by line