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The Perimenopausal Heroine We’ve Been Waiting For

December 8, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Finally, a novel that tells the truth: Clementine Crane Prefers Not To by Kristin Bair is more than a running joke about hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, and the general hormonal circus of … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, Notes on Life Tagged With: advocacy, books, empowerment, humor, menopause, perimenopause, womens health

How to finish the damn book: Advice from Jacquelyn Mitchard

October 30, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

finish the book

If it was easy, maybe we’d all have a book Did you know 97% of books started are never finished? One year after I finished and published my first book, I began to worry I’d never finish book … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: books, Fiction, goals, Jacquelyn Mitchard, writing, writing tips

Using Fiction to Process Real-Life Tragedy and Family Secrets

June 30, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The emotional and creative journey behind In the Context of Love—a novel inspired by unspoken truths. How do we make sense of tragedy? We live every day knowing that bad things happen--on a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: In the Context of Love, The Writing Life Tagged With: books, family secrets, Fiction, grief, trauma, writing

How a Poet Wrote a Novel About Art, War, and Survival

June 16, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Lost Woman by Karen Mulvahill

Five years and multiple messy drafts, a poet's patience is woven into a novelist's grit. The result is a haunting, layered story that spans decades, from Nazi-occupied France to the present day, … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: books, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Karen Mulvahill, research for historical fiction, stolen art, writing process, WWII

A Fresh Look for My Debut Novel’s Birthday

June 12, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Book cover for IN THE CONTEXT OF LOVE in pink and blue with a center daisy

Turning Ten with Style: I can't believe it's been ten years since Buddhapuss Ink, LLC published In the Context of Love. Happy birthday, book baby! Much has changed in graphics and style since … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, In the Context of Love Tagged With: books, cover design, Fiction, womens fiction

What, Why, How: Poet Karin Hoffecker on her poetry and family

May 5, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: My poetry is grounded in both external and internal landscapes. I have always been fascinated with the visual arts and nature—they are often subjects that appear in my poems. The poetry I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: books, grief, Karin Hoffecker, poetry, writing about family, writing about loss

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Award-wining author of two novels, five poetry chapbooks, and one picture book. More here.

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Writing life, line by line