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What, Why, How: Jean M. Peck

November 16, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: My very first piece of fiction was written in the 5th grade, entitled, "The Ugly Princess: Believe it or Not." It was inspired by all those fairy tales with beautiful princesses, but I worried … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, MFA

Meeting Readers at Books By the Banks

October 17, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become. -- Ursula K. Le … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal, Publicity & Marketing Tagged With: book festival, books by the banks, bullying, family, Fiction, readers

What, Why, How: Audrey Mei

September 7, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: It's a chunky book that doesn't fit into one genre. Historical fiction? Magical realism? Asian literature? Speculative fiction? Family saga? World-fabulist-diverse-immigrant-adventure? Yes, a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: chinese-american, Fiction, Historical Fiction, poetry, speculative fiction

What, Why, How: Libby Cudmore

August 31, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What? I write for two weekly newspapers, The Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman's Journal, as well as daily content for our news website.  I never saw myself as a reporter; my dad was the editor of our … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, news reporting, reporter, writers block

Don’t Go Easy on Dialogue

August 22, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Ali Luke’s guest column on "10 Easy Ways to Improve Your Dialogue" on Write To Done made me reflect on the things I've learned about dialogue over the years. There are easy ways for improving your … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: dialogue, Fiction, writing

What, Why, How: M.J. Schiller

July 28, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What? I enjoy writing romance and romantic suspense. I have gathered my books in three collections, the Rocking Romance Collection, Real Romance Collection, and Romantic Realms Collection. The … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, romance

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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