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Unlikable Female Characters to Love

March 23, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Women who refuse to play nice: Jamie Canaves, author of the list 100 Must-Read Books with Unlikable Women, writes that she loves unlikable female characters in novels: "They refuse to be boxed into … Continue reading >>

Wading into Writing for Children

February 27, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It began with a Ghost Crab Incident On a family vacation last summer, my daughter took my then 8-year old granddaughter and 3-year old grandson to the beach after dusk to look for Atlantic ghost … Continue reading >>

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 >>

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 >>

Writing is no orderly process

February 1, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My novel doesn't start at the beginning. Is this an inside writing joke? What I mean is the narrative in my story isn't ordered chronologically. It wasn't always that way, but when it … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

Writing life, line by line