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Channeling Intense Emotions with Writer Cheri L. R. Taylor

September 17, 2013 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Susannah Suffolk struggles to defend her most public court case while she returns to Walloon Lake to arrange a funeral for her mother, in Cheri L. R. Taylor's debut novel, Leaving Walloon. Susannah is … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Fiction, writing

The Mourning Hours: a Novel set in the Rural Midwest

August 25, 2013 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In some novels, setting exists as a character of its own, exerting forces that move the story forward. One such book is The Mourning Hours, authored by Paula Treick DeBoard, which takes place in rural … Continue reading >>

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The Art of Anthology: Futuredaze

August 5, 2013 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The growing market for anthologies creates opportunities for publishers, editors, and writers. For writers, they get compensation of one kind or another; if not money, at least recognition and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books, Publicity & Marketing Tagged With: Fiction, scifi

As a Writer, You Have the Power

July 16, 2013 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You have the power. This is from one of those feel-good Facebook pages about living an enlightened life. Forget the deeper meaning; I think it's appropriate for fiction writers. If you don't … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: endings, Fiction, writing, writing tips

End Your Novel with a Push to the Future

July 16, 2013 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hitting the right note at the end of a novel can be tricky. Wrapping things up too neatly, leaving your protagonist smiling, often rings false. So what are an author's options? Molly Giles wrote a … Continue reading >>

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Victorian Pop Fiction Writer Maria Corelli

November 13, 2012 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Marie Corelli's 1886 novel Thelma, a Norwegian Princess resulted in a flood of baby girls named Thelma, a name she apparently created. One of those babies was my own mother, born in 1921. My … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: feminist, Fiction, Maria Corelli, women

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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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