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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

Confronting social media, power, and love: Herta Feely’s fiction

September 22, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Herta Feely, Author of Strange Shape of Love

The dark side of social media: Herta Feely draws on her global perspective and keen interest in contemporary issues to shape her fiction. In her latest novel, Strange Shape of Love, she explores … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: contemporary issues, cyberbullying, Fiction, Herta Feely, human trafficking, metoo, social media, writing process

Your Autumn Reading Adventure Starts Soon

September 5, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It’s time for the annual Fall into a Book Giveaway! Do you love reading romance and love stories? Do you like meeting new authors? Do you want to win books, gift cards, and book swag? Of course … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: books, Fiction, giveaways, romance, romance books

The Finesse of Chaos: Miriam Gershow’s Novel CLOSER

July 23, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A Shattering Portrait of American Life In CLOSER, Miriam Gershow tackles a stunning breadth of social issues—race, religion, class, sexual identity, disability, infidelity—with remarkable finesse. … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: Fiction

Review: Sky Daddy by Kate Folk: A Weird, Empathetic Descent

July 16, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Love, Loneliness, and Planes Unapologetically weird and strangely believable, Sky Daddy flies on the strength of vivid detail and the origins of a bizarre obsession. Author Kate Folk gives us … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: Fiction, humorous fiction, obsessions

What, Why, How: Author Jann Alexander

July 7, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

From brushstrokes to backstories, Jann Alexander shares her stories and inspiration. What: I’m an author who specializes in time travel. My first novel, Unspoken (The Dust … Continue reading >>

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

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