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10 Character Tips Every Novelist Should Know

May 19, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Create compelling characters Doing this takes time and work When I was drafting Love and Other Incurable Ailments, I had to determine why a woman would give up her life and her job and move to … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: characterization, Fiction, writing, writing tips

What, Why, How: author Kate Woodworth

March 10, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Book: Little Great Island, by Kate Woodworth

What: Little Great Island tells the story of a small Maine island community needing to reinvent itself in the face of climate change. Told from the point of view of a handful of community members, … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: climate change, Fiction, point of view

Magical Realism: Blurring the Lines Between Reality and Wonder

March 3, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Why veer into magic realism for a third novel? Magic realism is a literary style that blends the real and the fantastic, presenting extraordinary elements as a natural part of everyday life. Unlike … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews Tagged With: books, Fiction, magic realism

What, Why, How: Author Carolyn Korsmeyer

February 24, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: Two of my three published novels are historical fiction. For the first, Charlotte’s Story, I assumed the voice of one of Jane Austen’s characters, Charlotte Lucas, so that book is set in the … Continue reading >>

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

When Writer Meets Reader: Intent and Interpretation of Theme

February 10, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Theme's the Thing: 5 Points Themes are the universal lessons and abstract ideas that we draw from our own experiences when writing and creating art, as well as when we read, and interpret art. If a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: In the Context of Love, Love & Other Incurable Ailments, The Writing Life Tagged With: books, Fiction, interpretation, theme, writing

Break Writer’s Block: 5 Ways Reading Can Rekindle Creativity

January 13, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What are your writing goals for 2025? If you're feeling mired in winter blues or post-holiday blahs, maybe you're finding it hard to get back into your groove. Whenever I struggle with my writing, I … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: books, Fiction, nonfiction, writers block, writing, writing tips

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Writing life, line by line