Fiction Archives - Page 7 of 7 - Linda K Sienkiewicz

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 … 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 … Continue reading >>

Where to Start Your Novel

January 11, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The beginning as a place mark: We sit in front of the keyboard, poised, with an idea for a book spinning in our head, and find ourselves afraid to start. After all, we are aware we have one … Continue reading >>

On the Nose – Romance Novel Pet Peeves

February 8, 2014 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In the last two romances I read, the "hero" kisses the girl on the nose. It was something that pulled me right out of the romance, and suspended my belief in the story and the author. I just … Continue reading >>

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. Apparently … Continue reading >>

A Story Best Told in Third Person

August 7, 2011 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The struggle over POV is real Have you ever struggled over what point-of-view is going to work best for your narrator? I recently changed a novel manuscript from first person POV (I) to third … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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