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What, Why, How: Ellen Meeropol

April 24, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write fiction; I love spinning tales. Each of my three novels began with a small spark that grew into a book. In the case of House Arrest, it was a one-paragraph article in the Boston Globe … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, political thriller

What, Why, How: Louise Farmer Smith

April 12, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Lousie Farmer Smith, author and fiction writer

What? “What is it you want out of all of this?” This was my husband’s plaintive and exasperated question regarding my continuing to write fiction. He was in pain. A short story of mine or a book … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, readers, rejection

A Kinship of Clover by Ellen Meeropol

March 27, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

kinship of clover by Ellen Meeropol

Civil disobedience: How far does civil disobedience need to go before it makes a difference in the world, and at what personal cost? Ellen Meeropol's latest novel, A Kinship of Clover, revolves … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: environmental, Fiction, political

Unlikable Female Characters to Love

March 23, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

unlikable women

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 >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Fiction, unlikable characters, women in fiction

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 >>

Filed Under: Books, It's Personal Tagged With: children's books, family, Fiction, picture books

What, Why, How: Patrick Shawn Bagley

January 1, 2017 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I write crime and horror fiction, mostly with a hardscrabble rural setting. My characters tend to be people who are damaged in some way even before I put them through the wringer, and my … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: Fiction, noir, stories

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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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