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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 >>

What That AARP “Guide to Become a 60-Something Debut Novelist” Got Wrong

December 16, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Is it really that easy? Kudos to author Anastasia Rubis on the success of her recent novel. But lest you think her AARP guide to becoming a debut novelist seems easy, keep in mind Rubis is no … Continue reading >>

From Practice to Mastery: 10 Quick Insights for Writers

December 9, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Notes from a novel writing workshop: 1. Writing is a practice. Do it every day. 2. Writing is failure and rejections. It can be a painful dig to find what glimmers. 3. Writing is endurance. … Continue reading >>

What, Why, How: Author, Educator, and Entrepreneur Christina Herr

November 11, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

author Christina Herr who writes about grief

What: I have been journaling, typing up stories, writing poems, etc. for as long as I can remember. My grandpa was a writer, and he had two typewriters in his basement--one that was his everyday … Continue reading >>

Adult ADHD: A little neurospicy

July 1, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Train(s) of thought: "I don't have a train of thought, I have seven trains on 4 tracks that narrowly avoid each other when the paths cross and all the conductors are screaming." - Author … Continue reading >>

You are always a writer: motivation

June 3, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Are you unable to write? Don’t worry if you fear you've lost motivation. I don't know who said it, but "writing is like a disease. It may go into remission, but it never leaves you." This sounds … Continue reading >>

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