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First Time Novelist at 63 – Belva Plain

March 26, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Grandma wrote bestsellers Have you ever felt you were too old to start that novel you've always wanted to write? Belva Plain was 63 years old when her first novel, a romantic epic titled … Continue reading >>

How to Cope with Writer’s Self Doubt

March 10, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I would start writing, and then say, "This is no good. No good at all." Does that sound familiar? In an interview in April's The Writer, playwright Christopher Durang explains how he coped with … Continue reading >>

Get Close to your Readers through Point of View

February 4, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

In any story, there’s a narrator that is separate from the writer. Point of view concerns how the narrator tells the story, and this will determine how close the relationship between the narrator and … Continue reading >>

Writing is Making a Commitment

September 7, 2014 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My notes from a writers' conference emphasize the importance of commitment when it comes to your work. 1. Writing is a practice - do it every day. 2. Writing is endurance, a beloved commitment, … Continue reading >>

Writers: Renew Your Vows to a Troubled Novel

March 8, 2012 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

This guest post is written by award-winning writer, my fellow alum and friend, Diana Muñoz Stewart, on a wonderful panel discussion from the recent AWP Conference in Chicago. Any writer who has … Continue reading >>

Seven Magic Elephants of Creativity ~ Margo LaGattuta

September 7, 2011 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I Vacuum, Therefore I Am: Magic was in the air in a crowded coffeehouse 18 years ago when I first heard poet Margo LaGatutta read. Her poem, “I Vacuum, Therefore I Am,” gave me goose … Continue reading >>

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