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Breaking Down the Writing Process

October 15, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A plan! A plan! I stumbled on The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing, written by agent and author, Evan Marshall: “By following this 16-step program, any writer can fulfill the dream of completing a … Continue reading >>

Bad Character: BAD MARIE

September 2, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

If you like dark stories with flawed narrators who go to frightening extremes, Bad Marie, by Marcy Dermansky is for you. As a writer, I learned much from studying the main character, Marie. After … Continue reading >>

Cultural References in Writing

July 12, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A Fabulous Plastic Hoopla: In my novel, the narrator’s mother has a “fabulous plastic hoopla" where the saleslady extols the virtues of Tupperware to fawning women drinking vodka-spiked punch with a … Continue reading >>

Your Query: Plot or Character Driven?

March 13, 2010 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

I found a terrific blog post on query letters written by Lynn Price, the editorial director for Behler Publications. Lynn says if you can define your story as either plot driven or character driven it … Continue reading >>

Breaking Down the Writing Process

Bad Character: BAD MARIE

Cultural References in Writing

Your Query: Plot or Character Driven?

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