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From Practice to Mastery: 10 Quick Insights for Writers

December 9, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Woman writing in a notebook

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 >>

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: fiction writing, writing, writing tips

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 >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: grief, memoir, writing, writing tips

Garage Sale Notes

July 8, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

You never know what you need until you find it: One person's trash is another's treasure. Years ago, I had garage sales to get rid of my kids' outgrown clothes, toys and sports equipment, and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human, The Writing Life Tagged With: character sketches, characters, Fiction, garage sales, writing

Spilling Secrets: Patti Eddington on memoir writing

June 24, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Girl with Three Birthdays: I met Patti Eddington years ago at a Springfed Arts Writers' Conference where her grace and enthusiasm drew me in. I couldn't wait to read her adoption memoir, The … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, The Writing Life Tagged With: adoption, family, memoir, writing

What, Why, How: Sara Henning

June 17, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What: I'm a poet with a scientist's soul—a paradox, maybe, but it shapes how I navigate this wondrous and often difficult world. I majored in Genetics and English in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How: Inside Writing Tagged With: poetry, scientist, social consciousness, writing

My Big Ask

May 13, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The importance of reviews Friends, if you've read Gordy and the Ghost Crab, my poetry book Sleepwalker, or my novel In the Context of Love, please hop over to Amazon and write a few words in a … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Book Marketing & Promo, Books and Reviews, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: book review, book reviews, reader reviews, writing

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Writing life, line by line