Linda K. Sienkiewicz, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books https://booksbywomen.org/author/lindaksienkiewicz/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:15:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Darkest Moment In My Writing Career https://booksbywomen.org/darkest-moment-in-my-writing-career/ https://booksbywomen.org/darkest-moment-in-my-writing-career/#comments Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:21:54 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=21625 The second darkest moment in my writing career was when I reached that awful juncture with my then-agent: she asked me if I had anything else to show her because my novel didn’t sell. Editors had overwhelmingly praised it, but they wanted the next bestseller, not a solid mid-list novel. It was a crushing disappointment, […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/darkest-moment-in-my-writing-career/feed/ 14 21625 Getting Past the Opening: Where to Start your Novel https://booksbywomen.org/getting-past-the-opening-where-to-start-your-novel-by-linda-k-sienkiewicz/ https://booksbywomen.org/getting-past-the-opening-where-to-start-your-novel-by-linda-k-sienkiewicz/#comments Thu, 11 May 2017 20:05:56 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=18993 We sit in front of the keyboard, poised, with an idea for a book spinning in our head, and find ourselves afraid to start. After all, we are aware we have one paragraph, or three at best, to capture the attention of the reader. What do we do? My friend and mentor, Elizabeth Searle, offered […]

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