Linda K. Sienkiewicz's Blog, page 57
June 5, 2015
What, Why, How: John Smolinski
WHAT?
Hiker, percussionist, digital art photography, poet, painter. Have had poetry and prose, digital photos published in various ‘zines, compilations and art/literature journals. A few paintings bought by appreciative souls. Performed percussion from street musician/busker to professionally for thousands. Worn out many a hiking boot on the dusty trail!WHY?
I’m passionate about all-the-above. Hardest task was time-management for all so I adopted a philosophy of flow and zone; whichever...
June 3, 2015
Playlist for In the Context of Love
Music plays a minor role in my novel.The storybegins in the nineties, then travels back to the mid-seventies before catching back up to the nineties again, andpop culture referenceshelp set the tone. Just for fun,I made a playlistof the songs that make an appearance in the novel. Afew of them shouldbe familiar to any generation. If not,that’s okay.Maybe you can’t remember, or you never heard “Boogie Oogie Oogie,” but I think the title alone captures the disco era.
The post Playlist for In t...
May 31, 2015
What, Why, How: A. B. Funkhauser
WHAT?
I didn’t ask for things to work out the way they did, I just allowed myself to follow my nose and it led me to:
Careers in:
Politics; The Auto Lobby; Mortuary Science; Writin’ Books That People Might Want To Read.
Life on:
Planet Earth, by the lake (Ontario), not far from Detroit, Michigan (home of the finest annual classic car show in the world ‘The Woodward Dream Cruise’), in the shadow of Toronto’s CN Tower.
Liking:
Mocumentaries like the incredibly fine WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS...
What, How, Why: A. B. Funkhauser
WHAT?
I didn’t ask for things to work out the way they did, I just allowed myself to follow my nose and it led me to:
Careers in:
Politics; The Auto Lobby; Mortuary Science; Writin’ Books That People Might Want To Read.
Life on:
Planet Earth, by the lake (Ontario), not far from Detroit, Michigan (home of the finest annual classic car show in the world ‘The Woodward Dream Cruise’), in the shadow of Toronto’s CN Tower.
Mocumentaries like the incredibly fine WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS...
May 28, 2015
When Opportunity Intersects with Dreams
“Outer-space alternative country” musician Jim White wrote an essay titled “Superwhite”about howstumblingacross David Byrne’s music enlightened him when he was a struggling musician, and then years later, how Byrne discovered White and his music…which led to arecord deal with Byrne’s Luaka Bop label. Hisstory of bizarre twists was awarded a2014 Pushcart Prize.
I’ve been listening to White’s music for years, but his incredibly honest essayhas deepened my respect for him.
The storybegins when J...
May 25, 2015
What, Why, How: Kelly Fordon
WHAT?
HOW?I write fiction, poetry, book reviews and nonfiction.
Bird by Bird as Anne LaMott says. When I am writing, I just keep forging ahead until I have something I like. In the case of “Garden for the Blind” for years I thought I was writing eleven separate stories about people who had nothing to do with one another, but then one day it occurred to me that they were really the same people with different names. That was a weird moment! I put the stories together and they formed a novel-...
May 20, 2015
What, Why, How: Denise Sedman
WHAT?
“I’m a writer.” Those words didn’t come easy to me. Friends would ask what I did for a living and I’d hem and haw and never give a clear answer. I was embarrassed to say I was a writer because I truly didn’t believe it myself. I heard my mother’s nagging words clearly state that I was a simpleton with a limited vocabulary. I took it as a challenge and bought a dictionary.
My pursuit of stringing words together became a passion and a safe way to express my emotions. Unlike a journal, I’d...
What, How, Why: Denise Sedman
WHAT?
“I’m a writer.” Those words didn’t come easy to me. Friends would ask what I did for a living and I’d hem and haw and never give a clear answer. I was embarrassed to say I was a writer because I truly didn’t believe it myself. I heard my mother’s nagging words clearly state that I was a simpleton with a limited vocabulary. I took it as a challenge and bought a dictionary.
My pursuit of stringing words together became a passion and a safe way to express my emotions. Unlike a journal, I’d...
May 19, 2015
May 16, 2015
What, Why, How: Cynthia Kraack
WHAT?
Author and writer. I’ve written five novels, some speculative fiction and one literary. Before and during my publishing years, I’ve also been a freelance writer in the interactive niche, designing business simulation games and creating content for consumer websites.
WHY?
I’ve been a corporate professional because that was easy. I sing because music is like air. I have come to understand I write because life is so unsatisfying if I don’t. It wasn’t an easy lesson to learn.
In a footlocke...
