If you arrive here for a visit right now you will find my web site all topsy turvy. Forgive the mess. It was long overdue for an overhaul but Ive just been so busy writing books and stuff that I’ve given this web site no attention. … Continue readingEverything in Motion!
If you haven’t read my new novel ENDINGS yet, here’s a heads up: it’s currently an Amazon deal of the day! Grab the Kindle version for very little loot. The link is here.
In a sea of beautiful words about my new book, Endings, some of the most trenchant came from the narrator of the audiobook version, the very talented and accomplished Jennifer Wren Pickens. It was on Twitter (so it must be true) but Jennifer wrote: Endings … Continue readingDid You Hear That?!?
On Friday, Endings and I were featured on “Jungle Red Writers,” a blog hosted by seven “smart and sassy” crime fictionists, including the magnificent Hallie Ephron who early on gave Endings a blurb so lovely and succinct, it has been featured… everywhere. (See left.) Leading … Continue readingJungle Red Endings
Today I’m off the cuff with my friend Dietrich Kalteis, a wonderful writer who, as it turns out, had a hand in the beginnings of Endings. From the interview on Kalteis’ blog: ‘And you said, “Well, that isn’t the book, Linda. It’s about her redemption.” … Continue readingOff the Cuff: Interview
I am so delighted today to be the guest blogger at Rogue Women Writers, where I talk about my new novel Endings. International bestseller Gayle Lynds is one of the driving forces behind that blog and I was gratified when, after I’d asked her to … Continue readingDiamonds and Rogue Women
Someone just pointed out to me that the newsletter I created celebrating the launch of Endings and an award shortlist for Return From Extinction isn’t accessible from my web site. An oversight on my part, but you can see that newsletter here.
Did you ever wonder about how a nice lady ends up writing about a nice lady who ends up killing people for money? That story is at “The Rap Sheet” today. This part cracks me up: Now before we really begin, understand this: I am … Continue readingNice Ladies Killing People
With Endings’ publication date zooming towards us, it was super fun to get word of the first review for this book. It was especially nice since it was a lovely mention: a Starred Review in Publishers Weekly, no less. The highlight for me? This line: … Continue readingPW Starred Review
Other than event updates, I have not maintained this blogspace. My bad. You know how it goes: you don’t do something for a while, then restarting becomes a seemingly insurmountable chore. Suddenly it’s just bigger than you are. Plus there’s just always so much to … Continue readingBack in the Saddle