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Linda Collison is the author of the acclaimed historical novel STAR-CROSSED (Knopf; 2006) which led to the sequel, Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series (Fireship Press). She is also a writer of magazine articles, essays, literary fiction and poetry. With her husband Bob Russell she co-authored two guidebooks: Rocky Mountain Wineries; a guide to the wayside vineyards, and Colorado Kids; a statewide family outdoor adventure guide (Pruett Publishing). . Linda has received awards from Honolulu Magazine and Southwest Writers Workshop. In 1996 she was awarded the Grand Prize from the Maui Writers Conference for her fiction. Star-Crossed, her first novel, published by Knopf, was chosen by the New York Public Library to be among the BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE -- 2007. Star-Crossed was the inspiration for Surgeon’s Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series.

Why I don’t write for the reader

By lindacollison|2014-05-28T10:14:27-07:00May 28th, 2014|writing and publishing|

If you want to make a lot of money selling [...]

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Aaron Landon to narrate ‘Looking for Redfeather’ audiobook

By lindacollison|2014-05-18T12:53:17-07:00May 18th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing, YA|

I'm pleased to sign a contract with Aaron Landon to [...]

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Literary agents: How to fall in love.

By lindacollison|2019-09-26T08:47:14-07:00May 12th, 2014|humor, writing and publishing|

Agents, how many times this week have you written these [...]

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Soul on the page

By lindacollison|2014-05-08T13:40:25-07:00May 8th, 2014|writing and publishing|

A reader's confession: When it comes to novels, I really [...]

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Margaret Skea on writing the second book of a series

By lindacollison|2014-05-04T18:35:41-07:00May 4th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors|

I met Margaret Skea at the 2012 Historical Novel Society [...]

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The night Editor-in-Chief Myrna Blyth taught me to pitch…

By lindacollison|2014-04-28T17:03:17-07:00April 28th, 2014|memoir, writing and publishing|

Never Underestimate the Power of a Woman. That was the [...]

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How We Write: Seamus Beirne on his process of writing The Ice House

By lindacollison|2014-04-22T14:56:28-07:00April 21st, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors|

Seamus Beirne and I both have ties to Barbados. My [...]

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Blog Hop: Meet my main character — Patricia — posing as Patrick MacPherson.

By lindacollison|2014-04-15T07:51:40-07:00April 15th, 2014|Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, writing and publishing|

Meet My Main Character is the historical novelist's blog hop [...]

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Seymour Hamilton on imagination and Astreya

By lindacollison|2014-03-30T09:36:03-07:00March 30th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, writing and publishing|

“How does my imagination work ?” Unpredictably. I start with [...]

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Writing on a Ranch in the Rockies; Antidotes to Isolation

By lindacollison|2014-03-23T10:29:57-07:00March 23rd, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, writing and publishing|

Mary Kurtz is one of the Steamboat Writers, a group [...]

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