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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.

Apertures; a memoir in essays by Mary B. Kurtz

By lindacollison|2023-03-02T00:52:05-07:00March 2nd, 2023|author interviews, How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, memoir, On writing, writing and publishing|

Memoir -- what is it? While autobiography is concerned with [...]

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Coming of age, darkly: Fiction about deeply troubled teens

Coming of age, darkly: Fiction about deeply troubled teens

By lindacollison|2023-02-24T16:52:41-07:00February 24th, 2023|book recommendations, coming-of-age fiction, Water Ghosts, writing and publishing|

Best coming-of-age fiction about deeply troubled teens Coming of age [...]

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My Guadalcanal Diary – 2

My Guadalcanal Diary – 2

By lindacollison|2023-02-20T23:10:00-07:00February 20th, 2023|creative nonfiction, fictional memoir, Guadalcanal, My Guadalcanal Diary|

Unspoken Word by lscollison Field Notes: Before you send [...]

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My Guadalcanal Diary

My Guadalcanal Diary

By lindacollison|2023-02-20T23:08:48-07:00February 6th, 2023|creative nonfiction, fictional memoir, Guadalcanal, history, maritime history, My Guadalcanal Diary, poems, World War II|

Unspoken Word -- L.S. Collison [...]

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Beyond Bleeding and Blistering

Beyond Bleeding and Blistering

By lindacollison|2023-02-03T16:19:21-07:00February 3rd, 2023|maritime history, nautical history|

Until the twentieth century, with a few notable exceptions, there [...]

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Sea Witch Chronicles, Voyage #6

By lindacollison|2022-11-21T17:21:57-07:00November 21st, 2022|book recommendations, books, historical fiction, serialized fiction, Women Aboard|

Behind every great man is a woman, I've heard it [...]

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Aboard a haunted house

By lindacollison|2022-10-22T08:41:38-07:00October 22nd, 2022|Water Ghosts|

Do you dream about houses? I do, quite often. When [...]

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On the Road in the 21st Century

On the Road in the 21st Century

By lindacollison|2022-10-20T10:04:03-07:00October 20th, 2022|book recommendations, books, coming-of-age fiction, fictional memoir, on the road|

The best road trips aren't planned, they just happen. Jack [...]

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Ghost Ships

Ghost Ships

By lindacollison|2022-09-23T12:48:09-07:00September 23rd, 2022|poems, Polynesian Voyaging Society, rambles, Water Ghosts|

Westering Maybe we all exist at the same time a [...]

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Best Bios about 18th & 19th century crossdressers

Best Bios about 18th & 19th century crossdressers

By lindacollison|2022-04-25T10:26:11-07:00April 25th, 2022|book recommendations, books, coming-of-age fiction, historical fiction, Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, research, what inspires me|

As the author of the historical novel Star-Crossed, a title [...]

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