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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.

Coming of Age On the Road

By lindacollison|2014-09-22T12:21:54-07:00September 22nd, 2014|Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing, YA|

Coming of age is a term that for me encompasses [...]

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The scatology of finding the heart of your story

By lindacollison|2014-09-07T13:57:42-07:00September 7th, 2014|Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing|

Being a writer sometimes feels like a cross between an [...]

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It’s all about Theme

By lindacollison|2014-08-10T20:07:35-07:00August 10th, 2014|Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing, YA|

Characters hook us, plot compels us to turn the pages, [...]

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Chesapeake Writers Conference 2014

By lindacollison|2014-07-14T15:57:23-07:00July 14th, 2014|writing and publishing|

My reflections on the 2014 Chesapeake Writers Conference In a [...]

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Writers Conferences — Worth it?

By lindacollison|2014-07-07T06:18:51-07:00July 7th, 2014|writing and publishing|

"Who here has been to a writers conference before?" Matt [...]

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How We Write: Getting published – in a science journal

By lindacollison|2014-07-15T01:34:28-07:00June 16th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, memoir|

a memoir by Martin Evans "Publish or perish!". The warning [...]

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Writing the next book

By lindacollison|2014-06-09T13:04:51-07:00June 9th, 2014|writing and publishing|

Writing the first book is hard. Writing the next book [...]

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Redfeather sighted at Book Expo America 2014!

By lindacollison|2014-05-31T14:49:03-07:00May 31st, 2014|books, Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing, YA|

For those discerning readers who are looking for Redfeather, the [...]

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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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