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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.

Barbara Kyle on Writing a Series

By lindacollison|2014-03-03T08:29:58-07:00March 3rd, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, writing and publishing|

I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara Kyle in person [...]

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3 stories by Linda Collison free on Smashwords this week

By lindacollison|2014-03-02T10:15:58-07:00March 2nd, 2014|writing and publishing|

It's March Madness all week on Smashwords! My contemporary coming-of-age [...]

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It’s all in the details

By lindacollison|2014-02-28T10:22:48-07:00February 28th, 2014|writing and publishing|

Character, plot, and setting. These are the three main building [...]

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Interview with anthropologist, author, filmmaker, and voyager Sam Low

By lindacollison|2014-02-23T18:59:04-07:00February 23rd, 2014|author interviews, nautical history|

Bob and I had the pleasure of meeting author Sam [...]

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Interior dialogue: What is your character really thinking?

By lindacollison|2014-02-22T11:17:55-07:00February 22nd, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, writing and publishing|

Having just adapted one of my novels to a stage [...]

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M.C. Muir on discipline and motivation during the Age of Sail.

By lindacollison|2014-02-16T23:01:23-07:00February 16th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, nautical history|

"Research, when writing a novel," says Margaret Muir, "May be [...]

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From historical fiction to sci-fi space opera; time-jumping through the ages

By lindacollison|2014-02-15T15:39:11-07:00February 15th, 2014|cover art, How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, short fiction, writing and publishing|

I have a hard time developing a "platform" as a [...]

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Character Motivation; Love-Driven Rage in the Bronze Age

By lindacollison|2014-02-09T13:35:10-07:00February 9th, 2014|How We Write; a series of essays by guest authors, writing and publishing|

Fiction writers: What motivates your protagonist? Hand of Fire tells [...]

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Land’s End

By lindacollison|2014-02-07T10:05:03-07:00February 7th, 2014|what inspires me, writing and publishing|

Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii, my private writer's [...]

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Finding Your Voice

By lindacollison|2014-02-02T11:32:10-07:00February 2nd, 2014|writing and publishing|

Voice on the page - it's what agents, publishers, and [...]

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