Welcome to Linda's Literary Lair.

I'm always looking for ways to stimulate my brain. This past weekend, I got a wonderful shot of creativity from an unexpected source. ...

Here's a quick example of how the nine sentence synopsis works. The trouble starts when.....  Linda wants ice cream. The protagonis...

In the endless quest to understand your characters, I'm revisiting a post I did a couple of years ago. One of the most useful tools in a...

My friend Opal Mirror and I have had an interesting conversation since my post on Catching Up On The Classics. He says he likes to write s...

I'm at the first draft stage of Book Two, the sequel to Dracula's Secret. I thought I might give you all a peek into what I've b...

Mostly. :) The Charming Man is on vacation and I'm loving having him around so much. The best part - he completely understands and eve...

Today, I officially started on The Sequel (title still unknown, sorry). I've had several outlines, plots, and ideas for this book, but ...

I'm revising Dracula's Secret (again). The first draft was a rambling, shambling monster with no clear plot or idea where I was goin...