Welcome to Linda's Literary Lair.

Let's be honest. Right now, the world truly sucks. We are dealing with a global pandemic, the rise of fascism, and incompetent world lea...

Jane with Heather Locklear. Once again, it is time to get into the Way Back Machine and discover what exactly is hidden in my blog's...

My dear friend, Su Lute , is a gifted writer who is one of the co-authors of the witty and important blog, "See Jane Publish" . ...

Yesterday was a power day - I not only made up the four pages from Thursday, I managed to get ahead a page. That's *17* pages in ONE da...

I've been fortunate enough to receive some brilliant advice from a wide variety of sources. I hope to explore some of these A-ha! moment...

The name Mentor comes from a character in the Odyssey. Telemachus, Odysseus' son, goes on a quest to find his father. The goddess Athena...

Dracula's Secret got rejected by Berkley yesterday. In order to keep myself optimistic and encouraged, I frequently read this quote t...

"May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility." Maryanne Radmacher-Hershey ...

Every one has quotes they pin up on their wall by their desks. As we close in on American Thanksgiving, I want to highlight the most importa...

Picture from National Institute of Massotherapy I'm giving myself the present of a massage and facial today. What presents do you l...

Time to get back to the naughty story! Part One is here. Part Two, here. Part three: Right here! I’d normally roll my eyes at his ju...

How does one go about telling others how life changing and awe-inspiring a trip to another continent is? Do I give you a day to day tour d...

Amazing what a very brisk walk combined with a goodly amount of sit-ups will do for a writer. I just got a wonderful idea for some necessary...

I wanted to talk about my favorite books on writing. Every author has her go-to's for inspiration and help, and here are mine. How c...

Writing makes me happier than any other job I've ever had. Being self employed has lots of challenges, but the end, it's the best. ...

Once upon a time, I wrote this poem: Hit and Run Lover I always thought Self Esteem and I would meet in a meadow full of wild flowers,...

May I recommend The Feminist Hulk ? Smashing the patriarchy with purple shorts and class! For example: HULK POLITELY REQUEST CHANGING TA...

I was reading the Aeneid and I got to my least favorite part - Dido's death. So I wrote this as a retort to the unnecessary death of a b...

I'm visiting my family this week! The plan is to jot as many notes as I can, write when I can, and smile a lot.

A new blog, Contestations: Dialogues on Women's Empowerment , has a fabulous first issue about feminism and Islam. Rock on!! Also dealin...