Welcome to Linda's Literary Lair.

A blast from the past - a blog post from 2010. For Dracula's Secret, I had to do a lot of research into the Nazi war effort. I wasn...

Note: I am currently at the Romance Writers of America National Conference. While I'm gone, I'm reposting some of my older blog entr...

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...

Unfortunately, The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition doesn't have any pictures of yummy men, but what an awesome resource f...

Some days, you just gotta do some research on blue-eyed men who deliver the cool - Paul Newman and Daniel Craig for today.

In what other career can one research the rise of Safavid Persia, the intricacies of the Sophia archetype, and the appeal of extreme SM - al...

I'm the sort that needs a lot of intellectual stimulation, or my brain goes crazy with the self-criticism. I finally remembered that in ...

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...

The Turkish Military keeps armed guards at the Palace.  The Charming Man and myself spend over five hours at the awe-inspiring Topkapi P...

Amsterdam has some of the world's most intriguing architecture. Most of what we saw dated from the 17th Century, during the Netherland...

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...