Linda Hope Lee

I attended the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma,
Washington where I received a BA in English and Education.
Post graduate school led to a Master of Library Science
Degree from the University of Washington. I put my
education to work by embarking on a career first as a
classroom teacher and later as a school librarian.

It wasn't too long before I got the urge to write stories.
I'd enjoyed making up stories as a child and had always
been an avid reader. I started out writing for the
confession market and after selling a few decided to
attempt a novel. The result was Home for the Heart, a
romantic suspense published in 1981.

From 1979 to 1989 I operated the Edmonds Writing School
where I taught classes in fiction and nonfiction writing,
and a special class in romance writing. Teaching the latter
led to the publication of How to Write and Sell Romance
Novels.

Other publications of mine include critical essays on
writers, various articles on writing, and scripts for
educational filmstrips and audio cassettes.

I'm a member of both the Seattle, and Faith, Hope, and Love
chapters of Romance Writers of America, and have been a
conference speaker and workshop leader.

A couple of years ago, I got another creative urge, this
time, to draw and paint. Again, as a child I'd enjoyed
those activities, but they had been put aside as I grew up.
Now, I'm having great fun exploring drawing, watercolor,
and pen and ink.

My other spare time pursuits include collecting toys,
games, and children's books, and anything to do with wire-
haired fox terriers.