I grew up in a little town in northeastern Washington state, a place called
Northport. My dad was, really and truly, the town marshal. I was raised on
stories, told mostly by my adopted grandmother, Florence Wiley, about 'old
times', when she lived on a farm outside of Coffeyville, Kansas. In my
childhood, she was usually working at the wood-burning cook stove while she
told her stories, and that stove has been in every western I've ever written,
always in the same part of the kitchen. Later, when the uncles went together
and bought her an electric model, she hated it, claiming it burned everything,
and banished it. The black iron and chrome Kitchen Queen was soon back in
residence.
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Linda I absolutley love you!!! one of my favorite books by you is PIRATES i have the paper back and 1 of the girls in our reading group (circle of friends) new how much i loved that book she saw the hard cover a older one and picked it up for me. I did not know it was a timetravel when i bought it and i think that was just a extra bonus but i do loovvee that book and the leading man in wonderful!! You are also my friend Ann's favorite author there's girl's here in Goldsboro, N.C. that are happy you're out there making wonderful stories for us to read!! sincerely, Lori Barnes
(Lori Barnes 7:12pm December 4, 2007)
Sorry i wasn't here yesterday to see you would be blogging I would've wanted to talk to you. but hopefully you got to read my comment anyway to know we appreciate your writting. Lori
(Lori Barnes 7:16pm December 4, 2007)
Linda, My dh and I have read your books for years! Keep up the great writing! Will you ever write another vampire novel?
Ilene
(Ilene Pedersen 8:44pm February 15, 2009)