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About lindacollison

Linda Collison is the author of the acclaimed historical novel STAR-CROSSED (Knopf; 2006) which led to the sequel, Surgeon's Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series (Fireship Press). She is also a writer of magazine articles, essays, literary fiction and poetry. With her husband Bob Russell she co-authored two guidebooks: Rocky Mountain Wineries; a guide to the wayside vineyards, and Colorado Kids; a statewide family outdoor adventure guide (Pruett Publishing). . Linda has received awards from Honolulu Magazine and Southwest Writers Workshop. In 1996 she was awarded the Grand Prize from the Maui Writers Conference for her fiction. Star-Crossed, her first novel, published by Knopf, was chosen by the New York Public Library to be among the BOOKS FOR THE TEEN AGE -- 2007. Star-Crossed was the inspiration for Surgeon’s Mate; book two of the Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series.

Are there too many books? Feeling overwhelmed?

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:59:42-07:00August 25th, 2011|odds & ends|

Are there too many books in the world? [...]

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Girls just wanna have fun — circumnavigating solo.

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:20:02-07:00August 22nd, 2011|women sailors|

Teens have always been notorious risk-takers. Still, it’s difficult for us [...]

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A brainstorming session with my in-house editor…

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:22:29-07:00August 18th, 2011|writing and publishing|

Last night Capt. Bob, my in-house editor, and I discussed [...]

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How Star-Crossed came about

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T14:01:30-07:00August 14th, 2011|women sailors, writing and publishing|

Star-Crossed was conceived at the helm of the Endeavour Replica [...]

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Joan Druett, author and historian

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:39:09-07:00August 11th, 2011|author interviews|

Tupaia trailer Historian Joan Druett is the acclaimed and best-selling [...]

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Elizabeth Marsh and other remarkable real-life 18th century women

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T14:03:54-07:00July 31st, 2011|history|

Sunday morning, and I’m propped up in bed with my [...]

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Margaret Muir; Tasmanian novelist and historian

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T14:05:50-07:00July 21st, 2011|author interviews|

Throughout our writing lives we're inspired by other authors. I've [...]

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Time-traveling

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T13:35:59-07:00July 11th, 2011|odds & ends|

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past” -- [...]

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Writing seaside

By lindacollison|2011-11-03T21:20:44-07:00July 11th, 2011|writing and publishing|

The great thing about being a writer is your office [...]

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Melanie Sherman prys a confession from me

By lindacollison|2012-05-18T14:08:04-07:00July 9th, 2011|author interviews, writing and publishing|

I'm a bit of a recluse but was teased away [...]

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