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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.

Water Ghosts — the movie?

By lindacollison|2016-07-03T10:01:32-07:00July 3rd, 2016|filmmaking, Water Ghosts|

There are many ways to tell a story. Ever since [...]

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The power of Setting in fiction

By lindacollison|2016-05-30T16:53:04-07:00May 30th, 2016|Water Ghosts, what inspires me, writing and publishing|

I'm reading Birds Without Wings, by Louis de Bernieres -- [...]

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Water Ghosts — Read First Chapter here

By lindacollison|2016-05-17T12:04:07-07:00May 17th, 2016|books, Water Ghosts, writing and publishing, YA|

Water Ghosts Copyright © Linda Collison 2015 Published by [...]

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Beyond Research: Creating Verisimilitude in Historical Fiction

By lindacollison|2016-05-16T22:29:31-07:00May 16th, 2016|historical fiction, writing and publishing|

Here are a few of the slides from my power [...]

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Water Ghosts a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist

By lindacollison|2016-03-09T03:05:19-07:00March 9th, 2016|Water Ghosts, writing and publishing, YA|

Foreword Reviews Finalist -- Water Ghosts Today, Old Salt Press [...]

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Water Ghosts — the terror of the doldrums

By lindacollison|2016-01-26T15:59:40-07:00December 7th, 2015|audiobooks, Water Ghosts, writing and publishing|

dol-drums 1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as [...]

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Novel writing: Finishing the first draft

By lindacollison|2015-11-18T16:22:38-07:00November 18th, 2015|Uncategorized, writing and publishing|

Welcome to the art of novel writing. How many of [...]

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How to Write A Novel

By lindacollison|2015-11-11T18:17:25-07:00November 11th, 2015|writing and publishing|

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Right now thousands [...]

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Drafting off NaNoWriMo

By lindacollison|2015-11-01T15:17:34-07:00November 1st, 2015|Looking for Redfeather, writing and publishing|

Hats off to Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful [...]

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Halloween book giveaway

By lindacollison|2015-10-30T09:58:21-07:00October 30th, 2015|books, Looking for Redfeather, Patricia MacPherson Nautical Adventure Series, Water Ghosts, writing and publishing|

Painting by John William Waterhouse, 1886, via Wikimedia Commons. [...]

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