The Lowcountry Romance Writers of America is releasing a Winter Holiday Collection, Love in the Lowcountry. It’s a romance anthology, and I have a story in it. “A Sunrise Christmas,” which is set on a magical island off the coast of South Carolina. The Preorder link will be available on October 3rd. Launch date is November 4th. It’s my pleasure… Read More
Can I marry Magical Realism with Romance?
I’m working on a submission to an anthology. Books and writing are compartmentalized by genres. Yes, there are subgenres, but will I be able to take a romance and tell it with the flavors of magical realism? It’s not fantasy… There’s an excerpt from the story in my newsletter. If you have the opportunity to read it, I’d love your… Read More
FREE short story & a GIVEAWAY
My newsletter will come out on Saturday. There will be a fresh, new short story, just for you. I hope you’ll enjoy the journey of Nobel Pete. In the comments below, tell what new author(s) you’ve discovered in 2020 and 2021 that you LOVE! Do you have a favorite title? For those who comment about a new-to-them author, I’ll do… Read More
I’m Back! And there’s Work In Progress
It’s been a long while since I’ve posted. So much has happened. So. Very. Much. For me, and for you, too. I hope this finds you well and healthy. I’m sending out virtual hugs! It’s been nine months since my last post, since my last newsletter, since I felt like interacting with the world. However, I needed the time to… Read More
Fall in the Vieux Carré
Fall in the Vieux Carré Fall in the Vieux Carré—known in English as the French Quarter in New Orleans, brings cooler temperatures. Mother Nature sometimes hits the pause-button on humidity… Breathing drier air can be a shock to our amphibious lungs. But we quickly adapt. The sun’s light is soft and golden, no longer the bright hot white of summer…. Read More
SURPRISE!
Newsletter subscribers, this is the image you’re looking for when you post your answers to the questions posed in my August newsletter, which will come out in a little while. All the info about what to do will be in Letters from Linda. Hope your summer is going great! Linda Joyce