New here? A few fun, surprising, outrageous things you may not know about me.
Hi! I’m Linda, “BookMama,” a magical thinker who believes in your big dreams. Don’t think you have what it takes? I’m a college dropout who put six commas in every sentence and went on to write, co-author, and ghostwrite eleven books (two New York Times bestsellers),...
No one’s immune. The #1 thing I’ve learned talking with bestselling authors.
I thought delays and drama had singled me out. Until Danielle LaPorte & I started the Beautiful Writers Podcast, and I learned of the unexpected setbacks many bestselling authors faced. 💚 Steven Pressfield wrote for seventeen years before he sold a single piece. 💜...
Are indie bookstores magical? This one (and its owners!) changed my life.
“Get a f#cking job!” my husband yelled. Job? We’d only met eight weeks prior. Wouldn’t our time be better spent getting to know each other? Duh. As a primarily stay-at-home actor, he had all the time in the world while commercial residuals paid...
Are you sitting down? The book-deal texts that never get old.
People used to laugh when I told them I’d never plan a writing retreat without getting approval from my sister, Carol, a Vedic astrologer. I swear she’s got the cheat sheets to the Universe when it comes to dates, and the ONE time I went against her...
Celebrating our fellow writers. Book pics by the sea to inspire our work.
They did it! Proof positive that publishing happens. Eight writing retreat alums saw their ideas through to completion, spinning them into gold for the world to READ. How creativity-affirming is that? (By the pics you’ll see I include my latest because I wrote much...
Weeping in my yard in my PJs. But, PLAY! The stars are getting happier!
YES! I finally kicked the nasty cold and cough that made me sound like a heavy smoker living on cheesecake for the past month and went to the ZOO! When was the last you spent the day marveling at apes, giraffes, elephants, and flamingos so close you could see the bugs...
The man who predicted it all. Everyone needs permission from somewhere.
I realized the other day that I’d just missed Guru Singh’s birthday, the man who’d predicted it all. As in, my writing career, back when I didn’t think I’d amount to much more than Head Poop-Picker-Upper on the mean streets of Beverly...
What do they know, the Smarty Pants crowd? You know best.
Okay, you’ve got the ache, but no writing credentials. No school newspaper bylines. No teachers calling you “gifted.” No stellar grades in English. Or worse: you got bad grades; your papers returned covered in red ink. A teacher said you’re not gifted. A writing group...
Zoomtastic writing retreats. You’ve waited this long & your book’s ready to roll!
“Are you ready yet because I’m heeeere?” says every book everywhere, waiting on its harried, overwhelmed person. She’s opinionated, your story: “Listen, sister. I’ve given you my best content. WTF? We gotta get this s#it down...
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