Linda's News
How are you? It’s lovely and sunny outside at the moment, I hope it continues!
I’m still busy writing my new older horse series LOVING SPIRIT. I had just got started on book 3 (which will be out next year) when my editor read book 2 and I had to go back and make lots of changes and corrections to book 2. It can be really annoying to have to do that but, deep down, I know it’s for the best. After all, I always want every book to be as good as it possibly can be.
I often get asked for writing tips or tips on becoming an author, and one thing I would say to any of you who would like to be an author - get used to writing lots of different drafts and try and enjoy it! You will never ever get a story right first time, it will always be better if you go back and make changes once you get to the end. As a published author, I have an editor who reads my stories and makes suggestions after I have done a first draft, but I also get some of my friends to read my early drafts too and let me know what they think. If you can find people you trust to read your stories and make suggestions it can be really valuable. Anyway, hopefully book 2 is now done and I can concentrate on writing book 3. It’s only a few months until the first book (LOVING SPIRIT) comes out in the shops – I’m really excited!
In the meantime, the first two books of my second series of SKATING SCHOOL come out in May: Sapphire Skate Fun and Amber Skate Star. The second series follows a new group of girls as they arrive at The Land of Ice and Winter. The girls have some great adventures going out camping, going on a treasure hunt, tracking silver deer and taking part in ice-skating competitions.
I have had some lovely letters from some of you who have read the first series – thank you! Also some great letters about SKY HORSES. It is wonderful to know how much you have been enjoying reading all my different books. It makes such a difference so thank you for taking the time to write, I am just in the middle of replying to all my mail at the moment so if you have written to me in the last few months you should get a reply soon. I get a lot of mail, which is LOVELY, it’s just it takes me quite a long time to reply sometimes, particularly if I have lots of books to write and have to do them first. I’m really sorry if you have been waiting but I hope you understand!
I had a great day out at Waterstones in the Manchester Trafford Centre back in March and I have done a few school visits in the last few months. It’s always great to get out and meet people and sign books. I am appearing at the Wychwood Festival in Cheltenham on Sunday 6th June at 12pm and then I will be in Edinburgh for the Book Festival, hopefully on Monday 16th August but that is still to be confirmed.
Apart from writing, both Simba and Pepper (my dogs) are really well, so are Iola, Amany and Spike (my children). Although Spike is in disgrace! At the weekend he got a pot of thick white nappy cream and a waterproof pen and ‘decorated’ the landing walls and carpet and all Iola’s model horses while I was having a lie-in. Two-year-olds can cause a lot of havoc when they want to! Luckily I managed to clear it all in the end.
Enjoy the summer!
Love Linda xxx
WHERE YOU CAN SEE LINDA:
Sunday June 6th at 12pm
Wychwood Festival
Cheltenham Racecourse
Please check out the website for more details: www.wychwoodfestival.com
Probably Monday 16th August at 1pm (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Edinburgh Book Festival
Please check out the website for more details: www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk
NEW BOOKS:
Sky Horses: Cloud Magic; The Royal Foal; The Whispering Tree; Eye of the Storm
Skating School: Blue Skate Dreams; Silver Skate Surprise; Sapphire Skate Fun; Amber Skate Star
