Author Archives: Linda Wichman
EXTRA! EXTRA–READ ALL ABOUT IT!!
Dearest Tribestor, (and yep, I made that up!) My website is nearing its debut and my fav topic: telling Bard Yarns. I’m as tickled as a child waiting on Christmas! But you won’t have to wait that long. . . .promise! Dia rathaich ort, (God bless) Me & Cj PS: Whoops and least I forget, [...]
STAY-TUNED. . .FOR 2012!!
Guess what? I’m working on a new website–and this ain’t it. <Snicker> But I’ll be hanging around awhile longer. So bear with me, guys, as I revise and update this site, including photos, roll call…all that fluffy stuff that goes on the sidebars, etc. Apparently, I lost data when I moved from Blogger back to WordPress. [...]
Purple People-Pleezer Steampunked!
Why do most authors feel the need to explain themselves, especially their absence from social networking? Coz, whether we’re introverts or extroverts many writers are purple people pleezers. We hold our breath until we hear, “Oh, fine. Whatever. I forgive your inconsiderate, lack of social networking graces.” Is that an atrocious grammatical whoops, General Editor, Normandie Ward Fischer? [...]
Whoops! Sorry!
As I kick myself in a very tender place, I apologize to anyone who read, commented, and waited for followup on my most recent blog topic, Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction. Blogger.com and moi had issues, still do. 1: I can’t do a direct followup reply to a visitor’s comment. Shame on you, Blogger! But [...]
Dumbing Down Young Adult Fiction
So is it just me or have we dumb-downed young adult readers? Without sharing my true vintage, (cough) I admit that in my youth YA fiction was almost non-existent. Um perhaps, I’ve answered my own question. Anyhow, as an average teen, I struggled with mathematics and the sciences. Still do. Back then if you asked [...]
The Lowdown on Angels
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy! –William Shakespeare On an average, I attempt to read (not always like) the accolades of the ABA and CBA markets. So, Harry Potter and most recently The Twilight Series occupy my bookshelves as do From Darkness Hid, The Kingdom [...]
Giveaway ‘Legend of the Emerald Rose’ at Carole Brown’s Blog
Good morning campers! Carole Brown http://sunnebnkwrtr.blogspot.com/ ACFW blogger, Carole Brown, was gracious enough today to interview this whacked, edgy novelist with sparkling eyecandy! TWO autographed copies of Legend of the Emerald Rose. ONE book per winner. Your comments qualify for the book drawings. Already got a copy? Bless you! LER makes a great gift for fans of romantic Arthurian legend, blood-carpeted battlefields, Biblical [...]
The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer
Do you remember the hit song, Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer, by Nat King Cole, dad to radio/disco queen, Natalie Cole? If you don’t recall either famous crooner, please refer to Wikipedia, as you probably never used a real Encyclopedia. That was a joke, but a sad one, reflecting my present state of mind. In my youth, summer used to [...]
Romance and the Supernatural?!
Recently a few multi-pubbed CBA friends visited my new blog and privately shared that they like it, and love me . . .Am I blushing? But they write historical and contemporary romances and hesitate to follow my blog coz of the fantasy elements. Basically what have we in common? My response, a lot! Follow and see? Although I’ve an itch to interject the supernatural into my works, [...]
Who’s Your Target Audience . . .
Linda, who is your target audience and why? First subjective answer: Who’ll ever read my stories. Second logical answer: I write for the general market (ABA) with a Christian worldview, not excluding CBA houses open to edgy SF/Fantasy-Romance. And I mean edgy with a sharp blade. And here’s why: “Even though I am free of the demands and expectations of everyone, I have voluntarily become [...]
Speculative visa versa SF/Fantasy
From private msgs and blog comments, I figured I best clarify my definition of Speculative Fiction versa SF/Fantasy. In my world, there’s no difference. Anyone who’s heard my answer before forgive the redundancy? I grew up with the ABA genre label of SF/Fantasy that blankets every thing outside the normal fiction spectrum whether it’s Narnia, War of the Worlds, Star [...]
My First Rainbow’s Connection Post
So as not to confuse anyone, besides myself, this blog is directed at authors and readers of edgy speculative (SF/Fantasy) fiction, that includes urban and historical settings. And if you’re into fantasy romance I’ll levitate! Without apology I don’t cater to erotica, horror, vulgarities, the taking of God or His son’s name in vain, etc. Since, I hope [...]
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