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A FOURTH NOVEL FOR 2009
Piatkus will be publishing Linda's fourth novel (working title FAMILY SHADOWS) in 2009.


STAR GAZING, Linda's third novel will be published by Piatkus on May 29th, 2008


RUNNER-UP IN PURE PASSION PROMOTION
EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY tied as runner-up in NW Libraries' PURE PASSION promotion. Readers were asked to vote for their favourite romantic read from a shortlist selected to reflect the diversity of romantic writing published in the last ten years. The winner was Christina Jones' LOVE POTIONS. Many thanks to anyone who voted/canvassed for EG!


A LIFETIME BURNING optioned for TV!
Sally Head Productions (who made FINGERSMITH, TIPPING THE VELVET and FANNY HILL) have optioned Linda's second novel. If production goes ahead, the book will be filmed as two 90-minute episodes.


Translation rights to STAR GAZING have been sold, pre-publication, by Little, Brown Book Group to a major German publisher, Heyne, who will bring out a German edition of Linda's third novel.


The Transita Authors' blog has arrived!
Transita authors are now blogging at transita.blogspot.com
Drop in and read about our books, other people's books and our writing lives.


Linda was invited to appear at the first national Mental Health Arts Film and Media Festival held in Glasgow 6th - 12th October. She appeared at Glasgow Women's Library talking about EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY. The festival explored mental health and people’s experiences of stigma and discrimination.


A LIFETIME BURNING was featured in the July issue of PRIMA magazine in an article about book groups' favourite reads.


THE BOOKCROSSING UNCONVENTION
Linda appeared at The BookCrossing Unconvention in Brighton in June, giving a talk about her books and also teaching a writing workshop.


EMOTIONAL GEOLOGY was voted into the Top Ten Reads of 2006 by BCUK, the UK chapter of www.BookCrossing.com. EG tied in 4th place.


A LIFETIME BURNING was chosen by Chicago book blogger The Bluestalking Reader as one of her Top Ten Books of 2006. (www.bluestalking.typepad.com)


On 16th April 2006 Linda was interviewed by the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY for a major article on depression, comparing the benefits of "talk therapies" and anti-depressants.

WRITING WORKSHOPS - FEEDBACK 

Linda taught a writing workshop at THE WRITE READ, a day for writers and readers held at Higham Hall, Cumbria, July 2007.

One of her students, Linda Hepworth of Alston, Cumbria wrote:

"Your workshop was the best and most stimulating I have been to and your notes are a wonderful aide-memoire. I have told so many people about you and your books and shall continue to do so."




Linda also taught a 2-day writing workshop, Where the Writing Begins with fellow Transita author Adrienne Dines at the Elmbridge Literature Festival, Surrey, November 2006.

16 students attended and the comments on the feedback sheets were terrific. Here's a selection... 

 

"A great weekend. I wouldn't have missed it for anything."

"Inspiring".

"You've given me tools to get going."

"You have clearly both done a lot of preparation and achieved a spontaneity which inspires me and others too."

"I haven't stopped writing since. One of the things I took away, which has benefited me immeasurably, is the importance of maintaining the marriage to longhand. I've been over-reliant on my computer when it comes to putting words, sentences and paragraphs together, and the delete button has made my writing stilted. As you pointed out, the longhand process is much more organic and helps with natural flow – so thank you for that hot tip."

"You arrive with a blank sheet of paper and leave having filled a book!"

Favourite comment? In answer to the question "Did you find any of the workshop difficult?" one student wrote, "Holding back my excitement."