Linda is the author of two novels on the Last Days (or "end times"), and has co-authored two nonfiction books, Publishing Secrets and Writing Secrets with LDStorymakers, Inc. She has published short fiction and poetry in Calyx, Lynx Eye, Irreantum, Limestone Circle, and Meridian Magazine, among others.

Linda's first novel, Prodigal Journey, was released in 2000 by Cornerstone Publishing, winning their Fiction Book of the Year Award. LDStorymakers, Inc., released the sequel, Refining Fire, in June 2004. She has edited for B.J. Rowley, Lisa J. Peck, Tristi Pinkston and various other authors, receiving consistent praise for her keen proofreading eye and sense of story.

She received a degree in English from Brigham Young University in 1990. She plans to pursue a Master of Fine Arts when the time is right.

She is raising six young children with her husband, Steve. Their oldest just left for college in January, and the youngest is finally in school all day. They spent the last three years in the Seattle area, Steve's hometown. In February '09 they moved to the San Fransisco Bay Area for a new job, thus escaping layoffs when the company he worked for recently failed. They believe in miracles.

Before Seattle, they spent over a decade in Jackson County, Missouri, which sparked her interest in writing a series about apocalyptic events set in the Midwest. And yes - the third part of the trilogy is coming soon. Her goal is to complete the manuscript in 2009 - writing like mad between unpacking moving boxes and driving 34 miles daily to get five kids to and from three schools - there are no school bus services in her part of California.

Linda feels she would have finished the book in '08 if not for the sudden, unexpected job change and move they went through at the end of the year.

Music is also in her soul, and she has recently ventured into public performances of her work, with plans for more in the future. ...But don't worry, she won't hit full throttle on that until after that third book is out! She knows her fans are waiting, and not too patiently at that - and thanks you all for your loyalty to the series.

Other interests include knitting, line drawing, thread crochet, yoga, keeping fish (especially Bettas), music in nearly all genres, and of course reading--especially science fiction. She has a passion for theater and film, although it's rare for her to watch a movie more than once. It has to be pretty special to deserve multiple viewings! Her favorite authors include J.R.R. Tolkein, Madeleine L'Engle, Orson Scott Card, Anne Tyler, Andre Norton, William Shakespeare, Toni Morrison, Charles Dickens, and Anne McCaffrey. Her favorite songwriters include Paul Simon, Carly Simon, Alan Parsons, Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and Brian May.

Linda, her husband, and children are all active, practicing members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.