Linda Poitevin's Blog

February 19, 2021

Guest Post: The Chaotic Creativity of Laura Hunsaker

I have a special treat for you today — a guest post from romance author Laura Hunsaker! I know Laura from Twitter, where she has the delightful moniker of Highland Hussy and is great fun to chat with, which is how I learned that she has a recent new release. And because we can all […]
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Published on February 19, 2021 03:11

February 15, 2021

Life + Creativity = Chaos

Sometimes… Sometimes, despite our very best intentions (and efforts), creativity just… doesn't go as planned. Like when the weather turns so cold that your poor, ancient, blockheater-less vehicle needs to be parked in your garage, and your workshop space disappears, and your list of projects begins to grow at an alarming rate. And then the […]
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Published on February 15, 2021 06:22

January 8, 2021

Creativity in the midst of chaos

Dear gods above, it has been A. WEEK. O.o Insurrection. Political insanity. COVID numbers skyrocketing. And I don't know how many other awful bits of news that have been buried in the avalanche of just the above. (I'm frankly scared to look into it.) You know that saying, “May you live in interesting times?” I'd […]
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Published on January 08, 2021 08:35

January 4, 2021

Testing… testing… Is this thing on?

*Writer walks up to blog ‘microphone' and taps it. A loud squeal emerges. She clears her throat.* Hey, there, she says. Long time, no blog, amIright? Like… a really, really long time. But I think (maybe) my dry spell here is over, thanks to Jenny Trout and her recent Year of Chaotic Creation post. Because […]
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Published on January 04, 2021 06:29

May 14, 2019

Thoughts on a birthday

I turn 58 years old today. That makes me five years older than my father was when he died, and five years younger than my mother was when she died. It's a weird place to be. And it leads to some interesting introspection. The days pass so quickly now. On some, I feel older than my […]
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Published on May 14, 2019 05:01

April 1, 2019

In praise of dogs

A few months ago, it occurred to me that, in all the books I had written (nine at the time), I had never once included a pet. Why not? I have no idea. Especially given that so many pets share my own home… or run it, depending on your perspective. (If you follow me on […]
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Published on April 01, 2019 14:33

March 25, 2019

A Book of Firsts

So this is happening later this week… The release of Abigail Always, the newest book in the Ever After series, takes place on Friday, March 29. And I am so beyond happy. I'll be honest, though. This was a tough story to write (and took four tries to get the ending right)–for a lot of reasons. First, […]
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Published on March 25, 2019 12:31

December 6, 2018

Chills, Thrills & Supernatural Spills!

Guess what, guess what, guess what!!! Wait. A brief catch-up, first, because it's been a little while ahem since I last posted here, and a few  things double ahem have happened. So, very quickly, here's the re-cap: Now that I have my rights back to the Grigori Legacy series (I told you about that, right? If not…surprise! I […]
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Published on December 06, 2018 13:16

August 21, 2018

Impact vs. Intent: The Unintended Consequences of Writing it Safe

Fact: I am a cis-gender, heterosexual white woman. I was born and remain unquestioningly female; and I have been happily (more or less
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Published on August 21, 2018 13:33

June 22, 2018

Writing Through (and Despite?) the Chaos

The human condition is a flawed one indeed. The past year or so has made that painfully, excruciatingly obvious. And I gotta tell you, there have been many times I've wondered not just why I continue writing stories of love and hope and triumph but whether I even should, because it feels so…trivial sometimes. Never […]
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Published on June 22, 2018 06:07