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Linda Abbott

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Born

Chicago, Illinois , The United States

Website

http://www.tendaysinparadise.com

Genre

Women's Fiction, Beach Reads, Sanibel

Member Since

November 2014

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Linda Abbott's love for Sanibel Island shines through her debut novel, Ten Days In Paradise. Though she worked for many years as a professional writer--first as an award-winning journalist and then in public relations--Linda is a late bloomer to fiction. She found the muse while vacationing on Sanibel, where she wrote the opening chapters of her novel. Linda's writing career took another turn last year when she founded Never Forget Legacies & Tributes to write life story books for individuals and families. She feels blessed to have two new careers and can't wait to get started on her next novel. A Chicago native, she lives in Middleton, Wisconsin with her husband. ...more

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The Accidental Novelist ... What Writing a Book Taught Me About Life

Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things. - Randy Pausch, the Last Lecture.

A terrific quote that pretty much sums up writing my debut novel, Ten Days In Paradise, which I started many years ago on a trip to Sanibel Island. More or less on a dare to myself. You see I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that I could not write fiction, I wasn’t smart enough or talent Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 16, 2015 13:55 • Tags: debut-novel, publishing, sanibel, ten-days-in-paradise, women-s-fiction, writing

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