Linda Swift-Author
Fiction & Poetry
BIO:Personal-Professional
I began writing at ten, first poems, next a play and wrote my first romance novel at sixteen. Then life happened. I married, had a son and daughter, went to college and began a teaching career. . . in that order. I would not have missed any of those experiences for the world but my desire to be an author lived on in hibernation.
In time, I resumed writing poetry and attended the Jesse Stuart Creative Writing Workshop. Here, for the first time, I met other serious authors. This led to writing short stories and articles and being published.
My dream, however, was to write books so I wrote my second novel, and third, and ... finally succeeded in getting a book published. And another one. Unfortunately, my publisher closed the line I wrote for when my third book was to be released, resulting in an unplanned hiatus. Now I have begun a new career writing E-books and I am excited to be a part of the electronic publishing industry.
Besides writing, I enjoy reading, ballroom dancing, traveling, visiting Gulf beaches, and keeping in touch with friends far and near.(Much to my husband's regret, cooking does not make the list!)
I have been a nomad all of my life, calling many places home from California to New York to England. I share my life with my husband, a great musician, golfer, power plant consultant, and in-house computer tech.
We now divide our time between homes in Kentucky and Florida, stopping en route in Tennessee to visit our children who live in Tennessee. I am the only member of my family who does not sing or play an instrument, but I like to think I make music with words.
Although I am an only child, I have never been lonely because my head has always been filled with imaginary people. I love giving them a chance to tell their stories and I hope it brings you pleasure to read them.
PROFESSIONAL BIO:
Two novels, Kensington Publishers; Over one hundred short stories, poems, and articles in print;
Winner, Fiction Skills Scholarship, Indiana U. Writers' Conference; Short Story Award, Ball State U Midwest Writers' Workshop; Play produced on WPSD-TV,
an NBC affiliate; Ed. Specialist Degree, Murray State U,
Post-graduate work, U of AL; Psychometrist, Counselor, LD teacher in public schools in KY, AL, and TN;
Adult Ed. Creative Writing teacher in FL and KY;
Past-President, KY State Poetry Society
