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Author Bio
There are several bios listed here so that writing groups and press organizations can use the one best suited to their needs.
(230-word bio)
Linda Madl's work includes ten novels, contributions to ten anthologies,
book reviews, and nonfiction articles. Her first historical romance, SWEET
RANSOM, came out in 1989 from Pocket Books. She hasn’t stopped writing
since.
The settings of Madl’s books are as far ranging as her own travels. She has visited England, Scotland, the Rocky Mountains, the Ozarks, and the banks of the Kansas River, all stages for her stories.
Her current releases, THE JOURNEY HOME and TRESPASSING TIME, fulfill a life-long desire to write what she loves to read besides romances, stories about ghosts and the paranormal. Madl’s nonfiction work includes feature stories and book reviews for newspapers and magazines, newsletters for technical firms, engineering project profiles, and military award writing.
As a professional she has been active in the St. Louis Writers Guild (past president), Romance Writers of America, KS Writers, Inc. (past president and charter member), and Novelists, Inc. (board member). She is a Fellow of the Kansas Center for the Book.
She has presented programs and workshops at numerous meetings including
the 2000 RWA Region 2 Conference in Omaha and the 1999 RWA national conference
in Chicago. She also teaches writing and journaling workshops at the UFM
Learning Center in her hometown.
Daughter of Norma Sprigg, Madl is a graduate of Paola High School and
Baker University.
Currently, she resides with her husband, dog, and parakeet in the Kansas Flint Hills. She fills her non-writing hours with family, friends, travel, and community activities.
Find more information and a list of her book titles at www.lindamadl.com.
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(111-word bio)
Linda Madl's work includes ten novels, contributions to ten anthologies,
and nonfiction articles. The settings of her books are as varied as her
travels: England, Scotland, and the Rockies have all served as locales
for her historical romances. Her awards include two Romantic Times Readers’
Choice finalists and the Desert Rose Golden Quill Award for Excellence
finalist.
Her nonfiction includes feature stories, book reviews, newsletters, and
technical project profiles.
She is active in professional and community organizations.
Born and raised in Kansas, Madl is a graduate of Paola High School and Baker University. She resides with her husband in the Kansas Flint Hills. Family, friends, and travel fill her non-writing hours.
Find more information and a list of her book titles at www.lindamadl.com.
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(53-word bio)
When not with her family in the Kansas Flint Hills, acclaimed novelist
Linda Madl loves to travel. She has researched her many historical romances
from the wild moors of Cornwall to the dark gold mines of the Rocky Mountains.
She loves old houses, bookstores, chocolate, and libraries.
Find more information and a list of her book titles at www.lindamadl.com.
© 2008 Linda Madl