July 2, 2009 : Congratulations to Laura Gerold who won the Amazon.com gift card this month.

June 3, 2009 : I'm throwing another prize-drawing contest for an Amazon.com gift card. Head to my contest page to investigate. Good Luck!

May 18, 2009 : The Stillburrow Crush has a release date!!! Keep your calendars open for FEBRUARY 26, 2010 because that's when my debut novel comes out in eBook. The print version will be available two to three months after the eBook release in online bookstores like Amazon.com, Borders, and Barnes and Noble (I'll keep you posted).

March 31, 2009 : I just heard the news: my story, The Stillburrow Crush, is finished with its “editing” phase and is moving on to “production”.

March 10, 2009 : Congratulations to LuAnn M. from Washington who won the Wild Rose Press gift certificate from me this week on the YA Web Tour.

March 9, 2009 : The YA Web Tour is officially over. I'll draw the winner of my Wild Rose Press gift certificate contest today. Good luck to all who entered.

March 7, 2009 : **YA WEBTOUR **
Welcome to Saturday's YA Web Tour stop! If you've followed the tour from the beginning, you've already emailed me with today's secret code word for a chance to win today's prize: two $6.00 gift certificates from The Wild Rose Press, where you can choose at least two eBooks--maybe more--from their online catalog.

Tomorrow (Sunday), Your next stop is author Laurie Larsen. Check out her website at: www.authorlaurielarsen.com. And then email her at laurie@authorlaurielarsen.com with her secret code "CAMP"* to enter a chance to win some more free goodies. *You might want to put "YA WEB TOUR" in the subject line to let her know you're a contest entrant.

But for now, stay awhile and browse MY site. You can read my bio to get to know me better or watch the trailer and read the excerpt for my debut novel, The Stillburrow Crush, coming soon to the Young Adult line at The Wild Rose Press.

January 8, 2009 : I'm pleased to present my video for The Stillburrow Crush. If you have problems watching the embedded screen, try here or, hmm, maybe here (or here!).

December 15, 2008 : I have a cover for my book. Isn't it amazing?

December 10, 2008 : My author information is up on The Wild Rose Press, making my first book sale feel real enough for celebration. Head to my contest page to help me begin the festivities.

November 24, 2008 : My contract has been signed and my manuscript is now in the "editing" process.

November 12, 2008 : The Wild Rose Press wants to contract my young adult story, The Stillburrow Crush. Did you hear that? I JUST SOLD MY FIRST BOOK!!!!!!!!

November 5, 2008 : I received my PRO pin from RWA. We're making progress now.

October 3, 2008 : Yesterday, I heard back from an editor who’d just read one of my full manuscripts and I wasn't rejected!! They're passing on my story to another reading panel. Hip, hip, hooray!

September 2, 2008 : I finished another manuscript. That makes eighteen full-length novels done.

August 18, 2008 : Central Ohio Fiction Writers awarded me second place in their Ignite the Flame Contest after they read the first chapter of "Disaster at 410 S. Elm".

August 12, 2008 : History's been made. A publisher asked for one of my full manuscripts, making me eligible to be a PRO member of Romance Writers of America.

May 19, 2008 : I was a special guest blogger on Romancing the Blog's website this evening.

May 17, 2008 : Come visit me today in the MARA/MRW tent at the Kansas City Literary Festival.

April 30, 2008 : Become a MySpace friend at http://myspace.com/lindakage.