Author Linda Lovely
The Fun of Writing
While majoring in journalism at Northwestern University, I got my first paid writing job with Plymouth Traveler Magazine. My editors were a hoot, and I was hooked.
Since then, I’ve written hundreds of trade & business magazine features, freelanced for ad agencies, penned speeches for execs, produced marketing materials, scripted videos, and written Help for tech products.
I enjoyed it all but nothing beats researching & writing mystery/suspense novels. My 12th novel, Beyond the Gates, An HOA Mystery, was published in March, 2025. I'm now working on a new stand-alone thriller, planned for a 2027 release.
Like my heroines, I've lived in the South for decades, though I'm proud to call Keokuk, Iowa, my hometown.
The picture shows a mystery panel that featured fellow Sisters in Crime authors and me at the Decatur Book Festival.
I highly recommend several writer/reader organizations. First is Mystery Writers of America, which I recently served as Secretary of the Southeast Chapter. I'm a long-time member of Sisters in Crime, and served as a local chapter president for five years. I belong to the Authors Guild and International Thriller Writers, too. All great organizations.
Through these groups I've met critique partners and made life-long friends. Critique groups can benefit any author.
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