Another of my critique partners has a novel out in time for Christmas! Do you know how excited I am? BEYOND EXCITED!
You can get Polar Bear Plunge on Amazon right now for .99! Please reblog and buy a copy to boost her sales!
Here’s the interview with novelist, Linda Glaz! (I don’t know why the formatting is all funky. I tried several times to fix it with no success…)
Why a Christmas novella? White Rose had sent out a call for Christmas novellas and it sounded like fun to write.
Where is the story located? In my area, Anchor Bay. We’re on the water in the middle of the thumb (we Michiganders always show where we live by pointing to the mitten and saying “I live here.”)
When did you know you just had to write this story?
My oldest daughter had been asking me for years to write about a nurse named Aleni, (she’s a nurse) and she
has a soft spot for the returning vets. So, a widowed nurse, Christmas, and a returning vet. All rolled into one.
What is your writing technique?
Pantser. Love to let the characters tell me where the story’s going.
Do you have an office?
Yes, just finished an official one.
A favorite chair?
Oh, a beautiful oak rocker my cast of Oklahoma gave me after the last show. What a rush to direct my all-time fave play.
A coffee house?
Actually, any place that sells frapuccino. Even the gas station.
What inspires you?
People and the circumstances they knowingly or unwittingly get themselves into.
Who inspires you most as a writer?
Honestly, my crit partners. They all have these lives that are good, challenging, inspiring, but they all continue to inspire each of us and help each of us through really tough times as well as the good times.
Anything else you want us to know?
I was raised with all brothers, I’ve always enjoyed stepping outside the box that society usually reserves for women. I grew up such a Tom boy. Short hair and all. I served in the military, taught karate and soccer, and don’t regret one minute of my life. With my wonderful husband and fabulous kids, I’ve had a great deal of encouragement. I feel like Mr. Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life, I’ve had such a wonderful life. Even the bad times have helped make me who I am. A child of God, and happy to be so.
