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Twelve Tips For Writing Better Articles

May 19, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

Write feature articles with these twelve tips.

If your articles seem dull, try these tips for writing better articles. Make them spicy and exciting as well as informative. You can capture your readers’ attention and make them anxious to read more.
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Find Your True Writer’s Voice

May 13, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

Find your voice.

Experience is the path toward finding your true writer’s voice You may start your writing career by sub-consciously imitating a writer you greatly admire, but in the end, you’ll find the greatest satisfaction comes from being yourself.
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Let the Words Flow

May 10, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Flowing River

It is easy to be a writer – that’s what some people think. They say, “Oh, you’re lucky. All you have to do is write. And you make millions.”
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Writing a Novel

April 25, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

I wrote this article in December 2004 for Happy Camp News. It is about how I got started writing novels.
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The Unfinished Manuscript, How to Get to “The End”

April 10, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Unfinished writing projects abound... how to finish them?

It’s hard to get back into fiction writing after being away from it for a while. It takes only a brief lull, a sudden shock, or a simple distraction to move our minds away from the flow of words in our chosen fictional worlds; then we’re lost, [Read more…]

Ten Tips for New Writers

April 5, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

Ten Tips for New Writers

Ten tips for new writers of any genre…
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Songwriting Basics

March 29, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Linda with her guitar.

A few basic songwriting issues and considerations, with emphasis on how songwriting is inspired, and how to connect to the listener’s heart.
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Plotting a Novel Through Character Development

March 22, 2017 By Linda Jo Martin 1 Comment

Plotting novels through character development.

A novel plot must have an intriguing beginning, a complex interior, and a satisfying finale, all this based on the inner development of a main character we can love and care deeply about — otherwise, why would anyone continue to read? [Read more…]

Fictions and Truths – Writing Assignment

April 26, 2016 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Firefighters walking in front of the saloon.

I’ve never taken a class in fiction writing before. I’ve been wanting to, for a long time. Today I enrolled at FutureLearn.com in a free class – “Start Writing Fiction.”
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Trying Desperately to Create Fiction

February 6, 2014 By Linda Jo Martin 6 Comments

Desperately trying to create fiction

Fiction fears force your literary aspirations to wrestle with apathy and self-condemnation.
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A Daily Mind-Map Journal

June 4, 2012 By Linda Jo Martin 24 Comments

Mind-mapping is a brainstorming tool most of us know about. I’m creating a daily mind-map journal to help with my blogging and novel-writing projects.
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The Popularity Contest of Life

May 15, 2012 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Sometimes life seems like a huge popularity contest.
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About Me

Hi, I'm Linda, the Book Lady, and I'm excited about reading. A book is a gift you give yourself. It is so much fun to open that cover and discover what was hidden within. Books share the wisdom of the ages with us. Who wouldn't want that? So I read frequently and encourage reading. If you're a reader, let me know by becoming my friend on GoodReads.


My novel, River Girl, is about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley.

Here's a link to my prayer website:
Prayer Power.

My childhood memoirs: ljm memoirs.

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California Reading

California Reading

California Reading
5 members

This group is for anyone wanting to read California based fiction or nonfiction.

Our recommended shelf

The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
The World Rushed In: The California Gold Rush Experience
by J.S. Holliday


Hillinger's California: Stories from All 58 Counties
Hillinger’s California: Stories from All 58 Counties
by Charles Hillinger





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My Art

Bird Art by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Wild and Precious - art by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor / pen
Summer Afternoon - art by Linda Jo Martin
Pen / Watercolor

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ? Cicero - Art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Acrylic
Acrylic
Angel art by Linda Jo Martin
Sketchbook

Psalm 91:9-11 - Angel art by Linda Jo Martin http://lindajomartin.com
Sketchbook
Art: Idaho Hills, by Linda Jo Martin
Junk journal, acrylic
March Mystery Madness 2020, art by Linda Jo Martin
Gouache journal

Plan A to Z - lettering by Linda Jo Martin
Lettering class project
A daring adventure - art by Linda Jo Martin
Fountain pen ink journal
Small Joys
Watercolor sketchbook

Watercolor sketchbook
Valley of decision.
Bible journaling
Mount Glittery by Linda Jo Martin - mountain climbing quote by John Muir
Acrylic painting

Watercolor sketchbook
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” ? Ralph Waldo Emerson ... watercolor painting by Linda Jo Martin
Watercolor sketchbook
Imagination Soars, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com
Watercolor sketchbook

Plant Seeds
Watercolor sketchbook
The Prayer by Linda Jo Martin
Acrylic painting
A basket of flowers, by Linda Jo Martin - http://lindajomartin.com/writing/art
Fountain pen ink journal

RSS My Most Recent Book Reviews

  • Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
  • Middlemarch
  • Gulliver's Travels
  • A Perfect Weakness
  • Around the World in Eighty Days
  • The Turn of the Screw
  • Calico Captive
  • The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir
  • Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
  • More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories

RSS Goodreads Status Updates

  • Linda Martin is 29% done with North and South
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