After selling her first book to Harlequin Superromance®, Linda
Warren's life hasn't been the same. It's fun, exciting and she never
has enough time, but she enjoys every minute.
She grew up in a small farming community called Smetana outside
of Bryan, Texas. Writing was never in her plans. She enjoyed it and
even won an essay contest in high school. Her English teacher said
if she could get her grammar and emotion on the same level that she
could be a good writer. Linda didn't pay much attention to her words
because she had always planned to be a nurse.
In college her life took an unexpected turn. She was diagnosed
with rheumatoid arthritis and had to drop out of school because of
the pain. Nothing in life had prepared her for this, but luckily she
had a wonderful man waiting for her (her high school sweetheart and
own personal hero). With his love and support she learned to deal
with a crippling disease at an early age.
With a lot of time on her hands, Linda took art classes and began
to paint. To her surprise her paintings started to sell and win
awards. This kept her busy for a number of years. Then the
turpentine and fume from the oils began to irritate her eyes. The
doctor suggested that she put the paints away for a while or try
watercolor or acrylics, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to do.
Linda had always loved to read and when she had to be in the
hospital, friends and family would bring her books. That's how she
discovered the wonderful world of Harlequin. No matter how bad she
was feeling, she could lose herself in a Harlequin novel, knowing
that whatever trials the heroine had to go through there was always
hope, always a happy ending.
Her family was pressuring her to start painting again, but
secretly she was thinking of trying her hand at writing. The only
credentials she had for such an insane idea was years of reading and
sheer determination. She didn't do anything about the idea until her
dad gave her a push. His reasoning was that she had read so many
books that it should be a snap. She began by writing long hand in a
tablet-testing her skills. Her husband then bought her a computer
and she had no choice. She had to write in earnest.
After a lot of hard work, tears, perseverance . . . and more
patience than she ever thought she possessed, Linda's finally doing
something she loves—writing. And those happy endings? She writes
them now and hope they touch someone who needs a lift, a smile, or
just a good feeling day. No matter what, Linda believes, there is a
happy ending—you just have to find it.
Linda loves hearing from readers. You can write to her at P.O.
Box 5172, Bryan, TX 77805 or email her at mailto:LindaWarren@superauthors.com.
