Tag Archives: Linda O. Johnston

What is Your Favorite Part of Writing a Story?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by writersinthestorm

by Linda O. Johnston  If you’re a writer, what’s your favorite part of writing a story–and how do you make an element your favorite? How about character? I always like to focus when I’m starting a new book on determining … Continue reading →

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Cozy Romance v. Romance Romance!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by writersinthestorm

We’re happy to welcome back multi-published author Linda O. Johnston to Writers in the Storm today. For those of you who won’t be able to see her at conference, she’s bringing conference to you in this post. by Linda O. … Continue reading →

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What Make A Cozy Mystery “Cozy?”

Posted on December 19, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Linda O. Johnston I’m delighted to be back for another guest blog on Writers in the Storm.  Once again, I’m blogging about cozy mysteries. Do you know what makes a cozy mystery “cozy?” Well, they all star amateur sleuths, for one … Continue reading →

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The Plot Thickens

Posted on September 9, 2011 by writersinthestorm

Mystery Maven, Linda O. Johnston is back! We’ve gotten lots of mysterious questions lately, particularly about writing “process,” and Linda O has some answers about plot. The Plot Thickens by Linda O. Johnston My guest blog posts here on Writers … Continue reading →

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Mysteries and Me by Linda O. Johnston

Posted on August 19, 2011 by writersinthestorm

Welcome to another installment of Sensational Summer Fridays, here at WITS with Linda O. Johnston! I write both mysteries and romances.  My mysteries contain romantic elements, and my romances contain suspense or mystery. Why?  Because I love them both! But … Continue reading →

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Add Conflict to your Story with a Down & Dirty Fight

Posted on August 17, 2011 by writersinthestorm

by Jenny Hansen Happy Wednesday, y’all! I’m looking forward to hearing Linda O. Johnston, one of our new bloggers, talk about “What Makes a Great Mystery” for this week’s Sensational Summer Friday. Today we’re going to talk about Dirty Fighting. … Continue reading →

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Networking and Writing Organizations

Posted on August 3, 2011 by writersinthestorm

Linda O. Johnston is the author of 27 published novels, with more to come.  She currently writes the Pet Rescue Mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, a spinoff series from her Kendra Ballantyne, Pet-Sitter mysteries, also for Berkley.   The second Pet … Continue reading →

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