Linda Huber's Blog, page 59
July 16, 2015
The Attic Room video trailer
Son 2 and I have been busy making a new trailer. I found and downloaded the images, wrote the text, organised the credits, chose the music and put everything into MovieMaker. He pulled it all together and tweaked the timing. … Continue reading 
July 12, 2015
Schooldays…
A Facebook friend tagged me in the 5-day Poetry Challenge last week, which immediately brought back memories of English classes – delving into Shakespeare sonnets and learning Ogden Nash poems by heart. It was heady stuff. In this challenge, however, … Continue reading 
July 9, 2015
The Attic Room
The ebook version of my third book is available for pre-order now – the publication date is 22nd July, and the paperback will be available a week or two later! Again, huge thanks to everyone who’s helped with this. I … Continue reading 
July 5, 2015
How to turn your workspace into a healthy standing desk…
Several weeks ago I took part in a Twitter conversation that stayed in my mind. It was about standing desks, and their usefulness in back health and preventing – let’s just call it ‘writers’ spread’… I had a closer look … Continue reading 
How to turn your desk into a healthy standing desk…
Several weeks ago I took part in a Twitter conversation that stayed in my mind. It was about standing desks, and their usefulness in back health and preventing – let’s just call it ‘writers’ spread’… I had a closer look … Continue reading
June 28, 2015
Location, Location…
Setting is such an important part of every book, and it’s much easier to write about a place if you know the location well. The Paradise Trees takes place in Yorkshire, The Cold Cold Sea in Cornwall. I’ve visited both … Continue reading 
June 21, 2015
Fathers in Fiction…
It’s Father’s Day today, so I thought it would be fun to think about some ‘book dads’. Here are some of my favourites: Bronze medal: this goes to David, Matthew’s dad in John Wyndham’s Chocky. He’s very supportive of Matthew … Continue reading 
June 14, 2015
Bats in the attic…
Attics are constantly on my mind these days, in the run-up to publishing my third book, The Attic Room. Our old house had a lovely attic room – sloping wooden roof, small and spidery window, dark corners full of old … Continue reading 
June 7, 2015
Cover reveal – The Attic Room
Here it is – on ‘A lover of books’ blog – my new cover. Read all about it there, and huge thanks to Sonya for her kind offer to do the post for me!
June 6, 2015
Graffiti – and book cover news!
While our north-side windows here overlook lovely woodland and the lake, the view to the south is plain street. A couple of trees, a car lot – and, diagonally across from us, a building site where they’re constructing a new … Continue reading 
