

She is one of those authors that would keep writing even if her books were not being published. A Charter member of Romance Writers of America, Linda Howard’s success can be imputed to her love for writing. Though, the author has always given horror a wide berth and she has never expressed any interest in pursuing the genre, admitting on a number of occasions that those sorts of stories give her nightmares. Even though she is best known for romance, Linda Howard has experimented with every genre of fiction one can think of, this including fantasy, adventure and science fiction. He eventually moved on to bass fishing and she too decided to quit to focus on her writing.

Linda Howard met her husband at the same trucking company at which she was working. The situation availed her access to a myriad of individuals, building her understanding of people in general she was especially enamored by the men and everything she came to understand about their nature and their habits. After dropping out of community college, Linda Howard landed a job at a trucking company. The mother of three stepchildren and a trio of grandchildren attributes her writing success and, in particular, her ability to produce engaging romance to her experience in the workforce.

However, her efforts were never meant to pave the way for a professional career in publishing, which is why the author spent the next twenty-one years writing stories for her own personal enjoyment before she eventually took that difficult step of submitting her first manuscript for publication. Awards Ģ005 - Romance Writers of America.It is worth noting that Linda began writing when she was nine. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs. Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. She served as Region 3 Director (until 31 October 2008). She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.

Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren. She currently lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Howington, and then decided to try to get her work published in 1980. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, Gary F. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. Howington (born Augin Alabama, United States) is an American best-selling romance/ suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard.
