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A Child With a Problem – Your Story’s Main Character

March 4, 2025 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Once a child has one problem, it can open up the door to many more.
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Go Outside and Write

March 2, 2025 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

The beauty of a spring day, fresh air, a pen, and a notebook. What could be better?
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How to Make Money as a Writer of Children’s Literature During Hard Times

February 17, 2025 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Dream a writer's dream

Even in a dreadful, difficult economy, writers of children’s literature can find ways to be paid for the stories they produce.
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Let Your Writing Talent Grow Naturally

July 4, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

Seedling

You can be a writer if you decide to let your writing talents develop naturally. It doesn’t matter how old you are, or where you live, or what you do for a living, or how much money you have, or how many children you have.
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Writers Read – That’s What They Do

June 13, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin 4 Comments

Writers Read Books

Writers read; this is non-negotiable. It is how we learn to write. I’ve always been a reader, ever since that magical moment, which I still clearly remember, when my first grade teacher asked us to open our spelling workbooks and write, “I am.” It didn’t take me long to find delight in turning the sounds of my language into written words.
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About Me

I'm Linda Jo Martin, known as the Book Lady on YouTube. I'm the author of River Girl, a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley in the 1920's. I'm also the author of the yet-to-be-published Antediluvian Adventures Series.

I tend to focus on the Newbery Medal list of middle grade and young adult novels, but may also review picture books and other children's literature.


This is my novel, available at Amazon only. It is for ages 8 to 15. It is a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley of Northern California, c. 1920.

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