Pen name Linda Howard Name Linda Howard | Nationality American Role Author Period 1982 - present Spouse Gary Howington | |
 | ||
Movies Harlequin Romance Series: Loving Evangeline Books After the night, Mackenzie's mountain, Dream Man, Mr Perfect, Kill and Tell Similar People Linda Lael Miller, Heather Graham Pozzessere, Jayne Ann Krentz, Linda Winstead Jones, Suzanne Brockmann | ||
Author linda howard on her writing
Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States) is an American best-selling romance/suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard. Before she became a writer, she was an avid reader and fond of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. She currently lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Contents
- Author linda howard on her writing
- Book review blood born by linda howard and linda jones
- Biography
- Awards
- References
Book review blood born by linda howard and linda jones
Biography
She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, Gary F. Howington, and then decided to try to get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed. She served as Region 3 Director (until 31 October 2008).
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.
Awards
2005 - Romance Writers of America. Career Achievement Award