Linda’s web success

Linda Webbern has been writing ‘seemingly forever’ and her first article published when she was just 18. She has a degree in children’s illustrations and made the cover artwork for two teenage novels. She also wrote and illustrated a non-fiction book on knitting, Easy Picture Knits, which sold 10,000 copies and can still crops up on eBay from time to time. Her most recent success was with a children’s book on YouWriteOn.com.

‘I joined YouWriteOn.com at the end of August 2007 after reading about the site in Writers’ News. I uploaded the opening chapters of my completed novel Money Money Money which was voted one of the top five on the site at the end of September and won a professional critique by Gillian Stern.’
Linda was thrilled with her success and took Gillian’s advice on board. To add to the achievement Money, Money, Money also made the long list for the site’s Book Awards and was one of five runners up for the prize. Extracts from the book can be read on the site.

Linda highly recommends YouWriteOn and is full of praise for its service to writers. ‘I’d just like to say what a brilliant site [YouWriteOn] is and Ted [founder Edward Smith] deserves a lot of praise for all his hard work. Of course there is also a thank you for Writers’ News for introducing me to it.’

She has now given up work as a Training Co-ordinator to concentrate on her writing and illustrating and is currently working on a teen novel Dead Men and Red Tomatoes as well as a commission for a children’s song book. On top of this she has a website of her own in the works and is full of optimism for her passion.

‘If you’re passionate about writing, never give up. Dreams do come true.’