Lynette White

Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a native of Central Montana and currently live in Utah. I am almost ashamed to admit it took me decades to get serious about writing. After completing the Tracy Hickman online course “Scribe’s Forge” I began the transition from hobby writer to professional writer. Two years ago I stumbled across a newly formed writing group on linkedin. This group started out with just one 750 word story per month, but has expanded from there.

I currently have six books in print. Five of those books are a result of the above mentioned linkedin group and are published under Professor Limn Books. They are:

Giant Tales 3 min stories
Beyond the Mystic Doors
From the the Misty Swamp
World of Pirates

Giant Tales 10 min stories
Lava Storm

A progressive Fantasy

Gryffon Master

What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is my self published debut novel, The Enemy Within-Book one of the Destiny Series. I released it on May 19, 2014 in soft back and ebook on Amazon. It is also available on Smashwords.

The Enemy Within actually started way back in 1978. The characters were originally created for D&D. In 1989 I was reading Tracy Hickman’s series Rose of the Prophet and suddenly decided I wanted to write like he did. Since I had the D&D characters at my disposal I started the first sketches for The Enemy Within.

Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I find I am one of very few authors that actually have my title in place before I write the first sentence and very rarely change that title. I rarely write down notes before I actually write anything and I never use an outline.
I have also learned that I am a little odd because I decide on my theme before I ever consider characters or plot.

What authors, or books have influenced you?
Without question Tracy and Laura Hickman first. It is such an honor now to call them my mentors as well. Other authors I follow faithfully include: Raymond Feist, Rita Mae Brown, Amber Argyle, and Margret Weiss. I also still love to read books from two classic authors: Agatha Cristi and Sydney Sheldon.

What are you working on now?
I have just signed the contracts and placed the final touches on stories that will go into the next three books from the Giant Tales Collection. All three books will be released by this fall.
I have also just completed the first chapter of Enemy Unmasked- Book two of the Destiny Series and I am hoping to have that released by the end of the year as well.

What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Right now I am still getting that figured out and will gladly take any advice anyone would like to share.

Do you have any advice for new authors?
Take a professional class to learn the craft and get with a group that will honestly critique your work. Never count on friends or family to be honest with you about your work. Find yourself an editor that you can work with and NEVER publish anything until you have done so.

What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Write , write , write. When you feel like you have nothing left pick up the pencil or sit at the computer and keep writing as that is the only way you will learn the craft. I have heard those words over and over again from professionals such as Tracy Hickman, Dave Farland, Tamara Pierce, and many others.

What are you reading now?
Witch Song by Amber Argyle.

What’s next for you as a writer?
To complete the Destiny Series. After that I am going to start on my YA series Elrod’s Adventures.

Within the next couple of years I would like to link up with a news station here in Salt Lake and do a
series of stories about homeless teens.

If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Any Sydney Sheldon book I could grab
One of Rita Mae Brown’s Mrs, Murphy stories
And possibly Gone With the Wind

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