Linnea Sinclair

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Linnea Sinclair
Born1954 (age 68–69)
New Jersey, United States
Pen nameMegan Sybil Baker
OccupationWriter
Educationjournalism, criminology
Alma mater Indiana University Bloomington
Florida State University
Genre Science Fiction Romance, Paranormal romance, Fantasy romance
Notable worksGabriel's Ghost and sequels
Notable awardsP.E.A.R.L. Award (2007)
RITA Award (2006)
EPPIE Award (2003)
Sapphire Award (2001)
Website
www.linneasinclair.com

Linnea Sinclair (born 1954 in New Jersey, United States [1] ) is an American writer of Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy romance and Paranormal romance. Sinclair's Gabriel's Ghost was the winner of the 2006 RITA Award in the Best Paranormal Romance category. [2] She has used the pseudonym Megan Sybil Baker. Formerly, she has been a news reporter and a private detective. [3]

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Personal life early career

Linnea Sinclair was born in New Jersey, USA. [4] She studied journalism and criminology at Indiana University Bloomington (1972–1975) and Florida State University. [5]

Sinclair is a former investigative news reporter and private investigator in the Central Florida area who has written for many private investigative journals. She owned Island Investigations. [5] [6]

Her first professional sale was the Fantasy romance Wintertide in 1999 to LTDBooks. Since 2004 she has been published by Bantam Books. [7]

Writing career

While she was still a practicing PI and publishing with LTDBooks, she used the pen name Megan Sybil Baker. [8]

She wrote Finders Keepers and Destiny's Game. [9] [10] She sometimes writes with a good sense of humor, and her books Finders Keepers and An Accidental Goddess have been called "funny". [9] [11] In a review of Gabriel's Ghost, Vicky Burkholder wrote that 'Linnea blends science fiction, romance, world building and the paranormal'. [12]

Sinclair has used her experience as a private investigator in her work. The male protagonist in her novel The Down Home Zombie Blues is a homicide detective in a Florida city. Various of her short stories are based on a psychic investigator. [13]

Sinclair's novel Games of Command and the short story Of Cats, Uh, Furzels and Kings feature telepathic feline creatures called 'Furzel's. Sinclair has stated that these are inspired by her two cats. [14]

Sinclair's novel, The Down Home Zombie Blues was the basis for the movie The Down Home Alien Blues by director C. Duke Marsh and Green Sign Media. Principal photography was completed in March 2012. [15] The movie stars Nathalie Biermans, Jay Mitsch, and Derek Partridge. Release date was set for 2013. [16]

Published works

Wintertide series

the far future sequel to Wintertide

Dock Five Universe series

Standalone novels

Editor, with J.C. Wilder

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References

  1. ↑ Summary Bibliography: Linnea Sinclair at ISFDb
  2. 1 2 "RITA Awards: Past Winners". Romance Writers of America. 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ Bantam Books
  4. ↑ Shelfari.com
  5. 1 2 Linnea Sinclair. "Linnea Sinclair's Summary". LinkedIn . Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Secrets of Top Private Eyes". Investigative Professionals. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  7. ↑ Midge Baker (November 2007). "An Interview with Linnea Sinclair". Sime~Gen Inc. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  8. ↑ Interview by Barbara Sheridan
  9. 1 2 T.M.Wagner, SF Reviews
  10. ↑ Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews
  11. ↑ Steve Lazarowitz, SF Site
  12. ↑ Vicky Burkholder, Wantz Upon A Time Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Dee Gentle (September 2006). "An Interview with Linnea Sinclair". Paraphernalia. ParaNormalRomance (PNR). Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  14. ↑ AAR After Hours Archived December 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ "骨盤の歪みの対策＆改善ナビ＠骨盤は美容や健康に大きな影響を与えます". Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  16. ↑ http://www.downhomealienblues.com/%5B%5D
  17. ↑ P.E.A.R.L. Award 2008 winners – female paranormal romance
  18. ↑ 2009 P.E.A.R.L Awards
  19. ↑ The Locus INdex to SF
  20. ↑ EPIC – EPPIES 2003 Archived April 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  21. 1 2 2007 P.E.A.R.L Awards
  22. ↑ 2008 Winners Archived May 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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