An Interview with author Linda Rosen,

Episode 64

Linda Rosen is the author of four historical fiction novels, The Disharmony of Silence, Sisters of the Vine, The Emerald Necklace, and her newest release, Abandoning the Script, available March 6th. Linda’s novels are set in the “not-too-distant past” and examine how women

reinvent themselves despite obstacles thrown their way – and they always feature a piece of

jewelry! 

She is a member of the Women Fiction Writers Association and co-founder of the South Florida chapter of the Women’s National Book Association where she holds the position of VP of Programming. In addition, Linda is on the board of Trails of Delray, her local chapter of the Brandeis National Committee, an administrator of the 5K+ member Facebook Group Bookish Road Trip and editor of their newsletter, Wanderlust. 

Fitness professional turned novelist Linda Rosen, after living most of her life in New Jersey (and only a short trip into NYC) now lives with her husband in sunny Florida happily wearing sandals all year long. When she’s not writing, you’ll find Linda on the Pickleball court, in the pool, or reading with her feet in the sand.

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SHOW NOTES:

Abandoning the Script

Back Catalogue

Writer Life

Rapid Fire Questions

New Release: Abandoning the Script

• Can you provide our listeners with a summary of this novel?

• What was your inspiration for writing it?

• It has so many drama and literary allusions, were these works you researched or are these interests of yours?

• This story is told through a feminist lens, in the character of Lucy, including reference to the Suffragette movement, the Heterodoxy Club, and emerging women's rights that bring the reader to contemporary society, can you discuss your purpose/goals?

• Complex female relationships abound in this book–friendships, mother/mother-in-law, mother/daughter, which was the most fun to write and why?

Back Catalogue: The Disharmony of Silence, Sisters of the Vine, The Emerald Necklace

• Your tagline “the not-too-distant past” runs through both the themes of your novels and your interviews about them. What is it that interests you about these time periods, and at what point in your writing journey did you come up with it?

• Can you discuss the jewelry connection? Where did it originate?Are these actual pieces of jewelry you own?

• You also do something interesting with jewelry and writing in the form of a writer’s workshop, can you share that experience with our audience?

• How do you come up with your titles? Book covers?

Writer’s Life

• What does a typical day in your writer’s life look like?

• You are part of several writing communities, would you like to share about that?

• What has been a pinnacle moment for you as an author, one you will always remember?

• What part of the process do you enjoy the most? Least?

• What did you learn the hard way?

Rapid Fire Questions

• Hot or cold beverage drinker while writing?

• Name a favorite author–first that comes to mind?

• Favorite time period?

• Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy?

• Writing or Editing or Researching?

• Guilty pleasure?

• Pickleball or swimming?

• Best place to unwind?

SOURCES & LINKS

Website: https://www.linda-rosen.com/

Abandoning the Script is available for pre-order, the paperback, discounted at 15% off until March 5th. And a first chapter sample of all of Linda’s books including Abandoning the Script, as well its trailer, are available on her website. 

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