[1] 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 is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.
[2] 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.