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Catch me at Killer Nashville
Hi Friends! I'll be at Killer Nashville this weekend, speaking on a panel about using AI (Ethically) in Writing, doing a workshop on...

Linda Whitaker
Aug 19, 20251 min read


Rinse and Repeat: The Rehab Racket
Get the facts behind the medical thriller Treatment Plan with Author Darryl Bollinger Medical thriller author and health care systems...

Linda Whitaker
Aug 19, 20252 min read


Spy Thriller Karla's Choice with retired CIA officer Carmen Amato
Did Nick Harkaway accurately portray 1963 spy craft and continue John le Carre's legacy? FIND OUT! Mystery/thriller author and retired...

Linda Whitaker
Jul 16, 20252 min read


Reviewing Kevin Bohacz's Immortality
Can ancient microbes be the end of humankind? This book review was recorded for my newsletter and Substack site. Read the transcript and...

Linda Whitaker
May 17, 20251 min read


Welcome to From Fact To Fiction
Unpacking today's hottest Specialty Thrillers, one fact at a time. What is a Specialty Thriller? I love fiction that sweeps me into a...

Linda Whitaker
May 11, 20252 min read


Reviewing Douglas Preston's Extinction
Can Scientists Really Bring Back The Wooly Mammoth? Welcome to my first edition of From Fact to Fiction: Thrilling Book Reviews. Each...

Linda Whitaker
Apr 10, 20251 min read


ChatGPT Basics - The Language of Numbers
In this Blog Post, I'll try to give you an idea of how ChatGPT works. In later posts we can talk about implications and ethics. What is...

Linda Whitaker
Jan 17, 20245 min read


Ride a Wagon Train to the Stars with ChatGPT.
My friend David sent me this interaction he had with ChatGPT. With his permission, I am posting to evoke emotion, thought, and...

Linda Whitaker
Jun 30, 20239 min read


Georgia's Playlist
A few weeks ago, I confessed to my writing group that I had lost Georgia's voice. It can be hard, not just to maintain your characters...

Linda Whitaker
May 13, 20231 min read


A New Thrill Ride
The thriller magazine you've been waiting for has launched on Kickstarter! Quarterly issues, exciting themes--adventure, betrayal, and...

Linda Whitaker
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Titanium Web Pre-Release Giveaway!
I'm giving away 100 pre-release copies of Titanium Web, the sequel to the award-winning The Crucible of Steele.

Linda Whitaker
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Could Doomsday Bunkers Become the New Normal?
What happens when paranoia meets pandemic? Don't just stay inside, go underground. Titanium Web, the second Georgia Steele book, will...

Linda Whitaker
Aug 1, 20221 min read


Why So Many Steps?
It's been almost two years since publication of my first novel, The Crucible of Steele. Days later, in July 2020, I wrote down my first...

Linda Whitaker
Apr 23, 20222 min read


New Brain Implant Turns Visualized Letters into Text
The next Georgia Steele book will come out at the end of 2022. I thought it might be fun to start sharing the scientific research behind...

Linda Whitaker
Jan 25, 20221 min read


Implant gives rats sixth sense for infrared light
The next Georgia Steele book will come out at the end of 2022. I thought it might be fun to start sharing the scientific research behind...

Linda Whitaker
Dec 30, 20211 min read


A Ghost Story
Here's mine: In 1998 we moved to Christiansted, St. Croix, starting what would be a decade of island living and the start of many close...

Linda Whitaker
May 3, 20212 min read


The Healing Tree
How far would you go to save the life of a loved one? To keep your lover from finding your dark past? To become rich beyond your dreams?...

Linda Whitaker
Mar 18, 20211 min read
The Darwin Letters
While I was doing a few book launch events, folks remarked about the preface and the opening chapter. The former is an actual quote from...

Linda Whitaker
Aug 30, 20201 min read


What I'm Reading - Still Life
“Life is change. If you aren't growing and evolving you're standing still, and the rest of the world is surging ahead. Most [immature]...

Linda Whitaker
Jun 18, 20203 min read


What I'm Reading - Ask Historians on Reddit
Ask Historians on Reddit r/AskHistorians How is it that I just learned about this? This honestly has to be one of the best forums ever. ...

Linda Whitaker
May 17, 20202 min read
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