Linda Pendleton Author

Linda Pendleton and her husband, novelist Don Pendleton, wrote the nonfiction inspirational book, "To Dance With Angels," which was published in hardcover in 1990 by Kensington Books, and is presently in its fourth edition. Considered to be a definitive study of man's spiritual nature and place in the universe, "To Dance With Angels" is structured around in-depth interviews with the "grand spirit," Dr. Peebles and explores life after death, reincarnation, spirit guides, and spirit communication. James Martin Peebles lived from 1822 until 1922, and has communicated from the other side throughout the years since his death. For Don and Linda Pendleton, "To Dance With Angels" was a book that had to be written.

Linda wrote "Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom, the Spiritual Psychology of the Grand Spirit, Dr. Peebles," a follow-up to "To Dance With Angels," in which Dr. Peebles speaks again, this time through Linda Pendleton. In the parting of the veil between worlds, Linda discusses with Dr. Peebles his spiritual psychology and ways to incorporate his teachings into daily life. She also shares with readers biographical history of the terrestrial life of Dr. Peebles, showing the parallel of his lifelong spiritual philosophies and his current teachings that now come to us from the spirit world. First published as a nonfiction e-book "Three Principles of Angelic Wisdom" was chosen as an EPPIE 2002 Award Finalist, given for the finest in electronic literature. The book is now in print as a tradepaper, and in addition, in a downloadable format as most of her books are.

Linda Pendleton's writings cover a variety of genres: fiction, nonfiction, screen writing, Comic book scripting, short story, and poetry. Born and educated in California, Linda enjoyed writing as a student but most of her writing at that time was limited to school research papers. During the mid 1960's, she wrote a couple of children's stories on which she received a few rejection slips. One nonfiction book proposal gained the attention of a New York publisher's children's book editor. He encouraged her to complete the book, and she now laughs about it: "I chickened out, assuming the book would end up being rejected." She went on to publish several articles in regional newspapers over the next fifteen years and had a poem published, all giving her confidence in her writing ability but apparently not enough to pursue her writing career.

Linda credits the inspiration and guidance of author Don Pendleton as returning her to serious creative endeavors. Don and Linda met in January of 1983 and it was his encouragement and enthusiasm for her talent that led her back to exploring her creativity. She wrote her first novel that year in a few short months. Although the novel has never been published and admits it probably never will be without a good rewrite, she states that it was the thrill and satisfaction of completing the novel that gave her the confidence to write another book.

Don and Linda Pendleton were married in 1985 and soon began writing collaborative works, both fiction and nonfiction. Their first collaboration was "To Dance With Angels."

Don Pendleton was widely known for his "The Executioner: Mack Bolan" series of thirty-eight original novels. The first book in the action/adventure series, "War Against the Mafia," was published in 1969. Don published more than one hundred twenty-five books in his long career and his more recent novels, published after 1985, include the "Joe Copp, Private Eye" mystery series and the "Ashton Ford, Psychic Detective" series. Don died in October 1995.

Don and Linda, adapted and scripted Don's first "Executioner" novel, "War Against the Mafia," to Comic graphic novel format, art work by Sandu Florea, which was published in 1992. Following Don's death, Linda adapted and scripted the second "Executioner" novel, "Death Squad," published in 1996 as a B/W, 128 page graphic Comic by Vivid Comics with art work by Comics artist, Sandu Florea.

Together, Don and Linda wrote the crime suspense novel, "One Dark and Stormy Night," It turned out to be Don's last novel. It was published for the first time as an e-book and received the EPPIE 2001 Thriller Finalist Award. It is now published in print with a new title, "Roulette."

The nonfiction collaboration, "Whispers From the Soul" by Don and Linda Pendleton, is now in print, as is Don's last nonfiction work, "The Metaphysics of the Novel, The Inner Workings of a Novel and a Novelist," by Don Pendleton with Linda Pendleton. "The Metaphysics of the Novel," is a book for aspiring writers that Don had planned to write for several years and was completed shortly before his death.

Linda has also published her nonfiction, "A Walk Through Grief, Crossing the Bridge Between Worlds" in which she explores her own spiritual experiences following Don's sudden death, and those of others who have lost loved ones, in a revealing and enlightening manner which lends credibility to the understanding that consciousness survives death of the physical body.

Her first short story, "The Masquerading Cowboy" won a Mystic-Ink Writers Community Contest and she hopes to publish it in the future.

Linda's lifelong interest in the fields of metaphysics and the paranormal has colored her writings and research. For two years she wrote a monthly column for a metaphysical newsletter. She designed her Angelic Whispers of Love™ Cards; and a line of inspirational custom bookmarkers designed with web designer and graphic artist, Judy Bullard.

Most recently published books are: "It's Not Too Late!," an interactive workbook for families facing the death of a loved one, co-written with Connecticut Psychotherapist, Fred Bader, Ph.D.; “A Small Drop of Ink, A Collection of Inspirational and Moving Quotations of the Ages”; the crime suspense novel, “The Dawning.”

She has adapted to screenplay two of Don's "Joe Copp" mystery novels; their novel, "Roulette”; her novel, "The Dawning”; and has co-written an original screenplay. She is presently at work on two novels: a private eye novel, and a novel set during the Civil War period.

Linda is a member of The Authors Guild, The Authors League, and National Writers Union.

She has a daughter, a son, and four grandchildren. Although most of her time is devoted to her love of writing, she also enjoys the exploration of her family genealogy, and is an artist.