Linnea Sinclair

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| pseudonym = Megan Sybil Baker

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| birth_place = New Jersey, United States

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| occupation = Writer

| education = journalism, criminology

| alma_mater = Indiana University Bloomington
Florida State University

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| genre = Science Fiction Romance, Paranormal romance, Fantasy romance

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| notableworks = Gabriel's Ghost and sequels

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| awards = P.E.A.R.L. Award (2007)
RITA Award (2006)
EPPIE Award (2003)
Sapphire Award (2001)

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Linnea Sinclair (born 1954 in New Jersey, United States[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Linnea_Sinclair Summary Bibliography: Linnea Sinclair at ISFDb]) 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.{{Cite web

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|title=RITA Awards: Past Winners

|access-date=January 9, 2009

|year=2007

|publisher=Romance Writers of America

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}} She has used the pseudonym Megan Sybil Baker. Formerly, she has been a news reporter and a private detective.[http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=60385 Bantam Books]

Personal life and early career

Linnea Sinclair was born in New Jersey, USA.[http://www.shelfari.com/authors/511580/Linnea-Sinclair/summary Shelfari.com] She studied journalism and criminology at Indiana University Bloomington (1972–1975) and Florida State University.{{cite web

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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.{{cite web

| url=http://secretsoftopprivateeyes.com/article-nais.htm

| title=Secrets of Top Private Eyes

| access-date=January 9, 2009

| publisher=Investigative Professionals}}

Her first professional sale was the fantasy romance Wintertide in 1999 to LTDBooks. Since 2004 she has been published by Bantam Books.{{cite web

| url=http://www.simegen.com/writers/spotlights/science/Sinclair/

| title=An Interview with Linnea Sinclair

| access-date=January 9, 2009

| author=Midge Baker

| date=November 2007

| publisher=Sime~Gen Inc}}

Writing career

While she was still a practicing PI and publishing with LTDBooks, she used the pen name Megan Sybil Baker.[http://www.paranormalromance.org/MeganSybilBaker.htm Interview by Barbara Sheridan]

She wrote Finders Keepers and Destiny's Game.[http://www.sfreviews.net/finderskeepers.html T.M.Wagner, SF Reviews][http://thebestreviews.com/review8913 Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews] She sometimes writes with a good sense of humor, and her books Finders Keepers and An Accidental Goddess have been called "funny".[http://www.sfsite.com/06b/ag226.htm Steve Lazarowitz, SF Site] In a review of Gabriel's Ghost, Vicky Burkholder wrote that "Linnea blends science fiction, romance, world building and the paranormal".[http://www.wantzuponatime.com/Reviews/Books/S/SinclairLinneaGabrielsGhost.html Vicky Burkholder, Wantz Upon A Time] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724161606/http://www.wantzuponatime.com/Reviews/Books/S/SinclairLinneaGabrielsGhost.html |date=July 24, 2008 }}

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.{{cite web

| url=http://paranormalromance.org/LinneaSinclair06.htm

| title=An Interview with Linnea Sinclair

| access-date=January 9, 2009

| author=Dee Gentle

| date=September 2006

| work=Paraphernalia

| publisher=ParaNormalRomance (PNR)}}

Sinclair's novel Games of Command and the short story Of Cats, Uh, Furzels and Kings feature telepathic feline creatures called "furzels". Sinclair has stated that these are inspired by her two cats.[http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/linnea_sinclair_awesome_book_contest_and_qa.htm AAR After Hours] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227172342/http://aarafterhours.blog-city.com/linnea_sinclair_awesome_book_contest_and_qa.htm |date=December 27, 2008 }}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedownhomealienblues.com/ |title=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 |access-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001223821/http://www.thedownhomealienblues.com/ |url-status=dead }} The movie stars Nathalie Biermans, Jay Mitsch, and Derek Partridge. Release date was set for 2013.http://www.downhomealienblues.com/{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Published works

= Wintertide series =

Wintertide (1999, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; June 2004, Medallion Press)
An Accidental Goddess (October 2002, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; January 2006, Bantam Books)

:the far future sequel to Wintertide

= Dock Five Universe series =

Gabriel's Ghost (April 2002, LTDBooks, as Megan Sybil Baker; October 2005, Bantam Books.) 2006 RITA Award winner, for Best Paranormal Romance
Shades of Dark previously called Chasidah's Choice (July 2008, Bantam Books.) 2008 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090226181603/http://pretty-scary.net/?q=content/pearl-award-2008-winners-female-paranormal-romance P.E.A.R.L. Award 2008 winners – female paranormal romance]}}
Hope's Folly (February 24, 2009, Bantam Books.) 2009 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction & Futuristic Fantasy Romance[http://paranormalromance.org/pearl/winners.php 2009 P.E.A.R.L Awards]
Rebels and Lovers (March 2010, Bantam Books.)

= Standalone novels =

Finders Keepers (October 2001, Novel Books Inc.; May 2005, Bantam Books) 2001 Sapphire Award;[http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/News03Log.html The Locus INdex to SF] 2003 EPPIE Award, for Fantasy/Science Fiction/Paranormal Romance[http://epicauthors.com/eppiewinners2003.html EPIC – EPPIES 2003] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403085324/http://www.epicauthors.com/eppiewinners2003.html |date=April 3, 2009 }}
Command Performance (April 2002, Novel Books Inc.)
Destiny's Game (November 2002, Novel Books Inc.)
Games of Command (February 2007, Bantam Books) 2007 P.E.A.R.L. Award, for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Romance[http://paranormalromance.org/pearl/2007pearls.php 2007 P.E.A.R.L Awards]
The Down Home Zombie Blues (November 2007, Bantam Books) 2007 P.E.A.R.L. Honorable Mention, for Best Futuristic Romance 2008 winner of Romantic Times 2008 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners for Futuristic/Fantasy Romance[http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?type=book&level=2&year=2008 2008 Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090517084751/http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?year=2008&type=book&level=2 |date=May 17, 2009 }}

= Editor, with J.C. Wilder =

Dream Quest, Nine Spellbinding Paranormal Romances (January 2003, LTDBooks), including the short story "To Call the Moons" by Sinclair (as Megan Sybil Baker).

References

External links

[http://www.linneasinclair.com/ Linnea Sinclair – Science Fiction Romance Author] – Official Website
{{Isfdb name|id=Linnea_Sinclair|name=Linnea Sinclair}}

Category:1954 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American novelists

Category:21st-century American novelists

Category:American paranormal romance writers

Category:American romantic fiction writers

Category:American science fiction writers

Category:American women short story writers

Category:American women novelists

Category:Florida State University alumni

Category:Indiana University Bloomington alumni

Category:Novelists from New Jersey