Literary Birthday – 10 March – Johanna Lindsey

Johanna Lindsey was born on 10 March 1952 and died on 27 October 2019.

Johanna Lindsey Quotes

1. Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.
2. Put your heart into what you’re writing. If you can’t laugh at your own characters, or shed a tear for them, or even get angry at one of them, no one else will either.
3. I don’t actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work.
4. Villains are meant to be hated.
5. [My favourite authors are] Kathleen E. Woodiness and Rosemary Rogers who started this wonderful genre.

Johanna Lindsey was one of the most popular American writers of historical romance novels worldwide. All of her books reached the New York Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1. She sold more than 60 Million copies of her 50 books. Her work covered a number of romance sub-genres, including historical fiction (medieval, Regency, American frontier, and Viking eras) and science fiction. Her last novels were Marry Me by Sundown, Beautiful Tempest, and Temptation’s Darling.

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