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October 3, 2017 By Linda H. Todd 1 Comment

Linda Hebert Todd, Author, Westlake, LA - Mystery NovelFor this post I decided to leave the past behind and jump into the present. In addition to marketing my novel—Wild Justice—and my short story collection—Sidonie and the Loup-Garou: Stories from the Bayou—I’m up to my ears in new work.

I have three major projects going right now: a new novel, a nonfiction book about my dad, and a collection of poetry. It’s somewhat like juggling chain-saws since I’m working on all three at the same time. Also, on the back burner I have two novellas started and more short fiction, but they’re at the bottom of the pile.

The novel has a new title, which I’ll share later. It’s about how the past can come back to haunt you. The main character is a retired female helicopter pilot just trying to lead a quiet life in her small hometown after the mayhem of her military years. Instead, she gets caught up trying to keep her twin brother alive when a menace from his past comes after him and three of his fraternity brothers. An incident from their college years triggers a killing spree that also puts her in danger. In addition, she must contend with a peril from her own past—a stalker with revenge on his mind.

Sidonie and the Loup-Garou and Other Stories from the Bayou by Linda Hebert ToddThe nonfiction book is a memoir mostly about my father—Wallace “Preacher” Hebert. He hunted and skinned alligators when he was thirteen years of age and survived the unnamed hurricane of 1918 in Cameron Parish. He spent fourteen years playing professional baseball with the St. Louis Browns, San Diego Padres, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched against such greats as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Joe DiMaggio.

He played on the same team with Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr. His later years saw him skinning alligators again.

The poetry book is a collection of poems I’ve written over the years and I would just like to get them all together in one book whether anyone buys it or not. Everyone knows that poets don’t quit their day jobs. This book will be out by the end of October, hopefully. The novel and nonfiction have a way to go, but I’m shooting for the first half of next year.

Anyway, that’s what been going on for me. I wrote this blog post because I needed to make a commitment on paper. I found myself spinning my wheels and not getting anything done. I decided to put it out there and I’ll be embarrassed if I don’t follow through. Here’s hoping it will help. Feel free to bug me about it.

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  1. Micki Todd says

    October 3, 2017 at 5:16 pm

    I feel ya Mama! I’m in the same boat 🙂

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Linda Hebert ToddLinda has completed her novel—Wild Justice, a crime story with a revenge theme, and has started another one set in Labrador and Louisiana. She writes all her stories in longhand, bringing to life the beautiful bayous of south Louisiana. Read more...

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Wild Justice

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Keeley Chesson, a crime reporter for a city newspaper, is orphaned at age fourteen, courtesy of a sheriff's deputy who killed her parents and got away with it. Now, fourteen years later, the deaths of her parents still a mystery and the deputy now her town's police chief, tragedy again rocks her…

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Sidonie and the Loup-Garou and Other Stories from the Bayou

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The short fiction in this book introduces the reader to an interesting assortment of characters. The lead story—Sidonie and the Loup-Garou—features a high school girl who learns it is a good idea to heed the warnings of her Cajun grandparents. The final tale—The Ghost and Sadie Stackpoole– solves…

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