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Welcome! I'm children's author Linda Sibley.

My interest in books started way back in elementary school when reading was my favorite past-time. Many of my afternoons were spent solving mysteries with Nancy Drew. As soon as I finished one of her books, I would rush to the store to buy another one. Soon I had my own collection of Nancy Drew books that I kept in the top of my closet. When I was in the fourth grade, I dreamed of being a famous writer. That's when I started writing my first book (a mystery, of course), and I've kept a copy of it after all these years. The story is about three kids who help their grandmother solve a mystery on her ranch. The story includes missing cattle, slouching figures, strange tapping noises, and low moaning sounds. (I had a pretty good imagination when I was 11 years old!) It wasn't long before I got busy with school and my friends, and I never finished writing my first book. I stopped after 36 pages.

I continued reading as I got older, but I didn't start writing again until a few years ago. I loved writing my first real book, David Went Where on Vacation?, but I have to admit it was scary, too. What if it wasn't any good? What if people laughed at me for thinking I could write a book? Well, I took a chance and sent it off to over 20 publishers. I got a rejection letter from all of them except one. That taught me a very important lesson. I learned that I should stop worrying about what other people might think, and start believing in my dreams!

Now my imagination is running wild again as I work on story ideas, characters and plots. I enjoy everything about writing, but admit that creating characters is my favorite part. Will they be short or tall? Sweet or cranky? Bold or timid? Pleasant or annoying? Courageous or cowardly? The possibilities are endless.

Some people say that writing a book is too much hard work, but I have a secret for you. It doesn't feel like hard work because it's SO MUCH FUN!!! Take a look at my books and see just how much fun I've been having!