1. Tell us 3 things about yourself, that readers would not be able to find on the web. 

-I make wands. (type in my name on Etsy and you’ll find some available for sale)
-I my college GPA was 3.59.
-I hate sappy chick-flicks.

2. What does a typical writing day look (like) for you? 

I get my coffee and I sit in the chair. I fire up the devices, and turn on the music. There’s an iPhone, a netbook, a laptop, and a tower unit…usually at least two of them are on. I have research on one, work on another, and maybe fb on another…which I try to keep to a minimum when I’m writing.

3. Tell us a little bit about Shattered Circle and why readers should check it out? 

SHATTERED CIRCLE is the sixth installment in the Persephone Alcmedi series from Simon & Schuster's Pocket Books. The vampire hierarchy has taken the haven from Menessos, and transitioning it into Goliath's rule--and the plotting of the Shabbubitu--strains their relationship to the breaking point. The waerewolves are losing their den as the local Department of Transportation intends to seize it and tear it down to make way for the new highway (I placed them in a real building in Cleveland that ODOT has truly taken and torn down for their I-90 project...). As if that isn't enough for Johnny to deal with, his new assistant, Aurelia, shows herself to be a serious threat to all he holds dear. Seph’s beloved foster daughter, Beverley, has been playing with a magical artifact that’s far more dangerous than she realizes. Our heroine, named for the goddess best known for being abducted, summons help from a mystical being so potent that even vampires fear him . . . and the cost of his aid may be more than she’s willing to pay. So...Seph, Johnny, and Menessos are facing threats from all sides—and a few from within. These forces may cement their tenuous supernatural union, or shatter it forever....

4. What was the easiest and hardest scene to write in Shattered Circle? 

The hardest scene was the scene where Persephone learns her foster daughter Beverley is missing and she is frantically searching for the girl. As a mom, that fear is not something I want to know or imagine even to write it. The easiest scene was the epilogue added to the end. It has a mix of emotions, but I was very happy with how it turned out.

5. How many books do you have planned in the series? 

I want to do nine books. I originally plotted eight, but the second book came out of nowhere, so I adjusted the overarching plot accordingly. Think of the series as groups of three. If VICIOUS CIRCLE, HALLOWED CIRCLE, and FATAL CIRCLE are my ‘Star Wars’ then ARCANE CIRCLE, WICKED CIRCLE, and SHATTERED CIRCLE are my ‘Empire Strikes Back.’ Yeah, shattered sounds bad…sounds like bad things happen to the characters, right? They do. The next three will be like my ‘Return of the Jedi’ then, tying the story up with lots of action and character development. ☺ **those movies are mentioned as a means to make clear to folks that there is a larger over-all plot; I am not saying my books are anything like those movies or that I’m as cool as Mr. Lucas.**

6. If you could be one of your characters from the series, who would you be and why? 

That’s tough. I’m like so many of them in little ways. I’m the rockin’ part of Johnny and the big-word loving part of Menessos. I’m the practical side of Seph. I couldn’t be just one of them, and I wouldn’t want to. I like being me.

7. What inspired you to write the Persephone Alcmedi series? 

Inspired? That may not be the right word….I blame a shrimp po’boy at the New Orleans airport for this series. I was eating one of those when I got my laptop out and started working on a character sketch for Johnny. Then I worked on who would be his ideal woman and Persephone was born and took over.

8. Who designs the gorgeous covers to the series? 

Don Sipley http://www.dripbook.com/donsipley/ is the artist who has done all of my covers through Simon & Schuster. I do not know who the artist was for the German covers via LYX.

9. What is up next for Linda Robertson? 

I am nearly finished with a non-related UF novel, basically about angels and demons in San Francisco. I am also collaborating on a more mainstream novel with a good friend. I have another UF novel in the research phase that I want to work on, and then it’s back to the last pieces of Persephone’s story.

10. Do you have anything specific you want to tell your readers? 

Thank you for reading my books! Time is very precious and I am truly flattered and thrilled that you spent some of your time reading my work. I’ve gotten emails from people around the world who have enjoyed the books and that they took the extra time to let me know, or drop me a quick message on facebook—that’s so awesome. Makes my day every time.
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