Location: United States
Member Since: Aug. 03, 2010

Linda Mickey


Biography

What do more than twenty years of business management experience and murder mysteries have in common? Linda Mickey.

Mickey worked her way up from bank teller to Chicago region project manager for a Fortune 500 staffing company. During her more than fifteen years in the corporate business environment she augmented her formal education with plenty of practical experience. Now employed by an accounting firm, she regularly sees the importance of small business following sound business practices.

As a speaker and workshop facilitator, Linda Mickey is frequently asked how to manage a writing business. Questions about publishing industry-related topics came up so often that she decided to compile what she knew about business and what she had learned about the publishing industry into Dollars and Sense for Writers.

Where to find Linda Mickey online

Website: http://www.lindamickey.com
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/
Blog: http://blog.dollarsandsense4writers.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.bn.com

Books

Help Wanted: A Kyle Shannon Mystery    by Linda Mickey
Price: $4.99 USD. 76880 words. Published on November 12, 2011. Fiction.
The holidays have arrived but Kyle Shannon isn’t feeling festive. Her lover may be leaving, and her friend Tiffany is in the financial pits. Things aren’t right at Office Right, either. On assignment within the company, she finds bottoming sales, temps with attitude, and a boss as frosty as a snowman. Then somebody murders a manager and all the ho-ho-ho goes up the chimney.
Horse Power: A Kyle Shannon Mystery    by Linda Mickey
Price: $4.99 USD. 73860 words. Published on February 21, 2011. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Kyle Shannon is plagued by more than the messy office at Bright Hope Equestrian Center. One of Bright Hope’s partners is missing and human remains were discovered behind the barn. To make matters worse, the two-legged clients are more high-strung than the four-legged ones. Kyle knows one thing for sure - a murderer is out there who isn't horsing around.
Chicago Dawn    by Linda Mickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 3960 words. Published on December 27, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
A simple party invitation turns a night out into a nightmare for Heather as murder finally makes her see reality.
Defective Goods: A Kyle Shannon Mystery    by Linda Mickey
Price: $3.99 USD. 87080 words. Published on December 5, 2010. Fiction.
As the interim department manager, Kyle helps the service reps investigate customer complaints. As a member of the Drip Not quality assessment committee, Kyle discovers that there is more than one agenda and murder is at the top of someone’s list.
Greased Wheels: A Kyle Shannon Mystery    by Linda Mickey
Price: $4.99 USD. 91010 words. Published on November 13, 2010. Fiction.
While on a temp assignment at the corporate offices of a large manufacturer, Kyle Shannon learns that some people will do anything to get what they want. After a county politician is found dead in a forest preserve and a treasured local landmark is threatened, Kyle examines what she thinks she knows about the people she considers friends. One of them is probably a killer.
Dollars and Sense for Writers: A Guide to Managing Your Writing Business    by Linda Mickey
Price: $2.99 USD. 28080 words. Published on August 5, 2010. Nonfiction.
This must-have manual is a plain-talk look at the business of writing. It will help you know what you don't know about publishing and provides tools you can use to survive and thrive as a writer.

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