Linnea is following up with research notes and art samples that came about after attending a special interest conference in 2019, followed by museum and library archive visits, museum collection viewings, and personal interviews of individuals with first hand knowledge. Next up is attending the SCBWI & Smithsonian Nonfiction Workshop.

Closer to home, the Central Oregon Write Direction is a creative community for conversation and support that Linnea is leading after securing approval from the Oregon Chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators. The positive experiences of the SCBWI chapter and book club meetings co-organized by Linnea in the Brazos Valley of Texas are her guide. Besides monthly meetings, a Spring Event is being planned for April, 2020.

& 2022 Updates: The pandemic changed directions for everyone and everything. Linnea shifted her focus to attending Zoom workshops, conferences, webinars, and yoga with writers. The Write Direction had occasional Zoom meetings. In-person meetings resumed again in the fall on 2022. A Fall Event was held in Sisters, Oregon with a new name being announced–the Three Sisters Write Direction. Linnea “retired” from thirty years of hands-on SCBWI volunteer work, including time as an Assistant Regional Advisor.

Linnea’s writing journey took a detour while she relocated to another time zone and climate. After months of getting settled and life change, her focus turned to research for nonfiction titles, conferences, workshops, webinars, establishing a Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators-affiliated writing group, and uncovering new kindling for writing projects. With a new decade upon us, Linnea’s new writing and new writing buddies inspire the next chapter.

A social media presence is at Blogspot (Blogs: Linnea’s Illuminated Notes; Linnea’s Illustrated Stories for young readers), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Goodreads, and SCBWI as a PAL member.