Personally -- I'm a lover of life. The pen is the gift God has given me to reach out to others in His name. Writing to me is to breathe. I can't express in words the joy I feel when I hear from those who have been blessed by my gift. You will find characters you can identify with and maybe, will admit to having been at one time. Some may feel that my work is a bit gritty--it may be, but most of all it is what has been placed in my spirit for YOU. 

Professionally – Dr. Linda Beed is an author, educator, speaker, storyteller and children’s  minister. She earned her Master of Theology (Magna Cum Laude) and Doctorate of Religious Education from A. L. Hardy Academy of Theology where she is now faculty emeritus. 

She is the founder and president of On Assignment Publications. Through this entity her award-winning inspirational book, Business Unusual was published. Through the Fire will release in the summer of 2012. Her collaborative project, Home Again: Stories of Restored Relationships was nominated for 2011 anthology of the year.

As a conference coordinator and facilitator she has shared in the success of local and national conferences that include literary and social organizations. She currently serves on the faculty of the 2012 Black Writers and Reunion Conference. Her 2012 newsletter/blog—‘The Write Plan’ has been created to help you keep abreast with industry news and events, partake of writing tips, book reviews and much more.

Dr. Linda is the founder and president of The Write Plan a course for those seeking to become writers and to learn the business side of the craft. In support for others she has shared her articles at Shades of Romance Online Magazine, Blogging in Black and is co-moderator of Real Sister Writers.

Her one-woman presentation, ‘Tell Them’ relays the last day of Carol Denise McNair, the youngest victim of the 1963 Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama. Coupled with a carefully developed workshop the presentation serves to encourage children to seek to make a difference. The adult version speaks to the necessity of nurturing our children toward purpose.

Dr. Linda is a member of the Seattle chapter of the Professional Women of Color Network and  National Council of Negro Women.