Interview with Linda Janssen, of AdventuresinExpatland about her recent but meteoric writing journey

Episode Number:

002

With:

Jo Parfitt

Show:

Writers Abroad

WR0_002.mp3

Jo Parfitt asks Linda Janssen about her writing journey so far

Six months ago American in Holland, Linda Janssen, had a dream that one day she would be a freelance writer. Now she has attended several workshops, started a writers' circle, won a blog award, is a regular contributor to several publications, is active on social media and is working on a number of books. Many know her not as Linda, but at Adventures in Expatland and enjoy her five times weekly blog posts. Here, Linda talks about the steps she took in order to go from zero to hero in such a short time.

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