Here's a short bio.
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Linsey Painter loves to write stories that explore joy and courage in the face of life’s challenges.
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She and her husband live in Far North Queensland, Australia with their three rambunctious boys.
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Linsey grew up in Indonesia and has since lived and worked in four different countries, most of them islands.
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Hopping on an aeroplane and ending up in an entirely new place fuels Linsey’s love of writing fantasy stories set in exotic locations.
This bio's a wee bit longer and in first person.
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Life rarely turns out the way we expect and sometimes we need to be brave and find out how to love and trust again.
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Through my stories, I hope to show that joy and beauty are everywhere, even when life is difficult.
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While growing up overseas, I went to boarding school. Because of this, I have a rather muddled accent, love pecan pie, and breathe a sigh of relief whenever there's a moment of absolute solitude.
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Something you might notice about me, if you follow my story on social media, or happen to bump into me randomly down the street, is that sometimes I have hair and sometimes I don't.
Alopecia is an autoimmune condition that affects my hair follicles, causing my hair to fall out and not regrow. This means that hot sweaty Cairns holds minimal stress when, with a flick of my wrist, my hair comes off, giving instant relief. However, not having hair isn't always easy, so having a wig not only gives this introvert a break from curious stares and questions, but is also lots of fun just for a change.
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My picture book, We’ll Still be a Family is about transition and moving overseas.
My short story, To Free a Mermaid appears in A Glimmer of Uncommon Fairy Tales anthology.
My Mechanical Magic short story features in the anthology Stepping Sideways: Stories of Steampunk and Dystopia.
