Publisher, Xlibris.

I am beyond disappointed in Xlibris Publishing. ..

CHALK WHITE FEAR is still available directly from author and many retail outlets. 

I appreciate everyone who has bought Chalk White Fear, and would appreciate any comments. I would like to use the comments on my new website with your permission. Thanks you so much.

Linda Richardson

New - About the author of Chalk White Fear

I was born in Tucson, Arizona and moved to East Texas with my parents at the age of three. I attended a community college in Dallas County, Texas and raised my family a little east of Dallas County. I moved to Texas Hill Countriy in 2002.I have four wonderful children. As of this writing I am the proud grandparent of nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and still growing.

Through my children, I learned to be a parent. I learned to accept love. Through my youngest child, I learned patience and love without conditions. Through life experiences, I found a faith uniquely mine. My life is not loaded with initials, labels and accomplishments. For me, each day is new, unique, and stands on its own. Writing has been a lifetime hobby. I’ve written many poems and short stories over the years. I finally decided to put the dream of writing a book into action, and CHALK WHITE FEAR came naturally into being. Some of the other hobbies I enjoy are reading, painting, and walking. I love to play cards and domino games.

As a youngster, I grew up feeling like I just existed day to day. I often found myself in my private prayer place, asking God "Why do I have to be here." I didn't want to simply exist. I needed and wanted a reason for being. The feelings of empty existence stayed with me until I had my children. The void seemed to be fading away and I knew in my heart there was more to come.

My sons are grown with children of their own now. Later I will add some pictures if they will give me the ok. One daughter still lives with me. God has granted her with sweet innocence and now I know she was in his plan all along.

Oh, if I didn't mention that I might be old, but then I may be in denial. Keep checking this website; I may admit it someday.

Yours Truly,
Linda

Chalk White Fear by Linda Bryant Richardson is available directly from author or your favorite book retailer. I have donated Chalk White Fear to the Kingsland, Llano, and Blanco, TX Libraries.

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I have new pictures. They were taken by Tami Vaughan, Pix in Motion.  Please check her facebook page, www.facebook.com/PIXinMotionPhotography.

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Check it out: My first Ebay listing for a signed copy of Chalk White Fear by Linda Bryant Richardson.

Introducing:

 

CHALK WHITE FEAR by Linda Bryant Richardson tells the story of a child kidnapped and raised by a serial killer. It tells of the strengths this highly intelligent child pulled from within to form the survival mechanisms that kept her alive throughout her childhood.

 

A little character background: Many years ago, a band of easily led misfits traveled to an uninhabited area such as in the Southern United States. Their queen/leader possessed a cold cruel heart and mystical powers. She planted a small tree and chanted until the tree and twenty foot around it became cursed with powers that only she understood. After the queen’s death, the band of misfits gradually either died or moved away. One couple stayed, built a home and attempted to lead a normal life. 

Years passed;

In the modern day setting, a young couple settles on the same land. They are not bothered by the strange things that happen in and around the home or the dominating appearance of the tree. Later one of these characters kidnaps a toddler, bringing her home to be a companion to her daughter. The tree became magnificent and spellbinding. This child was not easily influenced by the cursed tree, nor was she aware of the curse’s frustrated constant attempts to capture and kill her. It was all she could manage not to anger the woman she called mother.

 

The question is:  Can this child survive?

 

To order your signed copy direct from author or for questions and/or book orders Email:  lindadawn76522@gmail.com Phone: 325-247-0892                            (Messages appreciated, with your name and phone number.)               

 

Chalk White Fear by Linda Bryant Richardson is also available through publisher Xlibris.com/bookstore 888-795-4274 or any book retailer.

 

CHALK WHITE FEAR

CHALK WHITE FEAR tells the story of a child 

who was kidnapped and raised by a serial killer. 

It tells of the strengths this highly intelligent child pulled from within to form the survival mechanisms that kept her alive throughout her childhood.

Some background

Many years ago, a band of easily led misfits traveled to an uninhabited area such as in the Southern United States. Their queen/leader possessed a cold cruel heart and mystical powers. She planted a small tree and chanted until the tree and twenty foot around it became cursed with powers that only she understood. After the queen’s death, the band of misfits gradually either died or moved away. Only one couple stayed, built a home and attempted to lead a normal life. 

Years passed;

In the modern day setting, a young couple settle on the land and are not bothered by the strange things that happen in and around the home or the dominate appearance of the tree. Later one of these characters kidnap a toddler and brought the child back home as a companion to her daughter.    

The years passed and the tree became more magnificent and spellbinding.  The child was not easily influenced by the cursed tree, nor was she aware of the curse’s frustrated constant attempts to capture and kill her. It was all she could manage not to anger the woman she called mother.

The question is:  Will the child survive?

To order your signed copy direct from author: (Currently a limited number of books are available.

Email:  lindadawn76522@gmail.com Phone: 325-247-0892

(Messages appreciated, with your name and phone number.)

About the author of CHALK WHITE FEAR

I was born in Tucson, Arizona and moved to East Texas with my parents at the age of three.  After attending high school and having my family, I attended a community college in Dallas County, Texas.  I raised my family east of Dallas County and moved to Central Texas in 2002.

I gave birth to four wonderful children.  I am the proud grandparent of nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Through my children, I learned to be a parent. I learned to accept love.  Through my youngest child, I learned patience and love without conditions.  Through life experiences, I found a faith uniquely mine.  My life is not loaded with initials, labels and accomplishments. For me, each day is new, unique, and stands on its own.  

Writing has been a lifetime hobby.  I have written many poems and short stories.  I finally decided to put my dream of writing a book into action, and CHALK WHITE FEAR came naturally into being.

Description of CHALK WHITE FEAR

A helpless and frightened little girl faces many threatening events.  She is sharing her bedroom with snakes every night with her only escape route being a room occupied by something worse, her abuser.  Outside her window offers the terrifying tree that she watches each night as the dead bodies swing, and she cannot close her ears to the screams of their unforgotten terrors.  Even if she could make it past the tree, she would have to deal with the strangely dressed men and women who wander through the woods and occasionally into her line of vision. Sally’s two greatest fears are of the tree outside her window and her abuser.

A point in time comes and she breaks.  She cannot endure her situation any longer.  Trapped, she cannot leave.  The happenings of Sally’s childhood ultimately cause her personality to split in order to survive.  As a split personality, Sally is stronger, yet horrifying events follow horrifying events.  The only source of kindness for Sally is her father, who finally succumbs and joins the taunting cruelties of her abuser.

Sally grows into a smart and strong teenager who eventually escapes her tormentors. She begins walking and walks until she collapses on the side of the road. An older couple picks her up and takes her straight to the hospital. When she wakes she does not know who or where she is.  Her new life begins as Saullie, and she lives normally for a few years.  Then by chance, she finds herself drawn back into the horrors of her youth. 

Saullie (Sally) barely survives again.  There is second breakdown for Saullie and then a time of peace.  Parts of her past come back.  Events pass and then it looks like it may be the end for Saullie and her family. 

 

About the author & comments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Author Linda Bryant Richardson opens her writing career with Chalk White Fear, a suspenseful drama in which a young girl, Sally, is kidnapped by a serial killer. Sally was a happy, chubby toddler before her loving grandmother was murdered and she was stolen away to be a companion to the killer's daughter. Raised by such a spiteful and erratic woman who would fly into a rage for no reason and treated as a pet by her pseudo-sister who took pleasure in seeing her punished, the young girl struggled to merely survive her childhood. She feared mornings. Inevitably her 'mother' would find some fault to hurt her throughout the day. She feared the nights. Living in a cruel world, each mystery in the darkness was another terror. Her only safe haven was escape, from the house, from the world, from herself.

A smooth read, Chalk White Fear captures the audiences' focus and keeps each person captivated until the end.  "The book is clean, no bad words or sex, but keep(s) you on the edge of your chair, wondering what (is) going to happen next. I could hardly lay it down," Virginia Belk said on Facebook after reading Richardson's novel. "What I liked most about the book (is that it) was so easy to read."  Richardson began this story ten years ago with one paragraph on a floppy disk. She is finally achieving her dream of publishing Chalk White Fear through self-publishing with Xlibris. A signed copy of Chalk White Fear can be ordered directly from the author:       lindabryantrichardson@yahoo.com

Chalk White Fear is also available through   http://bookstore.xlibris.com   

                  

I dreamed of writing a book.

                                                                                                                                                                  I dreamed of writing a book.  One day, I sat down at the computer and began to write.  It seemed as if the words and characters were waiting, knowing that someday I would put them on paper.  I have finished the book.  You see, I dreamed of writing a book, and did not put any thought as to what should happen next.  Friends and family have encouraged me have Chalk White Fear published. 

CHALK WHITE FEAR is approximately 70,895 words and 215 pages. It is a fictional suspense novel set in an area similar to Southern United States.

The key character of CHALK WHITE FEAR is a little girl called Sally.  The story opens with Sally trying to decide how to escape.  Should she flee her room where the snakes crawl all over the floor and walls, chancing the wrath of her abuser?  Should she crawl out her window and run past the dark, mysterious tree where she watches the bodies swing every night? 

Sally is a smart child who does not know or remember how she came to be in the old house with two front rooms.  She is terrified and level headed at the same time.  Sally has to face so many horrors that thinking fast has become second nature.  When thinking fast does not seem to be working anymore, Sally finds an incredible way to deal with the three powers that are trying to consume her.                                                                                         

I've always dreamed of writing this book.  The characters have been with me so long that it has been hard to write in past tense.  Many times, it has been as if I am sitting in the room with my characters and writing first hand. 

           

Sincerely,

Linda Richardson