I was born in Essex and lived for several years in a little idyllic village called Goldhanger, which is on the edge the River Blackwater near Maldon.

I found this to be an enchanting place, which I still love dearly.

I then moved to Norfolk in fact one mile from the Suffolk border, my family consists of three children, David, Hazel and Andrew along with one Granddaughter called Annabelle.

I have always been a keen reader and writer, so in the year 2000 I decided to write my first Children’s book called Tales of Flurry the Mouse, which was printed and Published by Pegasus in 2002.

My second book which is called Tuppy the Puppy was printed in 2005 and was inspired by my dog Toto who was a loyal companion and travelled everywhere with me. Both Books are lovely innocent stories for the younger generation aged 5 and upwards, either starting to read for themselves or to be read too. All of the books are about animals, which I think makes a change from monster and witch stories.

Meanwhile I am nearing completion of an adult humour story, which is extremely comical and of course about a dog.

My first Novel for Adults has taken me two years to write and is currently sitting with a Publishing House, which I am eagerly awaiting positive news about. This Book is completely different and definitely very scary and perhaps not to be read at night time when on ones own in the house.

My name is locally known as Linda Clark, the name Tegerdine transpires from my Mother’s name, which I have chosen as my writing Pseudonym.

Writing is what I really love, I am lucky in the fact that I can just sit and the words start to flow naturally, I just need more and more time to write. Solitude, Peace and the right atmosphere is all that I ask though sadly hard to come by these days.

I get many inspirations for my stories from my visits to Boscastle in North Cornwall where I have a Brother and seem to find a creative chemistry when I walk the coastal paths and see the waves crashing far below.

Last but by no means least is my Father Samuel James Smith who was a Journalist for the Financial Times in London all of his life.

Perhaps I have inherited some of my writing from him, I would like to think so.