Author Interview: Lyndi Allison

1. What inspired you to write?

Reading and writing help me process my life circumstances and clarify my thinking. While stargazing around a campfire at a summer camp, many children and teens shared the grief and loss they carried. Since I love to read a good story, I wondered if I could string a few words together to tell one with grieving protagonists and was inspired to write the Summer Triangle Trilogy.


2) Are you a reader? What are some of your favorites?

I am an avid reader and a fan of C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia and Madelaine L’Engle’s, A Wrinkle in Time Quintet. I loved Rebecca Stead’s character Miranda Sinclair, in When You Reach Me. As a teacher, I shared Rick Riordan’s, Percy Jackson Series with junior readers and discussed books like Beth Revis’ Across the Universe Series with teens. The Alien Skill Series by Rae Knightly is a recent favourite middle grade read and Carl Sagan’s, Contact, and Robert Sawyer’s, Flashforward are favourite adult reads.

3) What is your newest work, and what is going to happen in the future?

I released The Lines Between Our Stars in March 2021 and I am about to release The Between Us, books 1 & 2 in The Summer Triangle Trilogy. Currently, I am writing book 3, The Clashing of Our Worlds.

4) Do you have advice or tips for Indie Authors?

I suggest Indie authors take writing courses, read books on writing, read in your genre and write, write, write. Find a small group of writers who you trust to critique and Beta read. They will help you identify where your writing is unclear and hone your craft. Plug into online writing communities where you can ask questions and make friends with other writers. Stay true to your unique voice. No one can tell your story they way you do. Then, put your story out there.

5) What influenced you as a writer?

Other writers, the characters, images, and ideas found in my favourite books, and listening to children and teens influenced me as a writer. Nature inspired my settings. I struggle to communicate well and understand other people. These struggles become characteristics of my main characters.