Author. Silicon Valley Executive-at-Large. Constant Learner.
2021 Page Turner Awards Multiple Finalist; 2022 Page Turner Awards Finalist (Longlisted)
I’ve always had a passion for taking a blank page and creating something interesting but publishing novels came late for me. Perhaps that was a good thing. After all, life experiences bring a richer understanding that can enhance anyone’s writing. The inspiration to write was sparked by the birth of my first grandchild. Writing novels gave me the chance to leave him something -- a path to a more impactful and happy life. And maybe even a little inspiration of his own.
I've now published four historical fiction novels in my 'Pyrate Series', under my pen name: Reidr Daniels. They follow the life of Garret Connachan, learning as a young girl how to earn the right to a captaincy in the most challenging of environments -- a ship full of sea raiders under the mentorship of the legendary Drake. In time, Garret becomes an agent of Queen Elizabeth and leader of her own crew. As her life unfolds, she takes a protege under her wing (Kat) and finds herself having to hide from both the English and Spanish navies, on a pirate-infested Caribbean Island. In novel four, compelled to repel rival navies, she emerges as a leader of leaders and passes the baton to Kat, whose journals survive through generations. I have an outline for novel #5 in the series but I've paused that path to write a contemporary fiction novel -- Deception Bay (under a different pen name: R. W. Daniels). One of the two principal characters in Deception Bay is a direct descendant of Kat, who now has possession of Kat's journals.
I'm pleased that the first three novels in my Pyrate Series have been named Finalists for PTA writing awards (one of the three was longlisted).
In addition to my fiction novels, I've authored three nonfiction books, honoring the lives and history of my extended family, under my real name.
Published Novels:
Pyrate Rising (Historical Fiction, 2021) - A #1 New Seller in an Amazon YA category; and 2021 Page Turner Award Finalist (Writing Award)
Pyrate Assassin (Historical Fiction, 2022) - A 2021 Page Turner Awards Finalist (Writing Award)
Pyrate Crossover (Historical Fiction, 2023) - A 2022 Page Turner Awards Longlisted Finalist (Writing Award)
Pyrate: Black Flag (Hitorical Fiction, 2024) - A #1 New Seller in an Amazon category
Current Completed Manuscript:
Deception Bay (Contemporary Fiction) - Now in the editing process
Published Nonfiction:
The Langton Millennium (2021) - A family ancestral investigation covering one thousand years
A Family Legacy: The Proutens and The Lees (2021) - A family ancestral investigation
A Family Legacy - The Grants & The Linneys (2024) - The last in the series.
Business Publications (Nonfiction)
Adding it All Up, University of Manitoba, UM Today (2017)
Exceptional Talent May Not Come in a Box, LinkedIn.com (2016)
Can I Talk? (About Women Proving Out in the Workplace), LinkedIn.com (2014)
A Multitasking Fish Story, BizWatchOnline (c2001)
Stock Option Repricing: What Now? Compensation & Benefits Review (1999)
ISOs vs NQSOs: The Choice Still Exists, Compensation & Benefits Review (1987)
Social Media:
Website: Pyrate Publishing (www.pyratepubs.com)
Facebook (4): Reid Linney (450+ friends); Reidr Daniels (170 friends); Pyrate Publishing; R.W. Daniels (newly initiated)
LinkedIn: Reid Linney (~1,300 friends, associates and colleagues)
Contact: Reid.Linney@gmail.com; (925) 413-9168 (USA)
