Linda Gudrunar

I'm Icelandic, living in the tropics... Costa Rica.

I began to write stories and lyrics when I was a kid, and wrote my first mini play, when I was 11. I put it on "stage" in my friend's garage, with few friends as an audience. It was my first creative gig, non paid, of course. I used to go to my great grandmother's house after school, played cards with her (she cheated all the time) and it was there where my creative juice flowed. We lived in a very small remote village by the ocean, surrounded by high mountains. The sun disappeared late fall and appeared again in February. During winter we snowed in, and the only way to go about was on a boat. Growing up there, having the ocean, valley, mountains and the country side as a playground, shaped me as a person and as a writer.

I've been on stage most of my life, singing, playing music and acting, and I've studied classical music (piano and song) and jazz song. I'm self taught on guitar and percussion. Music and writing has always been my hobby, my passion alongside my professional career, but I have a five years university education in development and international law, with previous career in financing and project management. My writing is also colored by my education and work experiences in crime/conflict/peace related issues, but I also have romantic and comedy writing projects on my desk, which has roots in my personality.

I've created a coaching business out of my education, work experience and my experience in succeeding in my creative career. My debut single is played in over 40 countries worldwide. People used to say to me "you can't do it all, you have to choose." Well, I'm doing it all and I love every minute of my life. I write songs when I feel like it. I write stories and screenplays when I am in a creative mood. I love coaghing and passing on my knowledge of succeeding out of my passion and see other people grow.

I am a very happy person, live in a beautiful country, doing what I love. My current tasks are; getting my first screenplay off my desk, into a production process in 2022 and release an album in 2023.... it's a plan, so I take it with a grain of salt, but I'm determined to make it happen :)

Happy to be here,
Love, L