Linda Zuker (nicknamed “Linzi”) is a published writer, editor, copywriter, poet and accomplished artist who’s enjoyed various assignments throughout the world. Born in Washington, DC where she spent most of her life, her immediate family – parents and brother – are now deceased, survived only by their children. An honors student and graduate of George Washington University, where she received her B.A., she also studied fine arts and exhibited at the Corcoran School of Art Gallery. She studied freelance writing at WomanSchool in New York City with her mentor, the late Mary Scott Welch, who wrote Networking for Women..
Her home in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, what she describes as “a small womb with a view”, is shared with Taji, a Flame Point Himalayan, the only male allowed to sleep with her, because he doesn’t snore. His name was inspired by the Taj Mahal which she visited while in India on a writing assignment for Ayurvedic Drs. Smita & Pankaj Naram, whose patients included Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama.
Inspired by Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, she began studying yoga, ultimately becoming a certified yoga teacher. Given the spiritual name Kamala, meaning lotus in Sanskrit, she credits her spiritual life for helping her become more balanced and flexible.
Prior years in Washington, DC and New York City were spent working as an art consultant for the DC Public Schools, for various cultural organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Freer Gallery of Art and for public television, public relations firms and other companies in New York and Florida.
Based on a promise she made her artist father before he died, she became a caregiver for several years to her invalid mother. During this time, she worked as an editor for the “Parkinson Report” and as the Brain Bank Coordinator to learn more about the disease so she could help her. Pfizer Inc. gave her a grant to develop her book and screenplay about this passage and others in her life, one of several themes that inspired her book I Hope There’s a Heaven and screenplay adaptation, Closer to Heaven.
In addition to working on various assignments as a freelance writer, she has also created Lemonaid, a TV sit-com and comedic advice column that imparts wit and wisdom, the latter being featured on the promo CD for the Hair Cuttery chain’s salon TV channel. Several of her children’s books impart conscious themes for kids to share with grownups. Putting the fun back into dysfunctional, she continues to turn life’s lemons into lemonade by writing with truth and humor that helps keeps herself and everyone around her in a good mood.
Although recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease , she won’t allow this to impede her and instead remains grateful for the challenges she’s faced with her spirituality. Although the book could seem depressing, she has spiced it up with humor and won’t allow that to affect anything. Pfizer gave her a small grant to develop this project and has indicated that they might distribute it when it’s published. She included a resource directory in the book. With an eye on those less fortunate, she does whatever she can to help them and herself.

editing and writing