Early Life
Addison was born in Philadelphia, PA, on September 8, 1952. She is the eldest of nine children born to Janet Marie Webster (née Warrick) and J. Decarsta Webster. From an early age, Addison was inspired by the power of storytelling. Janet, a homemaker who never graduated from High School; nightly entertained her children with self authored stories and tales, inserting her children as characters in her fantastical fables. The stories always ended on a note of mystery and intrigue, inspiring young Linda to further explore the mysterious and magical, light and dark, eventually she began to journal her feelings, stories and experiences laying the groundwork for her eventual career as a writer.
Addison attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA from 1970–1975, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
Addison moved to New York City in 1975 with fiancé Ken Addison, and started working in the Foreign Royalty Accounting Department at RCA Records.
Addison married Ken Addison in 1975 and gave birth to son, Brian in 1982.
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