Logo featuring the letters 'lpc' in a stylized script, accompanied by the name 'Linda Patricia Cleary' on a yellow background.
A smiling woman with dark, wavy hair and glasses, wearing a blue shirt, against a bright pink background.
Book cover of 'The Dreamer,' the first installment in The Black Stone Cycle by Linda Patricia Cleary. Two characters are depicted, one with brown hair in a blue suit and another with blue skin and a hooded cloak, both reaching towards a glowing orb between them.
Cover art by Mario Robert

My first author interview & ISBN drama is OVER! 👽🚀🤩

My first author interview with NewInBooks! Click for full interview. It’s fun and short. I’ll paste the first part here.

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Dreamer (The Black Stone Cycle Book 1)?

I’ve always been highly interested in dreams, past lives, and parallel universes. I like to believe it’s all connected. Dreams play a big part in most of my stories. I wanted to write a series with a vast, complex timeline, exploring how one person and their choices could impact an entire reality, because we actually do that every day. I have been working on this series for 17 years, so it’s pretty planned out!

I wanted to write a sci-fi saga that was easy to read and accessible to a broad audience. It makes me sad that so many people are intimidated by science fiction. It can get too heady or science-based, taking away from the emotional journeys. I wanted to write about teens who happened to be in space. I wanted to be inclusive and normalize the marginalized. I wanted the fate of the galaxy to rest on a group of misfits who end up saving it, but I also wanted them to be stressed out about their first kiss, deal with jealousy, and be annoyed with each other.

My ISBN DRAMA IS OVER! I’m able to use my current ISBN, thanks to BookBaby. I just need to finish formatting my files to make sure they match IngramSpark’s templates, and hope and pray they have quality people putting that together, because BookBaby was actually phenomenal in that aspect, that’s why I will continue printing with them when I sell direct. I’m going to try to get all that madness done today. Did I mention that self-publishing is like working 10 different jobs??

I’m now selling signed 11×17 posters on my website, along with “Crew Kits”…what used to be swag bags. I like the Crew Kit better! What’s inside a crew kit? A signed copy of my book, a bookmark, stickers, a fridge magnet, and a tiny piece of the Aldat Zuhtan (yes… the Black Stone). If you start reading thoughts, floating objects with your mind, or suddenly feeling like you’re part of an ancient prophecy, don’t worry, that’s a totally normal side-effect.🚀👽

A colorful book poster for 'The Dreamer', Book One of The Black Stone Cycle, featuring two characters interacting with a glowing object. The cover includes the author's name, Linda Patricia Cleary, and a website link, with a background of vibrant cosmic elements.
A fantasy book titled 'The Dreamer' by Linda Patricia Cleary, accompanied by two round promotional stickers, a bookmark, and a small black drawstring pouch containing a stone.

Thanks for reading! Buy my book and leave reviews… it makes a HUGE impact, and I appreciate all of you so much!

🖤, LPC

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