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

Second author interview is out on Literary Titan 👽🚀

They came out on the same day, but didn’t want to bombard folks. I also did them around the same time, so some of the answers sound similar!

Read full interview at Literary Titan, here’s the first question they asked.

The Dreamer follows a teenager traveling through space with her parents, who experiences terrifying visions and must cope with the aftermath of a vicious attack that forces her to make important life decisions. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? 

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’m currently working on a new series that is centered on the dream world. When I was little, I had a very lucid dream where I was an older woman who was running through a battlefield and got shot in the leg. I told my father (who is also a historian) about my dream the next morning, and after hearing all the details, he was convinced I had been dreaming of the Revolutionary War. I was too young to know about it! 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!

All of my book files have been uploaded, and I’m just waiting for proofs to approve and then hopefully, within a couple of weeks, I’ll be up and running again.

I’ve been going through a last edit of book two (working title, but most likely the final title, The Divide), and it’s SO good. I can’t wait for you to meet the new characters. I also realized my books go from slow-burn mild to much spicier. 😳🌶️ I’ll be sharing little snippets here and there. I’m also thinking about hiring my own editor since I won’t be going through BookBaby like last time. I may find an editor who specializes in sci-fi and has worked with big publishing houses. I’ve found a few I may reach out to.

I’m hoping to get Book 2 out this year, finish writing Book 3… etc. The grind never ends!

Again, thank you for reading and all your support.

🖤, LPC

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