My book–the one I’ve been saying I was going to publish for four years now (didn’t believe me, did you?)–is finally here!
It’s a story I spent months obsessing over, traveled for, went to outrageous lengths for–I sat in the Kingston Via Rail station, taking notes for the description of it; drove around the city looking for the perfect setting for the house in which the story takes place and then I parked my car there and walked halfway back to town to see what it would be like. I stayed in different lodgings – the university where my characters went to school, the house that inspired the one in the book, and a small motel near the train station. I even had a chance to interview a magician. I’ll be posting that interview soon.
But most of all I had a lot of fun writing The Magician’s Curse and its sequel. And I’m almost finished writing the third book. Not sure if there will be more: I’ve toyed with the idea of a prequel.
For now though, I can finally share part of this world I’ve lived in by myself for almost six years. I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. Magic and romance await.
On Kindle:
Amazon US
Amazon Canada
Amazon UK
Amazon Australia
and Amazon where ever else you are in the world, as well as
Kobo worldwide.
The paperback is now available here on Amazon.com.
And I promise to stop the constant spamming now. 🙂
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June 29, 2017 at 8:08 am
Congrats! And wow, written the sequel, and the third book! On Amazon. Congrats on that too.
Spamming is okay. You are justifiably proud of your “baby” — giving birth after a gestation of six years is a very momentous occasion. So happy for you!
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June 29, 2017 at 9:11 am
I’m like six elephants! Haha. Thanks so much, Lorraine. 😀 ❤
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June 29, 2017 at 3:32 pm
Most welcome. I lived in Kingston twice, so the setting interests me . . .
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June 29, 2017 at 6:44 pm
I’m sure there are places you’ll recognize. 😀
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June 30, 2017 at 5:42 am
No doubt. Good that you could experience the places you used in your novel. Makes, I’m sure, for a more authentic read.
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July 1, 2017 at 11:04 am
I love being able to go to a place in a book – I’ve been to New Orleans to visit the locations of Ann Rice’s novels. And yes, it made them come alive for me. It’s the main reason I wrote my book this way. 🙂
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July 3, 2017 at 4:36 pm
That’s interesting. I’ve never visited a place, I don’t think, with a specific author in mind, though walks through London, England brought certain authors and poets to mind — from past centuries and the present.
That’s exciting you got to visit New Orleans, and were able to translate that literature tourism (I won’t say voyeurism) into researching/experiencing your book. Kingston is a wonderful place to do that in!
I write about fictional places that exist only in my mind. Easy to visit, and cheap on the budget, but hard to fully replicate outside of my imagination.
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July 7, 2017 at 9:58 pm
I find being able to see my inspiration up close helps me bring my story to life. If I can’t do that, pictures often work. 🙂
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June 27, 2017 at 7:28 pm
Congrats Linda, I’d better go buy one…
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June 27, 2017 at 8:31 pm
Thank you, Michael. 😀 ❤ I hope you enjoy it!
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June 27, 2017 at 5:16 pm
Congratulations! 🎉
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June 27, 2017 at 8:30 pm
Thank you, Yecheilyah! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 1:38 pm
Congratulations, Linda.
Leslie
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June 27, 2017 at 8:27 pm
Thank you, Leslie. 😀
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June 28, 2017 at 11:03 am
It’s nice to see a fellow Canadian make her mark.
Leslie
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June 28, 2017 at 10:52 pm
Thanks! I saw a display in my local Chapters, celebrating Canadian authors and wished I’d been a bit faster getting my book published. Afraid I’m going to miss the boat on that one in time for Canada Day. 😛
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June 27, 2017 at 12:37 pm
So happy for you, Linda. I shall be winging my way over to Amazon to get my copy! 🙂
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June 27, 2017 at 8:26 pm
Thanks so much, Judy! 😀 ❤ Hope you enjoy it.
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June 27, 2017 at 12:05 pm
Reblogged this on ~Idiot Writing~ and commented:
Linda’s beautiful story.. and MEAN insanely beautiful, is live on Amazin TODAY. 🙂 I would like to sincerely cingratulate her and thank her for beung awesome. Ladies, and ofcourse gentleman.. this is one heck of a story with layer upon layer upon divine sensuous, real, human, mind blowing layer. I LOVED reading it and I predict if it gets in the right hands.. it is a Ny times best seller. And god only knows Linda deserves it to be.
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June 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Well there’s a bit of a recommendation. 😉 Thank you so much, my friend, for your lovely words and for sharing. 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 5:11 pm
😛 Welcome. 😉
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June 27, 2017 at 8:48 am
So excited for you Linda. Congratulations! I’ve ordered the book, too!
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June 27, 2017 at 9:09 am
Thanks so much, Maggie! 😀 ❤ I hope you enjoy it. 😀
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June 27, 2017 at 8:44 am
Awesome! Congratulations! 🙂
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June 27, 2017 at 9:08 am
Thank you, Barbara! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 7:40 am
Looking forward to reading it linda. 😊
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June 27, 2017 at 8:39 am
Thank you, Gloria. 😀 ❤ I hope you enjoy it!
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June 27, 2017 at 7:34 am
Congratulations! I just ordered the paperback.
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June 27, 2017 at 8:38 am
Thank you, my friend, for all your support. I shall always remember that you bought my first real book!! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 9:39 am
Happy to do so! I’ve added it to my summer reading list 🙂
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June 27, 2017 at 8:26 pm
Yay! 😀
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June 27, 2017 at 7:16 am
Congratulations I’ll spread the word on Facebook and Twitter for you.😊
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June 27, 2017 at 8:37 am
Thanks so much, Patty! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 6:28 am
congrats, linda!
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June 27, 2017 at 8:37 am
Thank you, Beth! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 5:53 am
Congratulations Linda you have worked so hard for this and it is not even as if you has no other commitments! You are a real hero! I wish you success! Hugs 💗💜💜💜
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June 27, 2017 at 8:33 am
Thanks so much, Willow! 😀 ❤ Hugs for you too, my friend. ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 8:34 am
All the best Linda that is what you deserve !! ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 8:39 am
❤ ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 3:32 am
Congratulations, Linda. Wish you all the best.
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June 27, 2017 at 8:32 am
Thank you, John. 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 3:25 am
This is wonderful Linda and I am sure that every success you have with it is so very well deserved. Would love to write on this sometime in the blog you encouraged me to start. Books And Me Blog has also taken on a life of its own and I am enjoying every bit of it. Thanks once again for your encouragement and advice.
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June 27, 2017 at 8:31 am
Thank you, Ivy. 😀 ❤ I'm so glad for you that you're enjoying blogging. You're very welcome – one of the things I strive for most in life is to inspire people, so your happiness makes me happy. 😀
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June 27, 2017 at 2:24 am
Congrats! Hope you sell lots of books.
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June 27, 2017 at 8:28 am
Thanks, Shirani! 😀 ❤
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June 27, 2017 at 1:59 am
Wow! Congrats Linda!!!
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June 27, 2017 at 8:28 am
Thank you, Ritu! 😀 ❤
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