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Meet Linda Colucci, author of "The 440 Train" at Bank of Books Malibu

Come meet Linda Colucci, author of "The 440 Train".

The 440 Train is my debut novel. From the time of conception to its

birth it has been a five-year journey. I self-published, and to date am

doing the bulk of the marketing along with the help of loving friends

and family. I live in California with my amazing husband and four-legged

kids and I love life. 




Now about those tidbits I was telling you about. Here are a few teasers:
When

I was a teenager, I used to have a secret place where I’d run off to,

to create and write stories. It was in a toolshed on a piece of property

that belonged to one of the wealthiest women in New Jersey. Because of

her unique gift of insight, she became a main character in a young-adult

story I co-wrote which will be published in the near future.

In

my twenties I exchanged script dialogue during a rehearsal scene with

one of the most well known soap stars in Hollywood. I was so blown-away

by this happenstance moment that between the adrenaline rush and being

star struck I couldn’t get my lines out – I just laughed. The actress

stared me straight in the eye and...paused. Then she laughed. I took it

personally and must have pouted because I thought she was laughing at me

for being a lousy actor, which I did not want to be anyway. She smiled

and said, "Linda I'm laughing because I feel like I'm looking at my

sister. The actress that said this was: Susan Lucci. Lucci was the first

actress that I stunt doubled in Hollywood. After too many bumps and

bruises I decided that stunts was not my cup of tea. Writing is for me

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