MacLean has now begun a sequel- The Color of Destiny-which will tell the story of the paramedic who saved Sophie in the ambulance, and how her life is transformed after reading The Color of Heaven. I felt a little strange writing back to them to tell them it didn't really happen, but that's what sparked the idea for the series." I was surprised when a number of readers thought the novel was real. "I always read every fan letter I receive," MacLean says, "and I do my best to reply to all of them, but I never received letters quite like these before. MacLean quickly realized that the novel had done something special-it had swept readers away-and that's when an idea for a number of connected stories was born. They often shared similar experiences of their own. Readers wrote to MacLean to ask about different story elements, believing that the novel was real. She then goes on to solve questions about her life before the accident, and writes a book about it. The Color of Heaven, which was a digital bestseller and spent more than a month on Amazon's Top 100 bestseller list, is centered around Sophie Duncan, the novel's main character, who crashes her car and has an out-of-body, near-death experience. (PRNewsFoto/Julianne MacLean) (PRNewsFoto/JULIANNE MACLEAN) THE COLOR OF HEAVEN by USA Today bestselling author, Julianne MacLean.
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