Gillian Johns (Author of Magic And Mayhem

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Gillian Johns

欧宝娱乐 Author

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Born Gillian Brid茅 Madell in Taree, New South Wales, Australia to newspaper owners Mr David Thomas Mills Madell and Jeanette MacDonald on the 27th of November 1973. When she was four her family moved to the town of Mareeba, Queensland; a rural area of the north, where she grew up.

As the third child of seven, she learned to amuse with words from a very young age. Raised with the newspaper industry around her, she found herself drawn to the word; writing her own brief stories and thoughts down and sharing them with her young friends.

She ran a successful business with her husband, Barry Johns, for several years, however, at the gradual loss of her eyesight, she eventually decided to go back to her true passion of writing. She has had several Born Gillian Brid茅 Madell in Taree, New South Wales, Australia to newspaper owners Mr David Thomas Mills Madell and Jeanette MacDonald on the 27th of November 1973. When she was four her family moved to the town of Mareeba, Queensland; a rural area of the north, where she grew up.

As the third child of seven, she learned to amuse with words from a very young age. Raised with the newspaper industry around her, she found herself drawn to the word; writing her own brief stories and thoughts down and sharing them with her young friends.

She ran a successful business with her husband, Barry Johns, for several years, however, at the gradual loss of her eyesight, she eventually decided to go back to her true passion of writing. She has had several articles published and her first book, 鈥淢agic and Mayhem: Tree of Knowledge鈥� was published in 2006.

She now lives in South-East Queensland with her husband, six children and granddaughter. After a short break from the industry, she returned once more to her field of writing, she was pleased at the release of her books in the Magic and Mayhem series, 鈥淭ree of Knowledge鈥� in January, 2016 (a re-release, re-edited of the original), followed by 鈥淭he Winning Game鈥�, "Blight in the Ocean" and "Demons and Dangers", with further books to be released in the future.

Having a mind for mental exploration, her philosophical poetry and such works have been published in several languages in the name of G. B. D. M. or in G. B. Duce Madell. These books and publications are works that she continually produces and is often quoted on.
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Writing as, Gillian Brid茅 Madell, her first book in the historical fiction/fantasy genre, titled 鈥淣uada鈥�, was released 21st August, 2018 by Dark Recesses Press .

Her middle reader "The Lives and Karma of Jeremiah Blum and how he met his match," was released in 1 August by Hawkwood Books, UK.

Writing as Gillian B Duce Madell, "Outer Space," was released on the 14th February, 2023 by Hard Works and Books.

Gillian still writes articles and other works under an anonymous name which she carefully guards the actual name of in order to keep her working identities separate from one another.

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	Magic And Mayhem - Tree Of Knowledge 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winning Game (Magic and Mayhem, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blight in the Ocean (Magic and Mayhem 3) 4.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lives and Karma of Jeremiah Blum and how he met his match. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic and Mayhem 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nuada by Gillian Johns (欧宝娱乐 Author), Gillian Brid茅 Madell (Pen Name) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MM5 by Gillian Johns (欧宝娱乐 Author), G B Duce Madell 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outer Space by Gillian Johns (欧宝娱乐 Author), Gillian B Duce Madell 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MM4 by Gillian Johns (欧宝娱乐 Author), G B Duce Madell 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MM6 by Gillian Johns (欧宝娱乐 Author), G B Duce Madell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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While it is wonderful to write, be published in the traditional manner of things and be well paid for doing what one loves, it is also so very lovely the idea of all the other authors out there doing a good job and also receiving a pat on the back for doing what they love to do. To any writer/author that has not received their first contract, or even those that have, there is no sadness in this id Read more of this blog post »

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“We don't blame your shadow for the shape of your body. Don't blame others for the shape of your experience.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: experience, fearless, growth, inspirational, life, life-lessons, life-philosophy, ownership, quotes, quotes-to-live-by, spirituality

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“Find yourself and you will find your freedom.”
― Gillian Duce, Demons And Dangers: Magic And Mayhem - Book 4

tags: find, finding-yourself, inner-peace, inner-strength, inner-strength-quotes, peace

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“Don't be shy: for to be shy means that you do not believe in who you are or your worth.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: help, love, love-quotes, self-help, self-improvement, self-love, shyness, worth, worthiness, worthy

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“Life is only as colorful as the paintbox you choose to paint it with.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: believe, believe-in-yourself, inspirational, learn, positive, positive-thinking, positive-thoughts

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“All dreams are realities waiting for us to believe in them.”
― Gillian Duce, Magic and Mayhem

tags: belief, believe, believe-and-achieve, inspirational, motivational

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“It is hard to focus on going forwards when you are looking backwards.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: forgiveness, forgiveness-quotes, inspiratational, motivational, positive-thinking, positive-thoughts

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“Yesterday is done. Today has just begun. I am not going let anyone's negative issues do anything to me other than inspire me to do better.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: better, forgiveness, forgiveness-quotes, inspirational, motivational

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“A smile is a light within you being turned on, it can illuminate the path for you and others.”
― Gillian Duce

tags: better-life, inspirational, inspire, motivational, peace, personal-growth

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