Posts by Julia Schmeelk

Aside from being a writer, I am a reader. I love books and I read from all kinds of points of view. I love falling into a story and forgetting reality. My mind enjoys the puzzle quality of analysis, so tearing a story apart, looking for deeper meaning is fun. Finding themes across books, looking…

Sometimes when things come together, all lines intercept at once. This is a crazy week with more to come. I can’t believe it is only Wednesday. At least dragons are not swarming around my house and as far as I know, none of the basement trolls have ventured upstairs. Has anyone opened their homes to…

I admire other authors who have well developed imaginations. My own ecxerience with creative thinking is that it is a muscle and like all muscles, the more you work it the stronger it gets. It is true of logical thinking, objective reasoning, and imaginative thinking and creativity. I try to set aside time for it…

I was gifted with a bit of free time today so I took advantage and went exploring in my library pulling out books and reading well loved passages from my favorite authors. It warms my heart and fills my cup with inspiration. So many wonderful words… I have recently been looking at word origins and…

The amount of work that can be accomplished on NewEarth by people who combine power and muscle is amazing. Here are a few factors to consider before allowing envy to grab hold. In short, no need for envy, they make use of the planet’s contribution and combine it with their own skills and talents to…

I have a Kindle Fire that has a number of books that I do not have in print version. But I do not use it regularly. To that end it gets tucked away, out of the way. Today I was reading and thought of a story that was on the Kindle. I started looking. Five…