Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Happy Endings
Yes, I choose to write fairytales. They may be aimed at adults, but they are more than fantasy, they are optimistic bombs, set to warm your heart. A bit like a psychic, fantasy-based Hallmark special. Someone even compared my books to Little House on the Prarie with the dragons thrown in for color. I took…
Read MoreSun Visor Failure
No idea how this could relate to my fictional world, but somehow it hit my funny bone just right. Last night on my evening commute, with the sun going down shining in my eyes, I tried to adjust the visor and it fell off in my hand. Yes the whole visor fell down, and it…
Read MoreCharacter Flaws
So they say when you design a character, before you set him or her free in a setting, you need to include a flaw. Well, to be honest I always chuckle over this, because what counts as a flaw? Too ambitious? Greedy for attention? Seeking out anonymity? Too quiet? Loud and obnoxious? Faithful? Independent thinker?…
Read MoreDifferent Places
As an American, I have have lived in six different states, visited 40 others, and missed a few as we flew past or didn’t get a chance to stop. I have not yet ventured off North America, but I know many people who started somewhere else and came here for work, play, seeking something different,…
Read MoreThe Right Hat
As humans, we all have an instinctive knowledge about how the right hat can change our lives. For a moment, think about the men you know and how they favor a particular hat. I know men who wear a special beany, or cap, fur hat, or cowboy hat. Women can be the same if they…
Read MoreGordon’s Pride
As I was building Gordon as a character I wanted someone taller, thicker, physically powerful, imposing, cranky, and psychically so strong that he inspires fear in others. I wanted him to be an obvious leader, but the kind others appreciate at a safe distance, not up close and personal. I built him to be smart,…
Read MoreRain Dance
We were returning home after picking up my car from the mechanic, it was past the usual dinner hour. Since we live on a rural route, it was a dark and lonely road, we were the only cars and the roads were soaked after a few days of rain. My husband was in the lead…
Read MoreElection Day Win
My real life job is a school teacher, so on election days, school is closed. In a world where schools worry about shooters and violence you can’t have polls happening while students and teachers are present. That being said, I have the day off. What that means is I win. I could have waited to…
Read MoreBlogging for Fun
Being an author means knowing how to get in your head and letting the words flow, even when what comes out is total garbage. I have always had a surplus of words rattling around in my head, aching and straining to get out. So generating ideas and enough verbiage has never been my issue, however,…
Read MoreBig Mess
We were cleaning out the basement and discovered a mess. Nothing like moldy rotting mess, and it has to be brought up stairs and out. So some of it has been bagged and brought up in the chair lift. Some has come up the stairs in my hands. My brother and his lovely wife helped…
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