Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Lars and Porter
The story of their partnership and dedication to Grabon’s Territory is interesting, because they have some similarities. As people read acceptance, I am anxious to see what they think of Porter and his growing and changing role in the territory. Lars is a known representative of the council, the dragon council. Porter represented the human…
Read MoreBlind Dragon
I wanted Hipita to be visually impaired, but I realized as I was building her character that a challenge in the vision senses was going to be pretty profound among the dragons. Not that being visually impaired among humans isn’t tough, it is. However being a dragon with poor eye sight is maybe a little…
Read MoreA Moment of Clarity
There are always moment of clarity in our lives, when we stop and see things clearly, without all the garbage that clogs our brains. Because we are human, that sometimes happens at inconvenient moments. I have been lucky enough to notice when they happen, to make note of the smells, the way the light dims…
Read MoreFREE Today! Heron’s Bonds
In honor of my husbands birthday I am giving away kindle versions of the book, NewEarth2: Heron’s Bonds the 2nd of the NewEarth Series. It is a great story. Heron, Grabon’s ompanion, finds his mate. As a human who has traveled for 30cycles with a dragon he has forgotten what little he knew about…
Read MoreRunning Fence
Imagine Jethro, our old dog, with his erupting skin condition, arthritic joints, and puppy brain. He was running and leading Sweety, the new found pup that looks mostly like an Australian Sheppard but only half size, up and down along the fence. Next to them, on the other side of the fence, we’re three full…
Read MoreSexual Equality
Do people really believe that equality for women means that men can give only the parts of their traditional power that they want to? Not the parts they traditionally abused? Not the parts they are afraid women will abuse? Women have always known that a man had the power to ruin them with a well…
Read MoreFREE Heron’s Bonds
On Thursday in honor of Shawn’s 59th birthday I am offering NewEarth 2: Heron’s Bonds for FREE for three consecutive days, the 27th, 28th, and the 29th. On the weekly calendar that will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week. Grab a copy, load it onto your phone, there are many great quotes and…
Read MoreDifferences Anyone?
If we shared space,here on this earth, with another dominant, arrogant species and every law, every rule, every public cultural tidbit needed to be inclusive, would we develop species pride, much the way people look at racial pride? I suspect we would, and society would have no mercy on the child that came from both…
Read MoreBack to editing
It is amazing what a person can do with a plan; a bit of talent and whole lot of practice and revision. My worst obstacle on my writing journey has always been myself, fear of success, fear of failure, and the ingrained idea that we need to be what we are. Do yourself a…
Read MoreNew Hopeful House
It has floors and walls, roof and a basement. More importantly it has no radon or lead and we are close to scheduling the building inspection. Our fingers are crossed, our hopes are high, but we are not holding our breath. (We would turn blue and pass out) Shawn and I haven’t traveled to see…
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