Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Grabon
Can you imagine the responsibility of being the territory dragon? You are not only the judge, jurry, and executioner, you are the voice of reason, kindness, protection and limits. As a territory dragon you make the rules for your territory, you also enforce those rules, recruit your clan and train your fighters. It is is…
Read MoreDavid’s 🎂
My nephew is legally an adult. I remember when we found out Heike was pregnant, much less the day he was born. He is a brilliant kid, not necessarily at school stuff, but he lights up a room. He is social, fun to be around. He helps out his grandparents. He is always willing to…
Read MoreLast Day!
I love giving books away and this has been a good one. The promotion ends at midnight tonight, so be sure to download a copy before then. Heron’s Bonds is a favorite of mine, not only telling the story of Trissy, Jenny, and Mattie, but the formation of Grabon’s clan. You also see Hanna and…
Read MorePuppy Adventures
Sweety and Jethro have become friends and that is a good thing since they are living in the same house. My very special Jethro has never had the opportunity to mentor a puppy and he obviously takes the responsibility seriously. He is doing his best to help her out and keep her out of trouble.…
Read MoreEditing 😟
Do you know the hardest part of editing? It is not seeing all the marks on the pages; over 600 pages for one of my books filled with corrections, suggestions, alternatives and possibilities. I plow through those, reading everything turning the marks on and off, seRch my vocabulary and rephrase without difficulty. It is not…
Read MoreHopeful House
Excitement builds. The building inspection is Wednesday, naturally we are going to be there, and also taking Sweety to her forever home. My parents are interested in adoption. With fingers crossed and breath held we are hoping this is the house of our dreams. Everything looks fantastic. All systems seem to be go. Arrangements are…
Read MoreHeron’s Bonds
How many stories are in each of your books? Someone asked me recently; and I shrugged, because I don’t use a pattern, so it is never the same number. I do tend to have several stories going on at the same time. I always thought that made for an interesting read as long as they…
Read MoreLars 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…
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