Julia’s Latest Posts
Saga, Series or Serial
Okay so at times my brain goes in a million different directions. This is a good example. I am writing some of the promotion copy and am caught between three terms. As I explain you will realize why we cannot or should not use all three, even though it would be fun to tangle up…
Read MoreMy Symbol
This stick figure symbol is at the center of my embosser which I am using when I sign books. It was a Christmas gift from my husband and brilliant!
Read MoreExciting NEW Art
Athena, my wonderful and talented artist is creating another scene from one of the books. I am not going to spoil the surprise and tell you what it is about, but look for it on the website soon. It is fantastic!
Read MoreOur Moon
Got up early to admire the sight of our moon and saw clouds over the face of it. Then it sank too low to see. The coffee was good, th colors lighting our morning sky impressive, but now I think I’ll sink back under the covers and wait for something beyond sunrise before I greet…
Read MoreOven
When it took more than twenty minutes to bake up a pan of biscuits, I knew the oven was broken. It has been a weird day, having someone come and look at the oven, finding out the coil on the bottom was toast. Not really, but burnt, brittle and broken which sounds somehow worse. It…
Read MoreValue of Life
Too many people play games with the value of human life. They don’t do it bluntly, they make an effort to dress it in pretty clothes and political rhetoric, but the underlying meaning is- my life and my kind has more value in life than this other kind. Some blame it on a god, others…
Read MoreGood Catch
So much planning goes into each step of producing a book and tonight we managed to avert a later problem. A huge thanks to Athena, my artist, for working seemlessly with me to visually represent the world of NewEarth in the best light and given the best view. She is not only amazingly talented, but…
Read MorePost a review
Did you know that the best way to thank a writer is to post a review of their book on Amazon? Based on the number of reviews on their site, Amazon will either promote a book or not. By adding a review, you add to the count that gets an author’s work promoted.
Read MoreChicken Dog
Our poor Jethro has a thing about thunder and lighting. It comes about because where he grew up ( he is 11) in Alaska there were plenty of storms, but no crashing noises from the sky or accompanying light shows. During the storms here, he acts as if Velcro had fastened him to us and…
Read MoreBonds
The bonds between mates is obviously different than the bonds of companions. Grabon and Heron both speak of the bond shared between Hanna and Grabon, Gordon and Grabon and then Brom and Grabon and Griss and Grabon and as each dragon gains acceptance it seems a bond is established, something other than just friendship. Those…
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