Julia's Blog

What would seasonal allergies look like in a dragon? What about something like asthma? In book 9, I actually explore that idea. The big red dragon, the brewer of the clan, Griss with his youngster Redseth, is finally able to claim his mate. That is practically where the story begins, and I don’t want to…

A couple of weeks ago I twisted my knee. While the injury is just enough to be annoying, I have spent a considerable amount of time playing with the idea of a knee injury for a dragon. The twinges and hurt from landing, the drag of it being awkward in the air, throwing off steering,…

In several different scenes in my stories I have dragons dancing, some in the manner of humans with their feet on the ground, some in the air when it is a romantic moment. So I was thinking of a social dance, dragons with dragons, to demonstrate interest and compatibility would be a very interesting aerial…

My NewEarth world has a number of healers; LeeAnn who is best with muscle and flesh, Mox who specializes in bonds and disease, and as we see more and more Pia and Dotty who heal emotions and mental illness with their music. Then we have Griss who makes medicines and brews for healing, including of…

I was driving in traffic today, behind a white van that was entertaining himself by putting lives at risk by driving too close to the car in front. If I had been driving that car, I would have pulled into the shoulder, and I may have even called the cops and given them a pick…

Raise a glass to family and friends, even those we may never see again. To everyone near and far who hold us together in one way or another, we give our gratitude and a thought, to some a silent prayer. We need one another in ways we cannot explain, to cope with the snow and…

In every profession there are those days that test your stamina. In teaching it is parent conferences, in retail it can be inventory and black Friday. For tax preparers it’s April 15. So much extra time, so much extra work, and people join together to get the big job done. Proving once again that community…

I have an amazing partnership with my husband. There are so many things we do to support one another, but one of the best is we try to find the humor in life. To that end, Shawn has been supplying me with bits of funny every day for years. Some of you have heard some…