Posted on February 2, 2022
by juliajsimpson
2 Comments
One of my bookish pet peeves is when people proudly declare that they don’t read a particular genre or type of fiction. “I don’t read romance/YA/comic books/memoirs/…” Weird flex, but okay? I firmly believe people should read–and not read–whatever they want without judgement from… Continue Reading ““I Don’t Read YA…””
Posted on January 30, 2018
by juliajsimpson
5 Comments
I missed it, but there was a conversation on Twitter last week about whether or not to include college-age protagonists in the Young Adult category. From the sound of it, people were evenly split–and since this is something I was already pondering, I know… Continue Reading “Re-Defining New Adult”
Category: UncategorizedTags: author, books, indie author, indiepub, monday blogs, new adult, new adult fiction, reading, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing, young adult, young adult fiction
Posted on January 8, 2018
by juliajsimpson
3 Comments
After the release of Ashes Swept, I was surprised by how many readers said they were excited for the sequel and asked when it would be out. This caught me completely off-guard, because Ashes Swept was always meant to be a stand-alone novel. The… Continue Reading “Why I’m Not Writing a Sequel to Ashes Swept”
Category: UncategorizedTags: amwriting, author, books, fiction, fiction writing, indiepub, kindle, monday blogs, na, publishing, reading, romance, speculative fiction, stories, storytelling, writer, writer life, writing
Posted on January 1, 2018
by juliajsimpson
1 Comment
Looking Back at 2017 Sitting here at my desk, contemplating this post, I’m finding it hard to believe another year has gone by. One year ago, I was knee-deep in editing Ashes Swept with the help of my CPs, Shannon and Ely. It had been… Continue Reading “Looking Back and Looking Ahead”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 2018, amediting, amwriting, author, author life, books, fiction, new year, publishing, writer, writer life, writing
Posted on December 14, 2017
by juliajsimpson
3 Comments
In a recent interview with The Washington Post, Hillary Clinton said: “The whole romance novel industry is about women being grabbed and thrown on a horse and ridden off into the distance.” I laughed when I first read that. Then I grumbled. And then… Continue Reading “Horseback Kidnappings, Apparently?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: author, books, fiction, indiepub, publishing, readers, reading, romance, romance novels, romantic speculative fiction, self-publishing, speculative fiction, women's fiction, writer, writerslife, writing
Julia J Simpson 