Posted on January 30, 2018
by juliajsimpson
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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
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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
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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
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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?”
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Posted on October 14, 2017
by juliajsimpson
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It’s already been two weeks since the launch of my debut novel, Ashes Swept. Looking back, I can’t help but take stock of the entire process–what worked, what didn’t, and what to do another way next time. Here are five (totally random) things that I’ll definitely… Continue Reading “Random but handy…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: amediting, amwriting, books, indiepub, publishing tips, self-publishing, self-publishing advice, self-publishing tips, writing, writing advice, writing help, writing tips
