Author Archives: JulianneQJohnson

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About JulianneQJohnson

I am a writer in Indiana who lives with two cats, two ferrets, and one fiance. I enjoy cheap coffee and expensive chocolate.

Blog Photography 101- Part One

Posted on September 21, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Taking decent pictures for your blog is easier than you think. Recently, I received a few comments that surprised me.  Several people thanked me for helping them feel brave enough to post some of their own pictures.  Good for them! … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo challenge: From Lines to Patterns

Posted on September 20, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Patterns, they are all around us. In everything we see, in everything we do. From the glass and beams in a fancy building, to the petals of a flower, to the structure in abusive relationships that drives abusers to hurt, … Continue reading →

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Rejection

Posted on September 18, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Rejection.  What a grim and depressing idea.  The word itself seems cold and desolate.  Whether you are an actor auditioning for a favorite role, or a single guy with a crush on the woman in the next cubical, no one … Continue reading →

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Blogging Tips

Posted on September 17, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Blogging tips This morning I received a notification that my blog was going to be featured on freshly pressed. I’m not going to act all cool about it. I was so excited that I went and woke up my fiancé … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Posted on September 16, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

I read the WordPress’ photo challenge for this week, a theme of what “inside” means to you, and I came across this picture. This picture perfectly describes my view of inside. Inside can certainly mean home, safety, and haven. To … Continue reading →

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Bad Writing Advice

Posted on September 15, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Like all professions, and especially in the arts, when you participate there is always a plethora of people and even masters of creation who have loads of advice to give the uninitiated. Veritable loads of advice.  Some of it useful, … Continue reading →

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Back Home in Indiana, Part 3- Haunted Bridges

Posted on September 14, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

While I love Indy, and enjoy taking pictures of downtown on my daily walk to work, when I think of Indiana, the city is not what comes to mind. Not even my home town of Plainfield is what appears in … Continue reading →

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Should you begin your novel “in media res”? Here’s why you might want to

Posted on September 9, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

Originally posted on Creative Writing with the Crimson League:
When you start your novel “in media res” you start in the thick of the flow, with all pipes flowing Authors (or rather, poets) have been starting stories “in media res,”…

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Back Home Again, in Indiana. Part Two

Posted on August 30, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

There was a building that was absent from my recent post of downtown Indianapolis architecture, despite the fact that it is just around the corner from where I work. However, I felt that the Indiana Statehouse deserved a post of … Continue reading →

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Back Home Again, in Indiana. Part 1

Posted on August 29, 2013 by JulianneQJohnson

One of the lovely things about working in downtown Indianapolis and having to walk twenty minutes from my parking lot is that I have loads of time to look at the buildings. And look at them I do. I stare … Continue reading →

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