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.

Moving Sucks

Moving What can I say about moving? Moving sucks. Moving out of a seven room apartment into two rooms at your aging parents house sucks ass. Moving when you’re nearing fifty, when you have a family emergency that gives you … Continue reading

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My story, “Winter,” is now available!

This book, which includes “Winter,” a short story by yours truly, is now available! It’s only 10 bucks! Buy, read, review! You can review it even if you think my story sucks! 😀 The End of the World as We … Continue reading

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Writer News

You’ll notice the title of this post is writer news, not writing news. Lots happening, and I am a firm believer that change is good…good and scary! My sweetie and I have decided to move in with my parents. My … Continue reading

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Stamping Out Cheesy Announcer Dude

I recently had a battle with my own query letter, and I’ve been attempting to help others with their queries. I enjoy doing this. As I state in my query crits, I am not a query rock star, but the … Continue reading

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Update News- Wyrd House

My paranormal romance, Wyrd House, has been updated at last! Chapter eleven can be found here. Sorry for the long delay between chapters. As I have mentioned before, the new job and some work on Ghost in the Park slowed … Continue reading

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When it rains it pours

Ok, I know I just posted, but I’m still amazed, so I want to share more fully with you what happened today. The past few weeks, I’ve spent some time rewriting my first chapter of Ghost in the Park. I’ve … Continue reading

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Writing News- Ghost in the Park

I apologize for the slow updating of Wyrd House lately.  The new job, and some reworking on Ghost in the Park, has taken most of my time.  But the reworking has been useful.  I did a re-write on both my … Continue reading

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Our definition of “contemporary” is out of date

A thread on my favorite writer forum, Absolute Write’s Water Cooler, reminded me of something that I’ve been questioning myself.  Our culture seems very slow to re-qualify what constitutes terms such as “classic” and “historical.” Case in point, if you … Continue reading

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Writing Tip: Don’t say what “seems” to be. Describe what IS.

Good writing advice from the lovely Victoria. Writing Tip: Don’t say what “seems” to be. Describe what IS..

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Querying agents. Stiff upper lip and all that…

Blog post from the lovely Cassandra about the trials and tribulations of Query letter writing. Querying agents. Stiff upper lip and all that….

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