Category Archives: writing

I’m fifty, so I can do whatever the hell I want.

Posted on July 15, 2015 by JulianneQJohnson

I haven’t written a blog post in some time. I didn’t mean to abandon it. Many things were happening in my life, and time just kept rolling along whether I wanted it to or not. Said goodbye to a pet, … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Da Bunni, a children’s book about art and rabbits.

Posted on November 9, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

My children’s book, Leonardo Da Bunni, is up and running. I’ve never had so much fun writing anything, and I’m crazy proud of it. It all started because I wanted to make a shower gift for a friend at work. … Continue reading →

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User Unfriendly: Age makes a difference when using computers.

Posted on November 8, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

I was born in 1965. When I was a very small child, my Dad worked on one of the first computers in the state. He took me to see it. It filled an entire room and was programmed with punch … Continue reading →

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Why I won’t do NaNoWriMo ever again.

Posted on November 2, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

As you may have known, I took part in July’s NaNoWriMo event, which is much like the November event, with some relaxed guidelines. I did well. I wrote over 50k words on Teatime of the Living Dead, and got it … Continue reading →

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Sometimes “Show Don’t Tell” is BS

Posted on August 6, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

My third book, Descending, has been out at some publishers. I got a rejection on one partial a while back, and it had a little feedback attached. I don’t often get feedback from anyone, so I was excited at first. … Continue reading →

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A Rebel Writing at Camp NaNoWriMo

Posted on June 30, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

Tomorrow starts the opening day of Camp NaNoWriMo. Some of you know that NaNoWriMo is a site and group dedicated to National Novel Writing Month. What you might not know is that they do a version of this in July … Continue reading →

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Changing Horses

Posted on June 21, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

It’s funny how the creative process works sometimes. As I’ve mentioned before, I have trouble finishing one book until I figure out what story is next. I’ve wanted to try my hand at horror, and had a plot all pondered … Continue reading →

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Why I won’t read your free book on Kindle

Posted on June 17, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

What is awesome about Kindle and the self-publishing age is that there are tons of books out there that are being sold for 99 cents or even free of charge. Free books are fairly common. Authors who have put up … Continue reading →

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Word Overuse and How You Find It

Posted on June 17, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

I finished the book. It’s had several rereads and rewrites to polish it up. Two lovely beta readers have had their eyes on it, beat it with a comma stick, and found some typos. The query is written and polished. … Continue reading →

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Descending is almost ready to fly!

Posted on June 16, 2014 by JulianneQJohnson

The new book, Descending, has returned from the lovely beta readers and been corrected. They didn’t find a lot of errors, and that makes me happy. With every book I write, my writing gets cleaner. I still require someone to … Continue reading →

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