Author: julie

What’s Happening

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There’s a lot going on in the next couple of months.

Writing news: Fly with me is two months away from being released. Eeep. I’m super nervous and excited to launch this book out into the world. I’ve received a few reviews on Goodreads from the ARCs I sent out and have been pleased with the responses.

I snagged a spot on a writing podcast called Somebody Write This. We’re recording tomorrow and I’m a little nervous.

Personal News: For those who don’t know, I’m pregnant. I was able to schedule my c-section date for next month and now I’m watching the date slowly approach. My current youngest is 10 so this will be a huge adjustment for everyone. I’m excited and nervous too, but mostly ready to be done feeling so uncomfortable. While the timing was not what I would have chosen, it’s been nice to focus on all the baby stuff and be way less nervous about the book launch stuff.

What I’m Working On: I’ve started looking into a sequel for Fly With Me, taking one of the other girls in the book and telling her story. I’m working with my amazing critique group to sort out the details and plot.

I have another book I wrote in 2018 that I’d like to revisit and revise. It’s about two kids who inherit a magical map and have to save their town from a magical scientist.

Fly With Me

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I’m excited to share the cover for my debut novel, Fly With Me. I started writing this in 2017. After a lot of hard work, and help from many people, I am thrilled to see it become a reality. Check it out on Amazon on March 30, 2021. Here’s the cover and a little summary of the story.

Eleven-year-old Jessa Newberry desperately wants to fit in with the popular girls but on the first day of middle school she makes a fool of herself in front of the whole class. On top of that, she’s having strange dreams about Sidney, a friend she hasn’t seen since kindergarten. Together in the dreams they fly around Dreamland, a magical world with ice-cream trees and cotton candy clouds.

When Jessa meets Sidney in real life at a cancer fun run, she discovers that Sidney is having the exact same dreams. After Jessa is diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and her friends from school stop talking to her, Dreamland becomes the place she wants to be, and Sidney becomes the best friend she’s always needed.

But Dreamland is in danger. The ice-cream trees are melting, the candy has gone rotten, and children are disappearing. Even Sidney has gone missing. Can Jessa save both her friend and the haven she has grown to love?

Here’s a link to the Goodreads page.