Tag: <span>book</span>

Holy Moly–I Have a Book Cover!!!!

Amazing. Incredible. The perfect piece of art. Tiffany Bozic’s “Fawn” is not only a fantastic painting, it’s also the perfect complement to my first-and-I-can’t-believe-it’s-really-happening collection Uncommon Miracles. The ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of the book is off to the printers and will soon be on its way to reviewers. The book itself (ebook and hardcover) should be released in August. Despite typing the words, it still feels like it’s happening to some other Julie in some parallel universe and concerns stories I haven’t actually read (yet). I wish that Julie could share her imagined worlds with me… Meanwhile some of … Read more

ARC Readers Wanted. Plus a Liz Hand Intro!

If you are interested in reading an advanced reader copy of my collection and writing a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or some other lovely venue, message me via Twitter or FB, or submit a comment using my online form. I’m putting together a list of ARC readers for later this year.  I’d love to include you.

My second headline? The marvelous Elizabeth Hand is going to write the introduction to my collection! Liz was one of my mentors at the Stonecoast MFA program. She has seen the rough, the ugly, and the unready, and still she has faith. Liz … Read more

Book Contract Signed!

It’s official. And now I can be officially thrilled, rather than that unofficially thrilled stance I’ve had to take for the last few months. I’ve just signed with PS Publishing for my first short story collection, Uncommon Miracles.

(Pausing here for a quick “Oh my God! This is amazing! It feels like a crazy dream. Also–don’t wake me up!)

It’s scheduled for release later this year. Yes, that means 2017.

The collection contains eighteen stories, many previously published in fantasy magazines, horror anthologies, or literary journals. Laura Page in The Review Review praised my work as “startling and elegant,” … Read more