Here’s some things you might want to know about a thirty-something bibliophile called Julz:
- Studied at - Carthage College – English and Education (then realized I don’t like kids)
- Graduated - North Park University – Writing (that’s right, I got qualifications)
- Started Reviewing – April 2007 (The Agony and the Ecstasy )
- Invited to Amazon Vine - May 2010 (invitation only suckas, you wish you were me)
- Goodreads addict since – May 2010 (and therefore sucked all of my friends into the portal of obsession)
- What you can find here – Book Reviews, Links to Bookish Things, Author Interviews and Contributions, and Other Fun Stuff
- I Think I’m Badass At - Crafts. (I’ll occasional post about book-related craft projects)
- My Newest Obsession – Letter writing and card making
- Where I Read - Chicago ‘burbs at home (where I hang with The Hubs in our house full of books) and the West Loop at work
I LOVE:
- TLC Book Tours
- Half Price Books
- World Book Night
- BookMooch
- Postcrossing
- Letter Writers Alliance
- Historical Fiction Book Tours
Book Blogger Friends:
- Bookishly Boisterous
- Dead White Guys
- Literate Housewife
- S. Krishna’s Books
- Sophisticated Dorkiness
- The Picky Girl
- The Relentless Reader
- Fourth Street Review
- Too Fond
Lovely Book Tumblrs:
Disclaimer: Images of book covers and authors are sourced from Goodreads.
Comments on: "About Me" (4)
Hi,
I’ve just published my e-book Promise Me Eternity in the USA (Amazon, Smashwords). All of my books have been a huge success in Slovenia (EU). I’ve published three crime (mystery) novels that have sold very well and been ranked among the top 100 most borrowed library books. I am currently working on a fourth and fifth. Enthusiastic readers write to me, saying they can’t put my books down and read them in a few days. The first two novels are set in the United States; the third takes place in Britain. Individual libraries have ranked my books among the top ten, sometimes even the top five most-borrowed books.
I would be very grateful if you read my book and published a review on your website.
A few facts about me: I was born in Slovenia (EU), but have also lived in the USA, France and Germany. I’m fluent in English, French and German. Because of my extensive international experience, my books are set in the USA or Europe. I’m 41 years old.
Even as a child I missed interesting and thrilling books for which I’d be ready to give up sleep if necessary. Libraries were chockablock full of books, but finding a truly interesting book was like finding a needle in a haystack. I was particularly annoyed by books in which you had to read 50 pages before anything happened.
I wanted to write a novel that draws you in from the very start and is so interesting that it has to be read in a couple of days.
I never start writing until I have composed a scene-by-scene storyline, which I think about for at least three months. Usually, this means three or four different stories, which become more and more connected and interlinked over the course of the book until at a certain point they all come together. The stories are divided into smaller segments, which can range from one to several pages. In this way, the reader’s interest never wanes, as these are extremely readable units that often foreshadow coming events.
A short summary of the book Promise Me Eternity:
Mystery/ Crime
Word Count: 116.698
ISBN Smashwords 978-1-4580-9984-6
ASIN Amazon: B004KA9JDK
Dr. Simon Patterson is a successful and well-respected neurosurgeon at Central Hospital in the town of Medford. Married, though without children, he keeps himself so busy that one day is not much different from another. Until, that is, he saves the life of the powerful mobster Carlo Vucci. At a dinner in honor of Dr. Patterson, Carlo Vucci introduces him to his alluring wife Christine. Simon is entranced by her beauty. Three weeks later, Christine shows up at the hospital, complaining of terrible headaches. Dr. Patterson offers to help her, but Christine did not come to see him just because of her health. A series of shocking events follows that transforms Simon’s life into a nightmare. Among other things, he finds himself in court being accused of first degree murder…
Here is my Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/ianfoxwriter
And blog link: http://ianfoxwriter.blogspot.com/
And link to my books:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Promise-Me-Eternity-ebook/dp/B004KA9JDK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322196150&sr=8-2
Smashowords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/38679
Please let me know if you would be interested.
Ian Fox
Thanks for the offer, Ian, but I am unable to review electronic copies at this time. Best of luck to you.
Julie
Hi, Julie. I just sent you a friend request on Goodreads.
hiya, just finished “Amateur Family” by Anne Tyler. Check it out on the web. It is an amazing tale of family dynamics, divorce, etc. all that we have going in our own little family unit! lol. Very insightful. Great writing.