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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 10:11:15 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Self-Discovery:
Julie said, "I had an interesting discussion with a friend last week, and it got me to thinking about one of the reasons I like writing YA. More specifically why characters in that age group appeal to me so much. The thing is, I’m old. Not like ready for..." more
Thursday, September 29, 2011 1:04:15 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Break? I Don’t Need No Stinking Break:
Julie said, "For those of you who were unaware, my darling son brought me a present from school. He wrapped it up in hugs and presented it to me in kisses. And I’ve been battling enjoying this damn lovely virus ever since. On a high note, I think I’m..." more
Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:58:38 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Less than Glee-ful:
Julie said, "Anyone who knows me is aware that I’m a Gleek. Glee is one of the few shows that I really try to watch more or less when it’s on. (We DVR it, but usually watch it the same night.) One of my favorite things about the show is that..." more
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 10:29:40 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Gay in YA:
Julie said, "There was an interesting and disturbing article going around Twitter the other day. An agent had apparently offered an author representation, but only if she cut a point-of-view character…who happened to be gay. As the author put it, this..." more
Friday, September 9, 2011 11:35:57 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Huh. It’s Friday.:
Julie said, "Holiday weeks always throw me. It was bad enough when it hit me that I hadn’t blogged yet and thought today was Thursday. Then I remembered that it’s actually Friday and I’m late. I have started the switch back to being this..." more
Friday, September 2, 2011 1:39:52 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled I’m Cute? Seriously?:
Julie said, "Sometimes my friends make life so convenient. I didn’t have a blog post done for today and had no clue what to blog about. Then I woke up to a message from the wonderful Angela Addams letting me know she’d given me a blog award. Not just..." more
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:53:23 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled The Next Harry Potter?:
Julie said, "Okay, I get it, the Harry Potter franchise has made a gazillion dollars between the books, the movies, the merchandise, and everything else. But, just like agents tell authors not to refer to their books as “the next Harry Potter“, movie..." more
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 10:39:15 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Taking a Breather:
Julie said, "Okay, things are crazy here, and I’m really trying to catch up (or at least come close). That means today’s post is going to be a light one. Perfectly Human (aka PRT 2) is on the agenda as soon as I finish the adult project I’m..." more
Thursday, August 11, 2011 11:54:56 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Screw You, SyFy:
Julie said, "A while back, when Sci-Fi changed their name to SyFy, there was a lot of uproar including wondering if that (plus the addition of a lot of wrestling added to the line-up) meant the network was planning to discard their science fiction roots and..." more
Thursday, August 4, 2011 12:29:39 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Planning a Series:
Julie said, "So, I got my first review in a big time magazine and had a moment of total happy swooning. Of course, then I had to go dig up the review and actually read it. It’s not a great review and it’s not an awful review. There is one thing..." more
Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:59:32 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Characters You Love to Hate:
Julie said, "Now to be fair, I can’t think of any main characters of mine that are universally hated, but in every novel that’s been in the hands of my betas, someone has inevitably said “I can’t stand ______.” In more than one..." more
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 11:24:39 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled I Want a Time-Turner:
Julie said, "No. I need a Time-Turner. Sadly, all my pleas to JK Rowling have gone unanswered. You see, for those who didn’t know, there are two of me: the YA-writer me and the adult-writer me. It isn’t a secret, but I do try to keep the two separate..." more
Thursday, July 7, 2011 9:50:24 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Ow…:
Julie said, "This morning while making breakfast, I burned my thumb. As in burned it badly with a nice ugly piece of whitened and dead skin now (not a blister…think deeper). Anyway, the pain got me to thinking about things that hurt. Anyone who knows me is..." more
Monday, July 4, 2011 11:22:28 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Stomping Along…:
Julie said, "When the Powers That Be at Decadent asked if I’d do a post for the YA Blog Stomp, I almost said no. I admit, I like sticking to my nice, safe, “blog on Thursdays” plan. Once a week. Consistency. After all, I need more consistency..." more
Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:55:06 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Versatile Blogger…Who? Me?:
Julie said, "I’m away again this week, but I didn’t want to leave without a post. Because of my manic genre-jumping my fellow OWG Rebel, Danielle LaPaglia, gave me this lovely little Versatile Blogger Award, and I figured it was the perfect time to..." more
Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:40:27 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Don’t Ask Don’t Tell:
Julie said, "No, I’m not here to talk about the military and that stupid-ass policy. Rather, I want to discuss an issue that was brought to my attention by a member of my online writing group. She sent me an off-board message asking if I thought being..." more
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:51:50 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Can You Handle the Truth?:
Julie said, "So I sent off a critique today to someone who had never had their work looked at by me before. This terrifies me. I mean, I’ve been in my writing group for four years now, so the people there are used to me for the most part (newbies there..." more
Monday, June 6, 2011 11:59:30 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Summer Vacay Part 1:
Julie said, "I’m on a trip right now with a couple of my girlfriends. YAY for girl time! But I didn’t want to leave the blog empty while I was away, so since I’m getting ready to start re-working PRT 2 when I get back, I thought I’d share..." more
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:29:00 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled When Friends Go Bad:
Julie said, "Friends can be the best thing in the world. They’re the people that build you up when you’re feeling low and support you when the rest of the world seems to want to bring you right back down. They hold your hand when you’re scared..." more
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:57:38 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Do You Have a Killer Studmuffin?:
Julie said, "Last week I was friending some people from high school on facebook. When this one guy friended me, I almost called him by his “secret nickname” when I said thanks on his wall. Um…yeah, probably not the best plan ever. Fortunately,..." more
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:48:15 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Uh oh…Catfight!:
Julie said, "Lately while chatting with some of my girlfriends, the conversations have turned to whether or not we’d be after the same men (if we were in the market). Thankfully, my crit partner and I usually have different tastes, so we’re safe. But..." more
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:28:40 AM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled God of Thunder Seeks Love Interest:
Julie said, "For Mothers’ Day, the family took me to see Thor, which I’ve been excited about since I first saw the trailer. As a fun, superhero flick, it didn’t disappoint. Visually stunning, with some good performance and great special..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 5:37:02 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Deal with It.:
Julie said, "I’m on a Glee kick right [...]"
Friday, April 22, 2011 8:57:49 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Sex in YA:
Julie said, "I’ve probably talked about this before, [...]"
Thursday, October 6, 2011 8:29:09 PM
Julie Particka wrote a blog post titled Harrowing Heroine:
Julie said, "I promised a friend that I would post something for this. In her heart–anger. Her mind paints death red and black. Run. You cannot hide. "