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Julia Blake

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I was born and raised in the beautiful historic market town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, where I live still with my kid, one crazy cat and a succession of even crazier lodgers. I'm a multi-genre author which basically means I write whatever story floats into my head and worry about what genre it fits into afterwards. So far, I have written in contemporary fiction, romantic suspense, YA fantasy, folklore fantasy, sci-fi, short stories, poetry, and even a fabulous steampunk retelling of the Snow White story.

I have been writing stories and poems since I could first pick up a pen, and I promise there are many more books in the pipeline. I write the kind of books that I like to read myself. Books I can escape into and that make me laugh, cry a
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Julia Blake As time to write is such a precious commodity for me, what with working full time and raising a daughter, when I do sit down to write it's like a tap …moreAs time to write is such a precious commodity for me, what with working full time and raising a daughter, when I do sit down to write it's like a tap has been turned on and all the thoughts and conversations that have been banging around in my head for days, screaming for release, come flooding out. Writers block is, thankfully, something I've never had to deal with.(less)
Julia Blake Without a doubt Beatrice and Benedict from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. I love the merry war they wage at the beginning, the way they think t…moreWithout a doubt Beatrice and Benedict from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. I love the merry war they wage at the beginning, the way they think they've been tricked into admitting their love for each other when really it was obvious right from the start how crazy they were for one another. (less)
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On Publishing & Promoting

It really has been the longest time since I last blogged. My life suddenly became so busy, I was barely able to make it through the days, let alone find the time to sit down and blog about them. So, again, I am sorry, if you are reading this, sorry that it has taken so long for me to catch you up on all that has happened.

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The Magic Keepers by E.L.  Williams
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A nicely enthralling read of magic libraries, librarians, and feisty magical books. When the library she is working in is attacked, librarian Lydia and her assistant, Rose, follow protocol, gather up the most valuable of the books and flee through a ...more
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What a delightful, charming and whimsical book. Soothing balm for the senses, the author has created a little pocket of wholesomeness in a dark and scary world. Joe Nathan is different from everyone else. He sees the world in a simpler way and strugg ...more
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Book two in the Folding Space series, and Saree is enjoying travelling with the Lightwave. Beginning to consider the crew as almost family, when the planet they are visiting is invaded by marauders, Saree offers to help evacuate the residents to the ...more
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The Wolf and the Wildcat by Barbara Lennox
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A lushly evocative prequel to the equally superb Trystan trilogy. Set in Iron Age Scotland, this is still a sharply relatable read. The characters may not inhabit our modern world, but they are still very much people. Their thoughts, wants, needs, an ...more
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An Unfortunate Accident by Nannette Kreitzman
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Another fabulous short story by an author who is now an instabuy for me. When an author publishes an instant best seller based on the true tragedy he suffered through, his adoring fans don’t realise that there is more to the tale than he has shared i ...more
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Degenerate, Regenerate by Laura Lyndhurst
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Book two in the author’s Criminal Conversations series, by about a third of the way through, I began to experience déjà vu, then realised the book was the same story as book one but cleverly retold from an entirely different point of view and perspec ...more
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Frugal Living by Lucy Sturdy
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A short self-help book about the art of frugal living. Whilst it contains much that is merely a question of common sense and mindfulness regarding food planning, shopping, and budgeting, for someone who genuinely is clueless about how to live within ...more
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Feeling Festive on Oak Tree Lane by R.A. Hutchins
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A charming, cosy read set in the heartwarming fictional British village of Oak Tree Lane. For readers who enjoy friends-to-lovers, wholesome heroes and ditsy sweet heroines, this is the book for you.

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A Castlebury Christmas by Saffron Amatti
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A brief Christmas story set in the 1920s, which is plump with British tradition and historical charm. I understand this is a companion novella to a cosy mystery series, and I feel I missed out by not having read any other books in the series. Rather ...more
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“I have always felt that a good story is a good story, and that it transcends setting and genre”
Julia Blake

“Expertly smudging on eyeliner and a bright slash of scarlet lipstick, Isabella studied her reflection and decided she would do.”
Julia Blake, Kiss & Tell

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
Toni Morrison

“I have always felt that a good story is a good story, and that it transcends setting and genre”
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A.L. Kent So nice to meet you, Julia, here & on Instagram. I look forward to reading your work. Best to you, Lynn


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