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in Rochester, N.Y., The United States

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Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

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J.R.R Tolkien, Daphne Du Maurier, Thomas B. Costain.

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Julie runs a gallery in Castleton, Vermont with her husband Tom. .www.merwingallery.com
Writing has been her main focus throughout her life. With a degree from RIT in the arts, very frequently her novels are interspersed with her own illustrations!
She is also a supporter and volunteer of the Rutland County Humane Society where she worked in Animal Care for 9 years.
A portion of the profits from her books are continually donated to this organization.
She is a member of the Speculative Literature Society and the Independent Publishers of New England. She recently won an 'Indie' award for 'The Legend of Now: Wingless' together with the author.
She is currently working on a YA fantasy with Vermont as its setting. ...more

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	The Swan and Arrow (#1 Tales of Earden, fully illustrated) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fledgling (#2 Tales of Earden, fully illustrated) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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J. Carter Merwin's Blog: The Tales of Earden

Illustrating What's in Your Head!

Over the course of the last year and a half, (and I guess Covid made it possible) i have drawn over 120 pen and ink illustrations to go with the text of all five books. It's something I've always wanted to do. When you write and create art you move back and forth in both worlds and I've always had images in my mind exactly like a movie playing in my head. A lot of authors have this and I'm please Read more of this blog post »

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Mrs. Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf

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