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Ophelia Julien

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Born

Elmhurst, IL, The United States

Website

http://www.opheliajulien.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Paranormal

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Elizabeth Enright, K.M. Peyton, Richard Peck, Stephen King, David Morr ...more

Member Since

March 2009

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I grew up in a haunted house on the north side of Chicago. I didn't realize how disturbed it was until I was old enough to do sleepovers at friends' houses and realized their homes felt nothing like mine! Ghosts have influenced everything I've ever written, even as a kid. My first attempt at a full length novel was like Nancy Drew Hits a Haunted Cemetery. I have tried writing without ghosts, but they always find their way into my work, so now I just let them.

I have tried many careers in my lifetime: secretary, sign language interpreter, special ed aide, medical transcriptionist, medical assistant, but through all of it, I never stopped writing. So now I am ready to say "I write" when people ask me what I do. It's the only thing that I have ...more

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If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there?

Ophelia Julien I would go to any world that would let me fly, whether it be Hogwarts on a broom or the Marvel Universe with the superpower of flight. Live-flying has…moreI would go to any world that would let me fly, whether it be Hogwarts on a broom or the Marvel Universe with the superpower of flight. Live-flying has been a dream for as long as I can remember.

(OR I could go to Middle Earth and take sword-fighting lessons from Aragorn...)(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Ophelia Julien Writer's block is a killer, no doubt about it. I don't deal with it very well. Sometimes I'll listen to music that usually gives me a jump-start. Some…moreWriter's block is a killer, no doubt about it. I don't deal with it very well. Sometimes I'll listen to music that usually gives me a jump-start. Sometimes I'll work on something completely unrelated to whatever has me stymied. And sometimes I'll just call it a day and go read one of my favorite writers. But sometimes the block is telling you to hold on before you write anything down - just hold on until you have it straight in your mind. And sometimes that's enough for the block to resolve itself.(less)

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Average rating: 4.27 · 1,493 ratings · 115 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	Haunted (A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book) 4.02 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Dead Voices - A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book: #2 4.15 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	A Scattering of Bones: A Mary O'Reilly World Paranormal Mystery 4.40 avg rating — 177 ratings — 3 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
	Drawing Vengeance - A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book: #3 4.31 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	These Living Eyes - A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book: #4 4.51 avg rating — 78 ratings — 3 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
	Touching Shadow, Stealing Light: #5 4.46 avg rating — 67 ratings — 3 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
	She Weeps: #6 4.59 avg rating — 54 ratings — 3 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
	Dream Him Dead: #7 4.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 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
	Hunting Spirits 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2009 — 3 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
	A Trace of Ghost 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — 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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“He ignored the light switch in the hall. It was dark but sometimes dark just suited him better anyway.”
― Ophelia Julien, Haunted

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“gigantic shift and he had no way to find out what had happened.”
― Ophelia Julien, Dead Voices - A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book: #2

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“Michael thought briefly of Jack Torrance and the Overlook Hotel, but he pushed the thought away.”
― Ophelia Julien, These Living Eyes - A Bridgeton Park Cemetery Book: #4

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