A blog about my writing, books, others' articles
1) Brief bio Julie Achterhoff has enjoyed writing since early childhood. She impressed her teachers with her stories written in many genres. One teacher in the eighth grade told her that after reading one of her scary stories she couldn’t sleep all night! Julie didn’t start writing seriously until after raising her five children on [...]
That night, as they slept, Paul twisted and turned in the sheets. He saw a young boy; another student of his: Damien. They were feasting on rat’s blood together. Paul loathed rats. They didn’t even have that much blood in their veins. Besides, they gave him the creeps. Yet the two of them were bloodthirsty. [...]
Hello my friends how are you doing on this beautiful day? Wow when someone asks you this question how do you react? These are simple questions that can either make you feel good or ruined your day depending on the answer I suppose. Well you see the goal here is to get your body and [...]
But Can You Let Him Go? In this collection, Cindy Lynn Speer, author of The Chocolatier’s Wife and editor of StereoOpticon, a collection of re-told fairy tales, gives us several new stories and an interesting look at the classic ‘Cinderella’ as well. Cindy’s stories examine the roles of women, our expectations, and the aftermath of [...]
Worlds within worlds await through the Maya Bloodgate…. Dr. Jaid Merritt doesn’t do digs. The last time she ventured into the jungle, someone died. Now she’s content to decipher Maya glyphs from pictures sent to her by her famous archaeologist father. But when he goes missing while trying to perform a ritual based on her [...]
Deadly Lucidity by Julie Achterhoff Caught in a tangled web of dreams and nightmares, Marie Reilly is being hunted by a psychopath in the dream world she can’t escape. Her single ally, a Ranger named Murphy, may be her only hope. He must help her reach the Great Fortress, where they’ve been told there is [...]
DON’T WORRY, I’M YOURS by Jason Mraz vs. Bobby McFerrin vs. Israel K… – relax playlist – stereomood – music for moods and activities.
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This is Golden Slumbers from The Beatles’ Abbey Road album. Enjoy! Golden Slumbers, posted with vodpod
This is an extremely important article for authors and publishers alike. How Amazon Kills Books and Makes Us Stupid | | AlterNet.
This is so special… Angels, posted with vodpod
Hello everyone, how are we doing today on this fine day? Well, some will read it on Monday night but most on Tuesday morning. Last night I went for my daily two-mile run and as I was running I saw the newspaper front page through the stand glass and it read “Is Your Restaurant an [...]
Why must authors have patience? Because it takes time to go from exposure to sales. Exposure is necessary in order to alert potential customers to your book-let them know that it exists. People have to know about your book before they will purchase it. News flash: Just having it sitting on a shelf in a [...]
As the child of parents who survived the Holocaust, the notion of loss was integral to our family dynamic. I grew up without ever seeing a photograph of my maternal grandparents or of my mother’s oldest brother. After they survived the Transnistria Death March, they were taken to Obadovka, a ghetto in the Ukraine. Two-thirds [...]
Watch this beautiful story unfold with the help of sand! An Amazing sand painting video, posted with vodpod
Hello my friends. it has been a couple of days, but here I am again. I had a wonderful day today! Why do you think I had such a great day? Well where can I start? Today I worked, and helped a few people find what they were looking for. Then I came home and [...]
Here is a recent interview I did with up and coming author, Paul Hayden. He is gifted with amazing talent, whether in the form of poetry or prose. He has just begun this journey we authors face, trying to get a book published. He is currently working on a book of poetry. I hope you [...]
He stared right through her. Then he saw the blood dripping down her leg. For the first time since she’d gotten to know him, she felt fear. Willa looked down at the glass on the floor. There was a good sized piece she could use to defend herself if she could get it in time. [...]
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Julie Achterhoff
July 30, 2010
Julie Achterhoff
