Julia London

Julia London

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WILL WRITE FOR FOOD. Julia London tried that approach when her parents told her to get a job many moons ago, but surprisingly, no one was interested in her total rip-off of Alias Smith and Jones with one minor change--Alias Smith, Jones, and Julia, the-Girl-They-Fought-Over. Unfortunately, Julia had to get a real job, which led her to discover that working for a living really is as awful as it sounds. So she decided to try her hand at writing again, and lo and behold, when she took Julia out of the starring roll, the writing clicked. Her first book was published in 1998. Soon thereafter, she left behind a cush government job where she spent your hard-earned tax dollars and began to write for a living, which truly is the greatest gig on the planet...except for maybe being the next American Idol, which looks pretty cool, too.

Julia is the middle Whine Sister with a raging case of middle-child syndrome. Her attempts to get noticed usually go unnoticed, so she has to keep reminding everyone that she is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical and contemporary romance. This usually elicits a big yawn from the Sisters, but Julia doesn't care because she likes saying it. She is fourth generation Texan and lives with her husband and a brand new squeaky clean labrador puppy named Moose in Austin.

Astrological sign: Pisces: lives in fantasy world, overly sensitive, ultra popular.

Favorite Leading Man: Colin Firth, especially in period films. Big Yum.

Favorite Comfort Food: Brownies: nuts, no nuts, brown, blonde, whatever. Bigger Yum

 

Recent posts by Julia London:

Break Time at the OK Corral

by Julia London
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Sometimes, if you are a dog, you chase a million balls and fetch them, and then at some point you realize you have to lie down and say whew! I’m beat. I am not a dog, but that sort of happened to me recently. Kathleen O’Reilly said she was wandering off to do a few [...]

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Age Appropriate Dressing

by Julia London

I wish some authority  would tell me what is appropriate dressing for my age.   I am still attracted the styles I was attracted to in my 20′s, but now more of my body looks better with some sort of coverage on them.  It seems as if no one markets to middle-aged women who still [...]

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While You are Reading This

by Julia London

I will be hiking.  Or sitting on the deck in lovely 70-degree weather working on my book.  Or popping into town for some coffee.  I am what I like to call a “working vacation.”  Which means I picked up my computer and moved out of the heat to work some place it feels like a [...]

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August. Unh. What is it Good For?

by Julia London

Absolutely nothing.  (Ha).  My apologies if you have a birthday or significant anniversary this month, but who can stand August?  It’s hot and miserable and everyone complains.  There is nothing good on TV, the pool is no longer refreshing and we start getting notices in the mail about what stage of watering restriction we have [...]

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Travel Must-Haves

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You guys know I am in Anaheim for the annual RWA conference this week.  It’s an extra long trip this year, from Saturday to the following Sunday.  I had to pack a lot of clothes.  A LOT.  Since I wear shorts and yoga pants every single day at my job (which is in my house), [...]

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It’s the Simple Things

by Julia London
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You guys know I have been renovating my house, giving it a good purging and imprinting my likes on everything.  First the kitchen wall, then the living room, and now I have moved on to the master bedroom and bath.  They are getting a new coat of a paint, and in the bathroom I am [...]

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Can’t Wait for Olympics

by Julia London

I can’t wait for the Olympics.  I’ve been glued to the Olympic trials and I am already getting far too involved.  I have so many favorites: track and field, swimming, gymnastics.  But I also love the really obscure sports, like kayaking and race-walking.  Who doesn’t love a good walking race? What are you favorite Olympic [...]

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Sister Wives and More Fringe TV

by Julia London

Have you seen this show?  I have a wierd love-hate relationship with it.  I catch it from time to time when I am surfing the channels, and I always stop.  I can’t wrap my head around it.  I am not talking about their religion – to each his own and all that.  But I don’t [...]

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The Blank Slate. Some Might Call it a Void

by Julia London
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I am sitting here trying to think of something fun and engaging to blog about. Should I talk about how crazy the Real Housewives of Any City are? Nah. Should I discuss how HGTV and one small renovation can make a person a little crazy and cash poor? You guys probably could guess that. It [...]

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Wear Blue to Remember the Fallen

by Julia London
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Kim Myer, a reader who follows me on Facebook, asked me if I would wear blue on Memorial Day and pledge to run a few miles to remember the soldiers we have lost in the wars.   There are runs and walks around the nation on Memorial Day, or you can do it on your own. [...]

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Three Day Weekend!

by Julia London
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Memorial Day is upon us, the start of summer, the end of school, the Day of the Watermelon. It is also a time to remember everyone who has served our country. My grandfather was from Muleshoe, Texas. He was a farmer by birth, but he drove freight wagons to Amarillo, which made him a mule [...]

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Thursday Already?

by Julia London
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I’m late this morning and here is why.  I have been consumed with taking out a half wall the last two weeks, a project that grows a little every day.  Moose…you can see him there, peeking around the counter’s end, is afraid of plastic and does not like a lot of strange men in the [...]

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One Giant Snowball

by Julia London

I know you guys have heard me complain about the half wall between my kitchen and living area that I despise.  It doesn’t serve any purpose but to block the sight of people in the living room, and to block the sight of people in the kitchen.  Tell me how ridiculous this is: So I [...]

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My New Burger Bar–You are All Invited

by Julia London
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Look how crazy I am.  I just opened my own personal burger bar!  In all seriousness, it is a new Facebook page and it is dedicated to women who have gathered around out of a love for books…but who also want to be healthy and eat right.  Being healthy and eating right when you sit [...]

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Weddings

by Julia London
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I attended a family wedding this weekend–my cousin tied the knot.  I thought it was a lovely wedding and it reminded me how re-affirming weddings can be about the power of love.  No matter how high the divorce rate or how much our world has changed, people still find each other and want to commit [...]

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Let’s Chat

by Julia London
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It’s Friday, I can’t think of anything to blog about.  No thoughtful topics, no celebrity crushes, no products I’d like to endorse.  I have two thoughts in mind today:  WHY must Moose lick himself so much?  The other thought is about all the things I need to do the book I am writing, and the [...]

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Guest Blogger: The Incomparable Marsha Canham

by Julia London

Sherri and I have known Marsha since we were first published–babies, really–and she told us the (then frightening) story of how she outlined a book.  When her editor asked her for one (and in all fairness, they ask us all…we ALL have to do them), Marsha informed her she didn’t outline books.  When they insisted, [...]

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A Few Things You Don’t Know About Us

by Julia London
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The Whine Sisters are an open book, right?  We wear our feelings on our sleeve, we tell you everything we know, and yet, there are some things you don’t know about me and Dee.  For example, we are the same age.  We both call our fathers Daddy.  We are both from the south.  We both [...]

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Secret Admirers

by Julia London
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In college, I hung out with a big circle of friends.  I had a crush on one of the guys, but I never told him. Maybe because he had a girlfriend, or maybe because I was afraid I would ruin the friendship.  There was another guy in our group who finally confessed one night at [...]

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That’s a Lot of Doughnuts

by Julia London
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This article caught my eye because someone near and dear to me is in this school district. Below is an excerpt, but you can read the full article here): At Elgin Middle School , there is what’s called the “MS Miscellaneous Account.” It gets its money from a variety of sources, including concession-stand revenue, campus [...]

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And the Winner Is…

by Julia London
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Terry!  Congratulations, Terry, you won an autographed copy of The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount! Thank you all for playing along yesterday.  And remember, if you’re in Texas, and you’d like some tea and some gourmet mini cupcakes, the place to get those will be at The Bookstop in Round Rock on Sunday, 4pm.  I [...]

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