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Bio
MY FAVORITES
Books: Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter 1-7, Silver Phoenix, Sense & Sensibility
Writers: Jane Austen, JK Rowling, Sarah Prineas, Agatha Christie, PD James, Cindy Pon, Lisa Schroeder and too many more to list!
Quote: Thoughts become things, think the good ones. (Mike Dooley)
Food: Pasta, kale, tomatoes right from the garden, blackberries hot off the vine and sweet potatoes. (this list will change!)
Travel Destinations:England (got to see Jane Austen’s haunts), Sicily (ancestral home), China
Other favorites:vegetarian food, Chicago, riding my bike, elephants, cats, dogs, my macbook
Here’s where I write things about me…
I grew up in the small town of Seymour, Indiana. Although I’ve lived as far east (and south) as St. Augustine, Florida, and as far west as Longmont, Colorado, I now live about fifty miles from my hometown.
I’ve been writing nearly all of my life. When I was young, I lived with my grandmother and my older sister, but my mother lived in Chicago. I spent a lot of time writing her long, newsy letters about what was happening in my life. She would sometimes correct my spelling by return mail! (I learned to love being edited! lol!)
I also loved to write poetry and draw. I would design greeting cards and send them to my friends and relatives.
When I was sixteen, I moved to Chicago to live with my mother. I fell in love with Chicago, and have never fallen out of it! There is nothing quite like the thrumming heartbeat of a big city!
I have two lovely daughters, who are grown. They both live within five miles of me, and I like that a lot! When they were little, I used to make up stories for them. That was when I first starting thinking about writing for children. But, it wasn’t until they were out of the house that I began to take my writing seriously.
I love writing young adult novels. XVI is dystopian fiction, but I am also working on some fantasy and some contemporary themes. Too many ideas, too little time!
Thanks for stopping by my website. I will be updating it often, so check back soon — you never know what might show up here!
5 Responses to Bio
Julia,
I just finished reading Truth (I would have read it sooner as I loved XVI but I hadn’t realized it was out yet!) I thought it was fantastic. I have been reading a lot of dystopian books lately and I really enjoy yours. I cannot wait for the next in the series to come out. Are you intending for this to be a trilogy or will there be more to come?
I’m so glad you liked both of them! I have more planned – at least one more & some surprises before it is done. Keep an eye out here on my website!
Dear Julia Karr,
I have just finished reading XVI and it drove me to the edge. i enjoyed it and i loved how it mixed with the reality we live in now with your story. And seeing on how girl’s think turning 16 is important an day to us and its true but as well it can be dangerous turning 16 as well. i learned many lessons from this book and i can’t wait to read truth next. in books that i have read i always looked into the perspective of the character’s and tried to understand how they felt. and your book showed a deeper meaning to dystopian but as well the reality we live. also will there be another book?
I’m so glad you liked XVI, and that you found it to have things to think about! I hope you like Truth as much. And, I am working on a 3rd book!
thank you very much and i can’t wait to read the next book as well.