Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a wife, mom, grandmother, friend, former business owner, jack of many
trades and now a writer. I live in Southern Minnesota with my husband Mark, and our
two shysters Boris and Natasha. I am a dreamer and my mind is always whirling with
ideas. I wrote a column for the Albert Lea tribune for about 12 years titled, Something
About Nothing. I wrote about the something in life that we never talk about hidden
under the nothings. My first book was published in 2012 by Cozy Cat Press. I have four
series, one being a children’s series, two being Cozy Mysteries and the other falls into
the in-between, between cozy and I’m not sure. I have written eleven books total. Of all my careers, my most important
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Small Town Can Be #Murder. Small communities are unique. They have quirks and are close knit. I was inspired to write a mystery from my hometown experiences except for the murder. Of course I had to add one or it wouldn’t be a murder mystery.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I start writing and see what happens. My characters take over and surprise me. And my furryvshysters always help me write.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I like all different genres. They each give me a different writing perspective and challenge me to be more creative.
What are you working on now?
I am writing a book on my blog at julieseedorf.com called The Accudentsl Tryst and working in an entirely different genre than cozy. It’s called the Joy Killer and it’s about a 60 year old woman that sneaks out of her home on the middle of the night on a journey to recapture who she once was. She doesn’t know anymore after living a life everyone else thought she should live.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Julieseedorf.com and Facebook. I haven’t found a best place yet.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Read new authors. There are some wonderful writers out there who haven’t been discovered and they aren’t always the New York Times best sellers.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Get up in the morning and take a step even if you feel you can’t. One step is progress.
What are you reading now?
I am in between an Allen Eskens book and one of the new books by cozy authors in my book shelf.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I would like to do online interviews of authors and artists. I also plan to put together a book of my columns and a poetry book.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
The Bible, a Max Lucado book, a cozy mystery by one of my author friends and a FBI thriller by Catherine Coulter.
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