To all my subscribers:

This is a personal welcome to my newsletter, and also a sincere apology for not keeping up with it as I have needed to. However, that will change from now on.

I have been working feverishly on the second book of The Crystal Locket series, and it is finally done! Last year, we had a publisher (my father and I) and because of unforseen circumstances, the contract was breached and our book never got published, so we decided to self-publish and promote it. I know it is difficult, but I am truly tired of querying agents, editors, publishers, only to hear, "Sorry, but it doesn't fit with our needs at this time...good luck."

Well, I decided to publish it with my own publishing name, J & L Publishing for Julia Lawrence (my pen name, which is also the first names of me and my father)

The service is with Lulu, but my very talented daughter designed the cover!!

We are going to list it with Amazon, Barnes, and even do a book trailer on Youtube. If people buy it and word of mouth gets it around, great!

I will also be adding some new stories and poems in the near future to drive more traffic here. I really appreciate all of your reviews, they keep a girl going!

When the second book, Secrets of the Hidden Pyramids is published (which will be soon) I will add that one to the list as well.

Please, check out the synopsis and excerpts on Lulu (the link on my book ad) and read it, or give it to your children or grandchildren, as this is a YA book that is filled with rich history, mystery, fantasy and the like.

Again, thanks for subscribing and stay tuned for more to come.

Take Care,
Julia