Category: Inspiration

  • My Fiction Writing Journey

    During the first two years of writing fiction, and attempting to produce a full novel, the process was slow, for me. There were tears. There was a lot of sweat. And…maybe a little blood? I declared the start of my fiction writing journey to be officially happening in the fall of 2017. There had been…

  • Pushing Yourself into New Realms

    Hello my little demons! How is your Halloween month? Now that you’re here, with Demon Julie, it just got better! Why? Because I have a Halloween treat for you. Yes. A dark, delicious delight. When I set up Killers And Demons, I was writing dark crime, thus ‘Killers’. My vision was to branch into horror,…

  • Killer Writing Tip #2: Effectively Digesting Feedback

    When I decided to write my first novel, I didn’t know how to do it. I didn’t know if I could do it. It was a massive, incomprehensible project looming over me. I wanted to know, needed to know, if I could do it. Before anything else, I find the most useful thing to do…

  • Purple Zen Waves from Demon Julie

    I might be Demon Julie offering you up creepy readings that make you scared of the dark, but I’m also a happy little demon bringing rainbows and sunshine to your doorstep. I can’t help it. I love scary things. I love a chill crawling up my back as I crave the next word, sentence, page…

  • A Dose of Happy

    Hello readers, little demons, and friends. How are you doing? No, really. How ARE you doing? I would love to know. Your comments are welcome. This is a simple – hi, how are you? – post. We are all bombarded by scary, negative information right now. We are all unsure of what will happen next.…

  • Keeping Your Energy Positive

    I know, I know, my little demons. This is a crazy time. The news is overwhelming. It’s a constant stream, a bombardment of bad things, and a builder of stress. As you peruse the headlines, a ball of bad energy builds up inside of you. It’s too much. Your entire life, routine, familiar flow has…