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Julius Thompson meets N. Y. Times best selling author N.M. Kelby at Decatur Book Festival

Julius Thompson Meets Best Selling Author N. M. Kelby at the 2009 AJC-Decatur Book Festival!

   After attending New York Times Best Selling Author N. M. Kelby lecture on Putting Flesh On the Bones: How to Write Great Characters, Julius Thompson had the opportunity to chat a few minutes with one of America's best authors. Ms. Kelby shared practical tips on how to create the memorable characters that editors love and readers can't get enough of during her two-hour seminar. Ms. Kelby is the author of A Tour Guide for Restless Hearts, Whale Season and The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, The Art & The Business of Fiction. 


Georgia Author Of The Year Nomination!


      The second novel in the Julius Thompson Trilogy, Philly Style and Philly Profile, was published by Seaburn Publishing in July 2007.

        Julius Thompson has been nominated for the Georgia Author Of The Year Award, sponsored by the Georgia Writer's Association, for his novel Philly Style and Philly Profile. The Author of the year awards banquet will be held in June 2008 at Kennesaw State University.
      In Philly Style and Philly Profile, the reader follows Andy Michael Pilgrim from Brooklyn, New York to Philadelphia where he works as a sportswriter in the seventies watching the influence of drugs and gangs destroy young people's lives.

Pleae click on the link and visit the 44th Annual Georgia Of The Year Nomination Page!

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

 Undercover Marketing!
During the next few months my goal is to aggressively market The Julius Thompson Trilogy: A Brownstone In Brooklyn, Philly Style and Philly Profile and The Ghost of Atlanta. It's a demanding process when your marketing budget is $0.00. That means the word free is the key component to selling books. The strategy I've used comes from John Kremer's book: 1001 Ways to Market your books. From Kremer's book I use a marketing strategy called: The Rule of Five. That means I will do five things everyday to market my three books. I do not have a literary agent, a publicist or a marketing budget except what I can  squeeze from my paycheck. I've used all kinds of strategies to break through the noise of other authors promoting their books, the indifference that is met by an up and coming author and the fight to break onto the shelve space of the local brick and mortar bookstores. Undercover Marketing, to me, is a stratetgy to use at any book event to market my books, and is something that keeps my hopes for succcess in the publishing world alive. Yesterday, I pounded the pavement of Decatur, Georgia giving out brochures, bookmarks, business cards and flyers at a local author event at the Decatur Public Library. It seems like I was able to make a little headway and maybe take a few more steps toward becoming a brand-name author. If you have any comments or marketing strategy ideas, please email me: jtbookevents@yahoo.com
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    Most Recent Events

    Auburn Avenue Research Library Book Fair.


    Julius Thompson recently completed teaching a Creative Writing/Publishing Class at Evening At Emory on May 15, 2008.
 
   Julius Thompson completed a radio interview, WMLB Am-1690, which is "The Voice of the Arts" in Atlanta in May 2008.


    Julius Thompson read excerpts from his novels on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, 1:15 PM, at the Java Monkey Coffee House in Decatur, Georgia.


    Julius Thompson had a successful debut of his novel, Philly Style and Philly Profile, at a book signing at Robins Book Store on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007, 6:00 pm, at 108 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107.

   

Julius Thompson spoke at the Bedford-Stuyvesant Creative Arts Fair at the Macon Library on Sept 15., 2007,  1:15 pm. He signed copies of his novels at the event from 11:00am to 5:00 pm, in Brooklyn, New York.

Julius Thompson moderated two author panels at the AJC Decatur Book Festival this past labor Day weekend, Aug. 28 to Aug. 30, 2008 in Decatur, Georgia.

Julius Thompson was one of the featured speakers at the "Second Annual Gwinnett County Book Festival" in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The event was held, Saturday Oct. 18, 2008 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.


    Julius Thompson will be teaching Creative Writing/Publishing I, Creative Writing/Publishing II and Creative Writing/Publishing III at the Evening at Emory Writer's Studio starting January 2, 2009 to December  31, 2009.

   Julius Thompson will be a featured speaker Saturday, September 5, 2009, at  1:15 PM at Eddie's Attic at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival in Decatur, Georgia. Please click on the link visit the AJC Decatur Book Festival Website: http://www.decaturbookfestival.com/2009/authors/author-detail.php?PresenterID=113

Closest Upcoming Events 

Julius Thompson will be on a panel of authors at the prestigious Virginia Festival of the Book, March 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM at the Northside Library in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mr. Thompson has recently been extended and invitation to paticipate on a second authors panel, Saturday, March 20, 2010, 10:00 AM at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Please click on the link to visit the 16th annual Virginia Festival of the Book Website: http://www.vabook.org/site10/participants/details.php?partID=291

Julius Thompson will discuss and autograph his novel, Philly Style and Philly Profile, on Friday, March 19, 2010, 3:30 PM in Philadelphia at the Roxborough Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The Roxborough Branch's address is 6245 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19128.

Julius Thompson will be teaching four new classes as part of Evening at Emory's Creative Writing Certificate Program. Mr. Thompson will be teaching Creative Writing Workshop I, Creative Writing Workshop II, Creative Writing Workship III and a Publishing Workshop from January thru December, 2010. Please click on the following link for more information: http://cll.emory.edu/instructor.cfm?ins=2044590950

 

Julius Thompson January 2010 Radio Interview!

Julius Thompson will be interviewed on Denise Turney's radio show, "Off The Shelf", on Saturday January 16, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. Ms. Turney will interview Mr. Thompson about his second novel, Philly Style and Philly Profile. You can listen to the interview on your phone  when you dial (347) 994-3490 or on the internet when you click on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search/denise-turney/  at 11:00 A.M. Please join me for this informative interview session!

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