Julia Mae Birke

When I was 11 I wrote a story about school children in a rural 1800's America via diary entries. It was terrible. I'm still writing. #amwriting #YA
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[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

How much of the candy one buys for trick or treaters is acceptable to eat before Halloween? Asking for me, sneaking another chocolate bar.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

I have a bad habit of not immediately deleting emails when they come in and are useless. Spent so much time cleaning out the inbox, got rid of a little over 3k messages 😱 #digitalcleanup #notevenfinished

[derecka @dereckapurnell]

If this was about babies, there would be universal healthcare. Free education. Free daycare. Southern states would be doing all they can to drop the Black maternal mortality rate. This is about power and control

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@deandramiller_ Or give money and supplies to schools and teachers (especially in low income areas) so kids can break the cycle. Nah, let's wrack up lunch debt and ban books instead, that will help.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@theresalkrupp The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan. Really enjoying it so far!

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

I've been irritated about how being a women is debated and reduced to chromosomes and a working uterus. We are so much more than that. Wrote a poem about it. Anyone want to look it over/beta it? #amwriting #amediting #women

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@curious_doodler I too, underwrite, and then add a lot more when I'm editing and finding gaps in the story.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@catclouise Oooh that's always interesting if it happens. I'm like, maybe it was good after all because I have a whole new scene or side plot to add in. Do you have time to go back to it?

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@deandramiller_ Lol yes! Plus, my prescription changes every year, so I always need new ones. Not even counting if I want prescription sunglasses!

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@deandramiller_ Taskmaster. It's British, they make comedians do stupid things and then rank their performance, so it can make you laugh. They have some full seasons on YouTube.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@BLAllenBooks Sleep or a cookie haha

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

Ever have words ever lose all meaning? Yesterday's #Wordle was olive. Me, typing in o-l-i-v-e, hmmm O- Live isn't a word. 🤦‍♀️

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

I'm so sleepy. That's all.😴😴😴

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@deandramiller_ Contemporary recs: Indivisible by Daniel Aleman, Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley, and A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@TerryntjSmith Honestly, I'm not great at having an internet presence/social media in general, so I don't have a website. I don't even know what I'd put on it!

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

60's and sunshine! ☀️#hellospring

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@catclouise Sewer grates! I blame the movie Now and Then. It hasn't shown up in my writing yet!

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@pagesandshades I'd love to see more mistakes. Especially since they're teenagers! They shouldn't be perfectly amazing at every single thing. No one is. Adding kindness is always a plus too.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

Question #WritingCommunity do you enjoy names? Obviously, we have to name our characters, but I also enjoy the history/trends/meanings of names and it's fun to play a guessing game when people announce pregnancies. I just enjoy names.

[Julia Mae Birke @Juliawrites101]

@anamaewright It is! Good luck with your querying!