Julie Seedorf
Minnesota, USA
Good morning, Julie, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the Place for Art and Authors. Can you tell us a little about what you've written?
I write Cozy Mysteries
with quirky characters in a unusual community. They are somewhat a satire on
old age and the rules and regulations we live with in real life. They are meant
to make people laugh, take them away from reality and are a little fluffy. I
also write children’s books with a twist on bringing together the generations
of oldsters and youngsters. Who were we before our wrinkles took over our face.
I also write a weekly column for area newspapers called Something About
Nothing. Under all the nothings we talk about every day there is something
underneath longing to come out.
My Fuchsia Minnesota
Mysteries published by Cozy Cat Press and kindle versions are on sale for $.99 each from July 22 to the 29 at
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K7Q4A20/ref=series_rw_dp_sw
There are five books in this series. The titles are:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01K7Q4A20/ref=series_rw_dp_sw
There are five books in this series. The titles are:
Granny Hooks A Crook
Granny Skewers A Scoundrel
Granny Snows A Sneak
Granny Forks A Fugitive
Granny Pins A Pilferer
Brilliant Minnesota
Cozy Mystery Series:
The Penderghast Puzzle
Protectors
Soon to be released,
The Discombobulated Decipherers
The Granny Is In
Trouble Series for children and the young at heart adults:
Whatchamacallit?
Thingamajig?
Snicklefritz
Just Released Kids
picture book and young-at-heart adults:
Two Little Girls
Favorite food.
Donuts
Tea or coffee?
Coffee
Pizza or ice cream?
Pizza
Wine or beer?
Wine
Where would you like to
visit?
Hawaii
Favorite musical
artist.
Queen, I like individual artists but don’t have a favorite.
Do you listen to music when you write?
It
depends on the day.
What?
It depends on my mood. Piano and soft
music or 50’s and 60’s music.
What makes you laugh?
My grandchildren they teach me to keep playing.
Favorite work of art or
sculpture.
Anything my grandchildren create.
How old were you when
you started writing?
A teenager but didn’t try and get published until 62.
Describe your perfect
evening.
I love to have glass of wine, good friends and conversation.
Where do you get your
inspiration?
I have a wacky thought process so I get my inspiration from almost
anything. I don’t the world as other people do so I can turn the ordinary into
something weird.
What do you do when you
get a writer's block?
I bring out the watercolor paints or read or find another
creative activity.
Who is your favorite
author? Catherine Coulter.
Best book you ever
read.
I think the first book that made a difference in the way I see the world
was Freedom Summer that came out in the late 60’s. It was about white college
students going to Mississipi during the race riots. I am not sure who wrote it.
There are various books out there by that title. I still have the paperback
somewhere in my memory boxes.
Last book you read.
I
am reading Point Blank by Catherine Coulter.
What would you do for a
living if you weren’t a writer?
I would become a watercolor artist but in my
former life I was a computer technician and a business owner of a computer
business.
Who is the one person
who has influenced your personal life the most and why?
My Pastor's daughter. I
marvel at her faith and she makes me believe I can do anything.
If you could sit down
and have a conversation with ONE person, living or dead, real or fictional, who
would it be and why?
It would be my dad and his mother my Grandma
Edith. My grandma died when I was 6 and it was an uncanny twerk of fate that my
covers and the granny on my covers look exactly like her down to the nose,
glasses, hair style and clothes. I had nothing to do with choosing the graphic
so it was her watching over me. I call it a God thing. And my dad died when I
was twenty so I didn’t know him as an adult. I would love to know what he
thought and felt about life.
What advice would you
give someone who aspired to be a writer? Keep writing and don’t give up your
dream. Be able to take constructive criticism so you grow as a writer. Also do
not try and write like someone you admire. Be true to your own writing style.
Do you have any links for us to follow you?
Instagram:
Julie_seedorf
My books can be found
on Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com and independent bookstores.
Links:
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