Juliusthompson
Julius Thompson grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York and attended Bushwick High School. The sixties in Brooklyn was an era that had a personality, a feel, and a life-force that changed a generation. Mr. Thompson felt this energy and experienced these fires of social change.
After high school, Mr. Thompson spent the next four years riding the "A" train to Harlem, in upper Manhattan, to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from the City College of New York. At CCNY, which was located just a few blocks from the famous Apollo Theater, Wednesday afternoons were hard on the undergraduates. The matinee performances of the major R&B; groups of the times was more tempting than attending a boring college lecture. Most of the time Mr. Thompson succumbed to the temptation, but still earned a college degree from one of the best universities in the country.
At CCNY, literature instructors like Prof. Thomas Tashiro, fueled the fire in him to become a writer!
Mr. Thompson’s journey to compose a trilogy began in 1995. The fourteen year fictional journey of character Andy Michael Pilgrim from Brooklyn, to Philadelphia and finally Atlanta is now complete. In this pilgrimage, readers experience places that are filled with hopes, dreams, challenges and fears that make us human.
The novels that make up the trilogy are A Brownstone in Brooklyn which was published in 2001, Philly Style and Philly Profile in 2007 and Ghost of Atlanta in January 2011. Mr. Thompson won the 2011 Readers Favorite National Gold Medal Award in General Fiction for Ghost of Atlanta. Mr. Thompson also received the Georgia Author of the Year nomination for Philly Style and Philly Profile, from the Georgia Writers Association, in 2007, and Ghost of Atlanta in 2011.
Mr. Thompson’s fourth novel, Purple Phantoms, which is a story about the haunting of a mythical high school basketball team, will be published by Passionate Writer Publising in 2012. Mr. Thompson is currently a Creative Writing/Publishing Instructor at Atlanta’s Evening at Emory’s Writers Studio.
MY BLOGS
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Thompson On
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Thompson On...My Personal Journey to Writing Confidence" is the first video blog and one in a series of written blogs called "Thompson On...", where I will be tackling different writing, publishing and marketing issues.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 133 )
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Philly Style and Philly Profile is Being Turned into a Movie and the Ebook is...
Philly Style and Philly Profile, Julius Thompson second novel, is being turned into a screenplay for a Hollywood producer! The novel won Mr. Thompson a Georgia... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2018 SELF EXPRESSION -
Philly Style and Philly Profile: Great Book Review!
4.0 OUT OF 5 STARS Good storyline! By Amazon Customer on November 23, 2016 Format: Audible Audio Edition The story follows the life of Carl, a basketball... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Happy Thanksgiving!
THANKSGIVING TABLE BLESSING By Patricia Gore Thank You, God For the food we are about to eat, For those who are here To share these blessings, For the generosit... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Philadelphia Voices: Andre McCarter on Monday Memories!
During the seventies when I was a sportswriter for the Philadelphia Bulletin I enjoyed writing feature stories on high school athletes. I wrote my first... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
A Brownstone in Brooklyn Book Review!
5.0 out of 5 stars A YOUNG BLACK MAN GROWING UP IN THE TURBULENT 60`S By DENNIS DE ROSE on April 9, 2013 Format: Paperback Julius Thompson`s "A Brownstone in... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Philly Style and Philly Profile Free Audiobook!
The audiobook of Philly Style and Philly Profile is on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. To help spread the word, I am giving 10 complimentary Audible.com copies of... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Julius Thompson Philadelphia Bulletin Memories!
For the past few Mondays, I have talked about the Meccas of basketball in Philadelphia: the historic Philly playgrounds, unique high school basketball gyms,... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2017 SELF EXPRESSION -
Philly Style and Philly Profile Audible.com Reviews!
"Philly Style, Philly Profile" takes place in the 70's.Andy, a black man, works for the Philly Bulletin.He is immediately confronted by one of the many... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Julius Thompson New Audiobooks!
Wow! It feels incredible that I have two of my books on Audio Books.. Laura Jackman did a wonderful job with Jumpstarting Your Inner Novelist that I... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tips: Consult with Julius on “Point of View” in a Novel!
How am I going to tell my story? Which point of view (POV) should I use. Your goal as an author is to decide on the point of view I want to use to tell my story... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tips: Consult With Julius on Description in a Novel!
Your goal as an author is to "Be Specific" in your novel: A clarion call to all creative writers as you pull your readers into the "Fictive Dream" of your... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tips: Consult with Julius on Subplots!
How do you use subplots to your advantage in crafting a novel? A subplot is a secondary plot that is supporting a side story for any story or main plot... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tip: Consult with Julius…on Setting!
Where am I? This is a question you DON'T want your readers to dwell on as they turn the pages of your novel. You must craft a vivid realistic setting to act as ... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Memories: Philadelphia Playgrounds in the Seventies!
It's Monday and time for another installment of Julius JE Thompson 's Monday Memories from the award winning journalist, novelist and coach. When I was a... Read more
Posted on 13 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tip: Consult with Julius!
Plausible complex characters are crucial to successful storytelling. This involves the protagonist, the antagonist and a carnival of minor characters. All of... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Writing Tips: Consult with Julius!
Novels are driven by incredible Scene Construction. How a writer handles scenes will make the difference between a manuscript that sells, and one that ends up i... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Cheryl Holloway’s Jumpstarting Your Inner Novelist Book Review!
Title: Jumpstarting Your Inner Novelist Genre: Reference/Writing Synopsis: Jump Starting Your Inner Novelist is a concise manual that provides inspiration,... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Monday Memories: My Ringside Encounter with Mohammad Ali!
Mohammad Ali! Like everyone I'm saddened with the passing of this iconic sports figure. I never met the man, but I did have a ringside encounter with the... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Julius J.E.Thompson Philadelphia Bulletin Seventies Memories!
I wish everybody a healthy and Blessed 2016 Memorial Day. This is a special day for me since my father was a solider in Europe during World War II, my... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Terry Kay Comments on A Brownstone in Brooklyn!
Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Terry Kay recently read "A Brownstone In Brooklyn" by Julius J E Thompson and offered up this comment about the novel:... Read more
Posted on 24 May 2016 SELF EXPRESSION