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
http://juliusthompsonthrillogy.wordpress.com/
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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A Brownstone in Brooklyn Celebrates Its 15th Year of Publication in 2016!
In 1995, a long, long time ago when Star Wars was the latest cinema rage, I started to pen my first novel called A Brownstone in Brooklyn. Read more
Posted on 19 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Ghost of Atlanta in the Ebook Galore Online Bookstore!
Wow! I have some fantastic news.My national award winning novel, The Ghost of Atlanta, can be purchased at the new EBook Galore Website. Please click and order... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Fever: Little Willie John’s Fast Life, Mysterious Death and the Birth of Soul:...
Stephen King wrote: “Writing is reading and reading is writing.” I believe this and when I have the opportunity, I read as much as I can from a variety of... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Re-Introduction of The Ghost of Atlanta Book Ttrailer!
This is the original “Book Trailer” to the National Award Winning the Ghost of Atlanta…click the link at the end of the story! Read more
Posted on 27 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
J.E. Thompson New Facebook Fan Page!
I have created a new Fan page for my new book on creative Writing: “Jump Starting Your Inner-Novelist to Life” that will be published in July 2015. Please... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
J. E. Thompson Ebook Novels’ Sale Ends May 17, 2015
What a wonderful deal! You can purchase all four of my novels for your spring reading for just $4.00 in the Ebook format…that’s just $1.00 a Novel! You can buy... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Jump Starting Your Inner-Novelist to Life! Coming in July 2015!
I learned a few things about being a successful author after writing five novels, including a gold medal winner. Nine years of coaching hopeful writers in... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
What is Stream of Consciousness in a Novel? Help!
I was lounging on a couch on the outside deck of the Starbucks in Tucker, Georgia enjoying a tall “Flat White” coffee drink. It was creamy and good…very good! Read more
Posted on 09 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Enjoy Chapter 23 Podcast from Philly Style and Philly Profile!
In the middle of Philly Style and Phlly Profile, the action continues as a character named Martha is killed. She knows too much! After Reading the chapter,... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Thompson On…Scene Construction: The Difference Maker in a Successful Novel!
Novels are driven by incredible scene construction! How a writer handles scenes will make a difference between a manuscript that sells, and one that ends up in... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
What Kind of Writer Are You…your Writing Style!
J. E. Thompson Speaking at Decatur Book Festival!I wanted to create this moment in my book, with my writing style, as Agatha Christie created with her style in... Read more
Posted on 28 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
A Brownstone in Brooklyn Approach 15th Anniversary!
In 1995, a long, long time ago when Star Wars was the latest cinema rage, I started to pen my first novel called A Brownstone in Brooklyn. Read more
Posted on 13 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Enjoy Philly Style and Philly Profile Amazon.Com Book Reviews!
By DENNIS DE ROSE “DETERMINED D” This review is from: Philly Style And Philly Profile (Paperback) This is the second of the Andy Pilgrim trilogy.While the... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Enjoy A Brownstone In Brooklyn Amazon.Com Book Reviews!
I know Those People!!!By J. Squires The greatest compliment one can pay the author of his memoirs is: “I know those people! I really do!” While reading this... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
J. E. Thompson Novels in Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta Public Libraries!
When I was a student at Bushwick High School in Brooklyn, New York, I would visit the local public library and stare at the books and plays on the bookshelves. ... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Enjoy the PROLOGUE to Philly Style and Philly Profile and Then Listen to the...
Prologue Walter Chandler’s legs pumped like automobile-engine pistons as he dodged the occasional newspaper stand with the owner holding out the late afternoon... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Thompson On…The Successful 21st Century Author!
Successful twenty-first century authors have three lifestyle components: Passion, Organization, and Uniqueness. Passion: Successful authors love their craft!... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
Thompson On…Elements of Novel Writing!
J. E. Thompson Speaking at Decatur Book Festival!Novel writing is demanding! The novel writing process incorporates elements that must be blended and mastered t... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION -
J. E. Thompson Honored In National Blog!
Award winning National Blogger Cheryl Holloway named me “One of 10 Interesting Writers Who Think outside the box in 2014 “:http://www.cherylholloway. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION -
The Ghost of Atlanta Second Edition is Published!
In The Ghost of Atlanta, Andy Michael Pilgrim faces demons from his youth that haunted his life. These are the ghosts in the crawl spaces of his life; some are... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION