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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Novel Writing…Choosing a Point of View!
How am I going to tell my story? Which Point of View? Choices? Choices? Choices? When I sit in front of my computer and start to pound the letters on the... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
It Finally happened…Barnes & Nobles Customer Checking out Julius Thompson’s...
I walked into the Barnes Nobles book store in the “The Shoppes at Webb Gin” shopping mall in Snellville, Georgia on Saturday and saw customer Nyadi Abasto... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Enjoy Podcast of Chapter 23 from Philly Style and Philly Profile!
Enjoy a podcast of a chapter from Philly Style and Philly Profile: http://jtbookevents.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-19T15_06_23-07_00 Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Novel Writing…The 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. Picking the setting of a novel is obviously a... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Is Finding a Literary Agent an Impossible Dream?
Sitting in front of my computer slapping my head from side to side… Finding an agent is so difficult that at times you want to slap your head from side to side... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Thompson on…Subplots in Novels!
How to use subplots to your advantage in crafting a novel? Have you ever driven down one of those winding backwood roads in a rural area and couldn’t figure... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
A Brownstone in Brooklyn and Ghost of Atlanta on Barnes & Nobles Bookshelves!
I’m animated! I’m excited! I’m energized! I walked into the Barnes Nobles book store in the “The Shoppes at Webb Gin” shopping mall in Snellville, Georgia on... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Julius Thompson Novels Fifty-Percent E-book Sale!
It is the time to start your spring and summer reading with an award winning author Julius Thompson novel: A Brownstone in Brooklyn and Philly Style and Philly... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Philly Style and Philly Profile New Book Cover on the New Paperback!
Please heck out my new Philly Style and Philly Profile book cover and the new paperback: https://www.createspace.com/4236894 Philly Style and Philly Profile... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Please Respond to “A Brownstone in Brooklyn” Quote”
I was asked to choose a quote from, A Brownstone in Brooklyn, to reflect on the unpredictable nature of life. How things are never the same and human beings hav... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Check out My New Philly Style and Philly Profile Book Cover!
Heather McAldin did a super job on this interpretation of my second novel Philly Style and Philly Profile! In Philly Style and Philly Profile, the second novel... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Purple Phantoms – Do You Like Basketball and Ghosts?
My fourth novel, Purple Phantoms, is published! Here is a five-star review from Dennis DeRose that is on Amazon.Com. You can purchase the novel at... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Write a “Ghost Story” For a Prize!
In honor of winning the 2011 Readers Favorite National Gold Medal Award for general fiction, I want to read a story, from another writer, about the ghosts in th... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Author Mary Gilmartin’s Effervesent Website!
When Mary Gilmartin strolled into my Evening at Emory Creative Writing Class, two years ago, with that effervescent smile and sparkling personality, I knew she... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Purple Phantoms’ Debut Labor Day Weekend at 2012 AJC-Decatur Book Festival!
Good Afternoon, I want to thank you for attending the debut of my fourth novel, Purple Phantoms.Sometimes, you meet people who affect you and encounter... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Purchase Purple Phantoms!!!!!
Purple Phantoms are everywhere! Purple Phantoms is now available at the publisher, Passionate Writer Publishing, website and will be at internet book sellers an... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Purple Phantoms New Book Cover!
The basketball player on the cover, captures the mystery of the Phantoms. The fact that you can’t see his face adds to the mystery and the intrigue in the book. Read more
Posted on 08 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Purple Phantoms Earns Five-Star Book Review!
Purple Phantoms Rating: 5.0 stars Reviewed for Readers Favorite Five talented young basketball players from Rockwood, Georgia’s high school, were all killed at... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Jullus Thompson Presenting at the 2012 AJC-Decatur Book Festival!
Wow! It feels fantastic to be invited to be a presenter at a major national book festival. I recently received the email that I would be speaking at the Labor... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Julius Thompson National TalkStoryTV Interview!
What a wonderful and exciting moment for me as I was interviewed by Dorothy May Mercer on the National TalkStoryTV Featured Show for Author & Publisher Talk... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2012 SELF EXPRESSION