Central Illinois Authors – Write on the World

Author Julie Navickas poses with a copy of one of her novels

Julie Navickas is a best-selling author of contemporary romance with Inkspell Publishing.

She is known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. Her Trading Heartbeats trilogy is the recipient of a Literary Global Book Award and three first-place wins with the BookFest in the contemporary romance category. Her debut trilogy has also earned two finalist designations with the American Writing Awards and a Clarion Award.

Q: Does writing energize or exhaust you?

A: Writing energizes me. After a decade-long career in higher education, I now work in corporate communications at a national insurance company. I write strategic comms for a living. And while I enjoy the work, I look forward to the time I block in the evening hours to work on my own creative craft. Storytelling gives me energy and “fills my cup” at the end of a long day.

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I recently did a book swap with author Kaitlin Bergfield at the Bloomington Public Library’s local author fair, where we were both featured authors.

Canine by Kaitlin Bergfield

The book summary for Bergfield’s novel, Canine, piqued my interest right away. The premise was really unique, and that’s hard to find! Werewolves are everywhere in fiction these days, but this story comes with a twist (a few of them, actually!) In most of these stories, the average werewolf character is a human who happens to turn into a dog sometimes, usually around the full moon. But the protagonist of this story chooses to live life as a dog. And not just any dog, but as a pet dog! Continue reading “Book Review | Canine: A #werewolf story with a twist” →