CASES

The first story I wrote about Julia Ivory was “Family Values,” now titled “The Shape of a Tiny Cross.” It was published by Commuterlit in 2011. Then came “Spiders in the Park,” which was also published by Commuterlit the following year.

Then, believe it or not, I wrote a full Julia Ivory novel. It apparently lacked a character arc. So I rewrote it. It lacked a plot. I plotted and wrote a completely new Julia Ivory novel. It didn't quite work for me. Neither did the next Julia novel. 

I put Julia a...