TIMBERWOLF started out as a screenplay that I converted into a novel. Starting in screenplay mode helped me find ways to bring bold concepts to the page as vividly as possible. I worked hard at giving each character a distinct voice, and as I got to know them, a funny thing happened. I began to "cast" my characters with real actors in my head. I tried to avoid it initially, but eventually, I leaned into it, and it has become a part of my … [Read more...]
Random Passage Challenge for RUBICON: Book Two in the Spy-fi ‘Timberwolf’ Series!
By Tom Julian As an author, sometimes you're asked to pick a passage from your latest book-either to read it aloud during a podcast or to paste into a blog post. You pick an action scene or a dramatic moment that you think will resonate with the audience. I've been asked to do this many times, and I'm happy to oblige-and I have my favorite passages ready to go! But that always feels so controlled to me. Of course, I'm going to showcase what I … [Read more...]
Author Tom Julian Recounts His Recent TIMBERWOLF Book Signing at Barnes & Noble
"How do you spell "Noble?" I replied to the clerk who had asked if I needed anything. She smiled and said, "N-O-B-L-E." I was making a post for Facebook. I had slipped away from the book signing for a moment to snap a photo of my first novel-real copies, in a real bookcase, in a real store. TIMBERWOLF was on the spine in a blocky stylized font with cool, strategically placed nicks in each letter. My name in the same treatment was at the … [Read more...]
Tom Julian’s RUBICON: Book Two in the Spy-fi ‘Timberwolf’ Series is Out Now!
In RUBICON, the electrifying sequel to Tom Julian's acclaimed spy-fi series, TIMBERWOLF, our relentless hero once again finds himself in the eye of an interstellar storm. Amidst a simmering civil war and escalating alien threats, Timberwolf Valaz is again thrust into the heart of galactic turmoil. An incensed clone, hell-bent on humanity's destruction, sets the universe on a precarious edge. As Dr. Tier's Department of Peace Enforcement and … [Read more...]
Tom Julian Answers: “What inspired you to write about a damaged super soldier and mind-controlling aliens?”
OK-here's some backstory. Did you ever hear of somebody who wrote a spec script for like Star Trek or some other massive fan institution? And then they dreamed that one day the producers might see their work and invite them out to pitch? Well, that actually happened to me! My college project was a teleplay for Deep Space Nine. After I graduated, I shared it with some people and was asked to go out and pitch to Star Trek DS9 and Voyager. We … [Read more...]
“Fight Scene!” Sci-fi Author Tom Julian Talks about Crafting Dynamic Scenes
I treat every scene like an action scene. I don't mean that I have people doing Kung Fu while talking, but I try to make every scene full of the tension and kinetic feel that someone gets from an action scene. There's a give and take of the characters. They are doing things when they react that show their emotions. I think of what the reader is feeling when reading that scene and how I want them to get the rhythms. It's a very film-centric way to … [Read more...]
Tom Julian’s TIMBERWOLF: Book One in the Spy-fi ‘Timberwolf’ Series is Out Now!
Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster ride with TIMBERWOLF, the first installment in the gripping "spy-fi" series by Tom Julian, where thrilling espionage and futuristic encounters meet! "The storytelling in Timberwolf is some of the most captivating imagery... A true throwback to Fred Saberhagen's Berserker Series." -BRAXTON A. COSBY, author of The Star-Crossed Saga "Timberwolf is what you'd get if Dirty Harry and Ripley had a … [Read more...]
Meet Author Tom Julian
My name is Tom Julian, and my goal in life is to become a rich weirdo. I like to say that I am halfway there, in that I am not rich, but I've mastered the other half of that equation. I was a storyteller from as far back as I can remember, and I would always make up my own universes. My GI Joe's didn't come with the mythology included with the packaging. Mine were actually 4-inch-tall members of feuding royal houses that lived in the deep, dark … [Read more...]
