First, I want to thank my partners, my family, and my friends for putting up with me during the crazy, busy year that has been 2016. I’ve missed or cancelled a lot of plans in order to write or edit. Thank you for your support, your understanding, and your love. I know I’m not always easy.
The Seafarer’s Kiss was the work of a small village. It started as the kernel of an idea that transformed into a short story, then a novelette, then went on submission, before being reined back in by my amazing bookish friends and readers, who insisted it become a novel. I’m so glad you insisted.
Thank You:
To Nina Rossing, Jessica Gunn, and Carrie DiRisio, who read the rough passages and talked with me about this book from the very beginning.
To Katherine Locke, for taking an uneven first draft, insisting it had potential, and helping me whip it into shape with tact and brilliance.
To EM Castellan, Ava Jae, Marieke Nijkamp, Laura Lam, and CM Lloyd who offered invaluable feedback while this book was in progress.
To the Interlude Press team, especially Annie Harper, for taking the book of my heart and making it truly magical.
About the Author
Julia is a polyamorous, bisexual writer and native of Chicago who now resides in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she spends her days enmeshed in the book trade and her nights penning fantasy novels. Julia has been an avid traveler since childhood; her explorations inspire the worlds she creates. Her first novel, Unicorn Tracks, was published by Harmony Ink Press in 2016.
The Seafarer’s Kiss was influenced by her postgraduate work in medieval literature at The University of St. Andrews. It is also responsible for her total obsession with beluga whales.