Julie Rogers is the author of the (International Firebird) award-winning urban fantasy Falling Stars and six others books, including Seven Shorts; Letters: Sidereal Insight for a 21st Century Mystic; Hootie; and Happy Tails. Her muse for Falling Stars began in childhood, followed by the harsh realities of terminal illness and the discovery of a magical place called Eureka Springs. Julie’s articles and stories are featured in trade, self-help, inspirational, and fiction publications like Writer's Digest, Coping with Cancer, Daily Meditation, and Complete Woman. She is the 1999 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Grand Prize winner for her horror short story, “House Call.” Julie freelances as a ghostwriter and an editor.