Julia Golding

elainie wrote on 22 January 2012:

hi julia do you get some one to help you write the responses or do you do then yourself? im just wondering cos you seen really busy and ..

Just me - I spend an hour or so a day talking to you all.

elainie wrote on 19 January 2012:

I love your books especially the companions quartet. its not like other books ive read before because all the other books make the enermy sound really bad but in this series i find that kullervo does have a point because humans have done alot to destroy earth. while connie is also right because human should live on earth. I love your books im a huge fan!!! My favourites of the companions quartet are the mines of minotaur and the chimera's curse. I hope that you can write more of the companions quartet. have you ever thought about making the books into a movie before i think it could make a great movie!

Hi Elainie You've put your finger right on the point of the books for me - well done!

Cait wrote on 06 January 2012:

hi julia i looked up "the companions quartet" on youtube, expecting to find a trailer for the books but instead i found a really nice piano piece called "connie's theme" and it does remind me of her character a bit! i would advise any fans to check it out and listen to it for themselves. it's quite a beautiful piece! :) by the way i love your books and can't wait for "water thief"!!!!!

Great - I hadn't known that existed.

nicole wrote on 27 December 2011:

love the sereise would love to read more but no more books in the sereise inspired to right my on books.

muskrat wrote on 11 December 2011:

love this series cant wait for u to write more

Mary wrote on 02 December 2011:

I just found out I'm a companion to the Storm Bird. That's so awesome! I just finished reading Secret of the Sirens, and can't wait to read the next book!! Huge fan already!

Jess wrote on 21 November 2011:

Where is the Companion's Club page, I cant find it..?(Btw, I just finished Mines Of The Minotaur, I love Sentinel<3)

It should still be a link on the sirens page.

katherine doyle wrote on 01 November 2011:

These books are amazing. I've read them so many times. they are one of my fave series. pleas let me know if they will be out by cristmas because if it is i will be putting it on my cristmas list. Also I really want to be an auther if you have any tips it would be really cool to improve my work.

Hi Have you looked at my tips for authors?

Emily wrote on 21 October 2011:

are you going to write a sequel series to the companions series? PLEASE! Please please please please PLEASE!?! If you could that would be AMAZING! Please?

Hi Yes, I've written one called Water Thief which I'm publishing very soon as an ebook and print on demand. Send me your email and I'll let you know when it is ready. Julia

alice wrote on 19 October 2011:

hi i was just wondering,please, will water thief be available by christmas as an actual book? i heard it was only coming out as an ebook? thanks again alice ^_^ (/) (o.0) c(")(")

Yes, as a paperback as well for sale online. If you haven't already given me an email I can let you know when this is ready. J

alice wrote on 18 October 2011:

WOW! i just tried the companions test and am now the proud companion to the Pegasi!! hahaaa that was cool. it is a shame you dont get a real badge or anything. you should do a companion magazine or something like that, say four anual issues! your books are just the best thing ever! thanks alice ^_^

alice wrote on 16 October 2011:

hi i absolutly love your books. will there be anymore on the comapnion series after chimearas curse? i feel like so much could happen!! it would be great if there was/is?????? thank you for writing these briliant books, they are just what every imaginative child needs, thanks again!!!!!! i will try the companion test alice ^_^

Yes, Alice, I'm publishing Water Thief soon which is a continuation - do send me your email so I can alert you to when this is available! Julia

*Moonbeam-Ray-Song* wrote on 15 October 2011:

Hi everyone! It's been a long, long time since I last posted. I was pretty busy so you'll have to forgive me. Since the books are so good, I recommended them to my friends. I'm pretty sure they liked the books. I've improved vastly on my writing skills and thanks to a good English teacher, I have ideas popping into my mind at every moment! The Companions Quartet has inspired me to write a story about a girl that has bonded with a tiger. I'm sure in some unconsious part of my mind I was thinking of this series. Like I said, I'm pretty busy nowadays so I have different projects around. I still love writing and reading stories. Oh! Some of you may remember me as Universalsrock^_*. Since then I've changed my name. I continue to love my companion, Skyflight, but we have found out that Skyflight suffers from an aging disorder. She grows and matures much quicker than normal, so her life span has decreased rapidly. I'm afraid...I'm afraid Skyflight will be passing soon. I hope she goes to dragon paradise. Thanks for reading this post and for writing great books Ms. Golding. I probably won't be visiting very often so this is the temporary goodbye. I tend to write too much. >.> But anyway, bye! For now!

Meme wrote on 30 September 2011:

are you planning to do more books??????? PLEASE dont stop!! they are so good!

I hope so but it depends on the publisher.

Danni wrote on 29 September 2011:

Hi Julia! i was just wondering,there is this question i have been asking my self...how is Connie? i mean,in your book (at least the frist two) says Connie has a green eye and a brown eye,and how is her ahir? is she tall? is she samll? and also how is Col,how is his hair? waivy? straight? how are they physically? well hope you answer me :) Kisses & Hugs!

She is described several times - particularly at the start of each book. Wavy/shaggy mop of dark hair, slight, a little pale. I suppose you might call her elfin in looks! J

Liam Smith wrote on 28 September 2011:

PLZ can you start running the badges again PLZ i'm a companion to great wolfs and i want to remember it every day. PLZ run it again i could try to fund it and i'm sure other would to.

See last reply to you.

Maddie wrote on 10 September 2011:

hello!!! I've read The Companions Quartet many times, and love them so much! once i finished the books for the first time, i felt a mental hole in my heart. i was so sad until i heard you were writing more. i hope you can get them to come out soon. in fact, i'm reading the chimera's curse again for like the 3rd time. i need more books to read, so i think i'm going to find your other ones. thank you so much for the books!! The Companions Quartet is my #2 all time favorit series, Harry Potter's #1, but your not too far behind! :) Good luck with everything you do! You have also inspired me to be an author. I hope you never run out of ideas for books. love, maddie

Thanks, Maddie. J

Holly wrote on 04 September 2011:

I'm very excited to hear that you have written more companions quartet related books. Is the trouble with the publishers to do with the amount of people that will bu it???If it is then perhaps some of the readers on your website could sign some sort of petition saying that we would definitely buy and read it? Please reply!!!xx

Hi Holly It is really to do with the number of books I have in the pipeline (Dark Spies next year) I don't want to overcrowd my own shelf and stop the impact of new books coming out (plus the publisher doesn't like to do so much with just one author). That's why I'm thinking of other routes to getting it out to readers. Julia

La fille mal gardee wrote on 15 August 2011:

Wow...you sure like to be enigmatic with your replies...

La fille mal gardee wrote on 13 August 2011:

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? :L

Depends...