Exploring Julia Suller Andrews' Writing Journey

The Stories I Was Always Meant to Tell

I never set out to write across more than one genre. But some stories simply refuse to stay quiet, and eventually you stop fighting them.

I'm Julia, an Australian author with Welsh blood running through my veins, and I write the kind of stories that have been niggling for as long as I can remember.

Where it began

My great-grandmother Margaret boarded a ship alone in 1898. In a man's world that considered a woman at sea to be bad luck, she carried secrets no one wanted told and a strength no one expected. For years, her story lived only in whispers, fragments of family history that society assumed would stay buried.

I couldn't let that happen.

The Welsh Immigrant began as a desire to honour Margaret and the fierce women who came after her. It grew into something much bigger, a deep dive into historical research, family secrets, and the kind of female courage that never makes headlines but changes everything.

Then came something completely different

While I was living inside Margaret's world, another story was demanding my attention. Black Ponds arrived fully formed and urgent: three women, a deadly secret, and the suffocating hidden world of domestic violence. Dark, and deeply human.

Two completely different genres. Two completely different worlds. But the same thread runs through both — strong women, secrets, and stories that needed to be told.

And then there's Trashenator

My talented nephew Alex is an illustrator. He was young and studying at the time he got his first diagnosis. This stopped his progress and ruined plans and progress. A project between not just a writer and illustrator, but a deal, a distraction, was born between family. For Alex, and for every person fighting battles the world doesn't always see; Trashenator came to life. This is my children's adventure for readers aged 7–12. A fast-paced story about Sven and the Science Club, a gang of smart, brave kids taking on the villainous Trash Clan to save the world from drowning in rubbish.

It's fun, it's fast, and it carries a message our world genuinely needs right now. And I'm thrilled to share that Trashenator is available now on Amazon: ebook and print!

Why I write

The honest answer is that I don't choose my stories; I feel like they choose me. Each one arrives with its own urgency, its own characters who refuse to be ignored, and its own reason for existing.

What unites them all is a belief that stories matter. That the right book at the right moment can change how someone sees the world or how they see themselves.

That's why I write. And that's why I'm so glad you're here.

If any of this resonates with you, please subscribe and follow the journey. Black Ponds is coming very soon, and The Welsh Immigrant will follow. There is so much more to share.

Julia💚

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