by juliehartig | May, 2024 | Books, Hope and Madness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shine a spotlight on the often overlooked and stigmatized topic of mental health. I invite you to join me as I look at a handful of struggles related to mental illness through the lens of my upcoming novel, Hope and...
by juliehartig | Oct, 2023 | Business, Hope and Madness
As I prepared to share my first drafts, I felt an overwhelming urge to include a book cover. Maybe it was procrastination, or an attempt to add a professional flourish to compensate for my uncertainty in the writing, but I believe books should be a feast for our eyes....
by juliehartig | Sep, 2023 | Hope and Madness, Writing
I had no idea the journey I was embarking on when I began writing my novel. Once I started down the rabbit hole of books, websites, and podcasts on writing I began to appreciate the brilliance of the instructor’s reasoning for that first course. By providing a...
by juliehartig | Jul, 2023 | Books, Hope and Madness, Story, Writing
Once I decided to write a novel, the daunting task overwhelmed me. Steven King shared his secret to being an author in his book On Writing—put your butt in the chair and write. I’m no King. My rear was in the chair, but the words never made it on the page. My...
by juliehartig | Jun, 2023 | Books, Hope and Madness, Writing
My writing journey Writing a book wasn’t part of my plans until an incident occurred that changed everything. A relative was struggling with her mental illness. I called 911 and the officer sent to check on her shot her multiple times at her home. Miraculously,...
