by juliehartig | Nov, 2024 | Lessons Learned, Story
When it’s Time to Try Something New: A Thanksgiving Story I have always cherished traditions—birthday cakes, coloring eggs, the vibrant tapestry of autumn leaves, and Christmas lights that bring hope to the darkness. These yearly milestones spice up the year with...
by juliehartig | Jul, 2024 | Lessons Learned, Writing
How do you know if your story is any good, and how do you know if you’re writing sucks? These questions haunt me. Constantly. My concerns go beyond imposter syndrome. Given the importance of the Hope and Madness story, I need to determine if I’m telling it...
by juliehartig | Jun, 2024 | Lessons Learned, Writing
Honeymoon Phase: Falling in Love with Writing The first five months of my writing journey were a time of blissful ignorance. I was consumed by the joy of developing a writing habit, sweating out 3000 words per week of my initial book draft, and wholly immersed in the...
by juliehartig | Feb, 2024 | Lessons Learned, Writing
A Tale of Two Teams While working for a mid-sized company, the engineering group took part in a half-day team-building workshop. The organizers divided us into two groups and presented us with a survival challenge. Each group had an hour first to decide if they would...
