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Internal Genres or How the Protagonist Changes

by juliehartig | Aug, 2023 | Writing Life and Craft | Process, Practice and Making Stories

Avatar. Main, central, or primary character. Hero. Protagonist. So many ways to describe the central figure in a story. I prefer to use the word protagonist because it separates the central figure from others in the story, prevents association with any paradigm of...

An Authorial Review of Carrie Soto is Back

by juliehartig | Aug, 2023 | Writing Life and Craft | Process, Practice and Making Stories

Who this is for This is a craft-focused, spoiler-filled review written from a novelist’s perspective. If you’re interested in story structure, character construction, and how gendered expectations operate beneath the surface of contemporary fiction, you’re in the...

Taking the first Step to Writing a Novel

by juliehartig | Jul, 2023 | Writing Life and Craft | Process, Practice and Making Stories

Once I decided to write a novel, the daunting task overwhelmed me. Stephen 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 doubts...

So, You Want to Write a Book

by juliehartig | Jun, 2023 | Writing Life and Craft | Process, Practice and Making Stories

My Writing Journey Writing a book wasn’t part of my plans until an event shattered my assumptions about silence, systems, and responsibility. A relative was struggling with her mental illness. I called 911. The officer sent to check on her shot her multiple times at...

Internal Genres or How the Protagonist Changes

An Authorial Review of Carrie Soto is Back

Taking the first Step to Writing a Novel

So, You Want to Write a Book

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