by juliehartig | Jan, 2024 | Story, Writing
Story synopsis: In a dystopian America, where a radical party and a rising despot have taken over the government, Grace embarks on a perilous journey to escape her homeland before the government seals off its borders. Her path collides with a young girl brought to the...
by juliehartig | Jan, 2024 | Writing
How do you find joy when the world seems to be crumbling around you? It’s been a tough year with three deaths in the family, my rights as a woman rolled back (and under assault), and the world devolving into a state of strife. While my personal life is...
by juliehartig | Nov, 2023 | Writing
During the Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque experienced the added treat of a solar eclipse. I found special delight in observing the eclipse through the leaves of a tree, its light and dark shapes interlacing together and continually changing. I always believed beauty...
by juliehartig | Sep, 2023 | Books, Writing
General Information How I came to read this book The book was very popular when it was released, but the primary reason for me to read it was a protagonist with mental health issues. Overall Impression The book had some very humorous sections, but some of the...
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 | Aug, 2023 | Writing
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...
