WRITER
STORYTELLER
TEACHER
Julie Hartley
Welcome to my website! I’m a novelist, poet, creative writing teacher, editor, retreat leader and parrot owner. Here, you’ll find details of my books: check out my latest novel, released by Bookouture in September 2024! The novel is about a young girl living in England in 1940 whose life is changed forever when she discovers an injured German spy in the woods behind her home. You’ll also find information on this website about my annual creative writing retreats in Mexico and Costa Rica, and my creative writing classes for adults and teens. Check out my blog, too, for writing prompts and techniques, tales of travel and musings on a creative life. Oh – and there are a few stories about the parrot, too.
Her Secret Soldier is Out Now!
Her Secret Soldier tells the story of an 18-year-old girl in 1940 England whose life is forever changed when she discovers a German spy in the ancient woodland behind her home.It’s available on Kindle, in paperback on all online stores and as an audiobook through Audible!
What Is the ‘Flow State’ and How Does It Impact Our Writing?
At the moment, I’m writing to a deadline; my historical novel must be delivered in 8 weeks. This is a new and wonderful experience for me – attempting to write 2,000 words per day as a minimum, as I slowly inch [...]
Advice for Writers, from William Faulkner…
One: “Don’t be ‘a writer’ but instead be writing. Being ‘a writer’ means being stagnant. The act of writing shows movement, activity, life. When you stop moving, you’re dead. It’s never too soon to start writing, as soon as you learn [...]
Five Lessons Novelists can Learn from Screenwriters
It’s common knowledge that successful screenwriters have several hard and fast rules they try to adhere to, in the hope of success. If you are starting to write a novel, there’s a great deal you can learn by exploring these rules. [...]