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Writer & managing editor of Washington Square, SJSU’s magazine. Words in Berkeley Fiction Review, Tahoma Literary Review, Cutleaf, MAYDAY Magazine, The Racket, West Branch Wired and more. ➡️ juliahalprinjackson.com #amquerying
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Well, it tastes like butter, sugar, and flour, so 🤷🏼♀️
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I apply for things (conferences, readings, etc). Or I write in a different genre or style. When in doubt I watch shitty reality tv #momswritersclub
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I love playlists for characters!
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There are many stories I’ve kept and tinkered with and rewritten. I tend to have a lot of enthusiasm at the very beginning and the very end - once the pacing shifts I have to reevaluate #momswritersclub
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I’ve learned to embrace being stuck by a) reading; b) taking a class; c) seeing writers read their work aloud. Keeping a schedule helps too #momswritersclub
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When I can’t stop thinking about it - and when my first few pages come faster than I can write them #momswritersclub
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In all honesty, I’ve never wanted to do anything else. I love experimenting with character, form, setting, and being free to experience the world through a different pov #momswritersclub
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Hi! I’m Julia, a writer in San Jose and mom to an 8 yo 👧and a 4 yo 👦. Currently awaiting replies on MS #1 and about 15k into a second project #momswritersclub
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Hi! Hope the little ones are well. Something about living with two little ones makes life feel dystopic
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I’m the exception, not the rule.
on this, my 24th #diaversary, I urge everyone to rally to protect everyone’s right to affordable healthcare. #t1d #t1dlookslikeme
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Bush forced clinics to destroy stem cells that could have contributed to research to help diabetics like me. But Bush’s ignorance pales in comparison to T*ump’s malice. Healthcare is a human right; I learned that at age 16. I’m lucky to have the tools I need to stay healthy, but… (2/3)
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Thank you!
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🙋♀️
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Hmm…I feel like she’d give him a vinyl record or a bottle of bourbon 🥃 #momswritersclub
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Good point!
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If there is a romantic thread in my work, it’s probably a subplot. I’d love to try writing a proper romance though; I’m reading an entertaining one now (“the co-op” by Tarah Dewitt) #momswritersclub
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So far I haven’t written successful romances (more like one-sided ones appear as subplots). In my current project, the MC discovers she is pregnant and not by her long term partner 🤣 #momswritersclub
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Definitely. I like reading inter generational family stories - and seeing how differences in age and culture clash at times #momswritersclub
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Likewise! We are fine here - it poured all day yesterday but today was gorgeous 🤷🏼♀️
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Writing children and teenagers can be hard. I try to skate around it by writing in third person and relying on dialogue and body language. I haven’t written many characters older than my parents #momswritersclub
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Same here, Tracy! 🤣
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Subconsciously, yes. I started my first novel in my late 20s and the protagonists are young women (17 & 22). My second project features a woman close to my age (38). All three of them are at major turning points in their lives #momswritersclub
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Hi! I’m Julia from San Jose, editor by day, novelist by night and parent 24/7. Currently on my fourth chapter of a novel project #momswritersclub
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Very informative, thanks!
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Do you and your daughter write at the same time? That’s the dream 🤞
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I like that!
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My mom (who is also a writer) always used to tell me, Never piss off a writer…they’ll write about you 🤣
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Yeah! My big kid is always asking, how is your book coming along? 🥹
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I have an accountability writing group where essentially all we do is check in with updates. That helps, plus I spend a lot of time applying for and researching writing retreats. And sometimes I just need a break! #momswritersclub
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I like to share my wins with my kids, and maybe indulge in a fancy cocktail 🍹 #momswritersclub
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I want them to ask big questions, and to generate a sense of empathy. Secretly I want to mage them laugh #momswritersclub