[Julie Gerstenblatt, practical matters]: On writing novels that will never be published + stepping out into a new genre Ep 1098
This week I am talking with Julie Gerstenblatt, whose debut novel, \u201cDaughters of Nantucket,\u201d came out last year and was included in several most anticipated lists for 2023. Prior to writing novels, Julie was a middle school English teacher and earned her PhD so that she could teach at the college level, but she ended up leaving teaching because she wanted to be a novelist. (Her story of how she admitted this desire to herself\u2013and her advisors\u2013during her PhD dissertation is incredible!)\nWe covered:\nThe many contemporary novel manuscripts she wrote but could not sell\nHow combining something new (historical fiction) with something she knew well and loved (Nantucket) led to selling her book to a publisher\nHow she kept writing \u201cDaughters of Nantucket\u201d even after her agent broke up with her\nMaking time to write amidst teaching middle school, writing a PhD dissertation, and having three young kids\nThe specifics of her morning routine and how she gets warmed up to write\nHow she gets herself to leave the house\nFor full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.\nThanks to this week\u2019s sponsor, Air Doctor Pro. Visit airdoctorpro.com and use code KATE to save 30% off an amazing indoor air filter *and* receive a free three-year warranty (an $84 value).\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices