Tag Archives: writing

A house fit for an author

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

For about five years, I’ve loved this house from afar. I first encountered it when I met my husband. During our early dates, we would take long walks around his hometown of Streator, and I developed the habit of pointing … Continue reading →

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Overcoming the fear of writing children’s books

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

At first, I didn’t want to release Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets to the public. For five years, I had toiled and troubled over a novel with the working title Watchdog. The target audience was adults, and I … Continue reading →

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Writing characters you love that readers will love

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

During her last week of school, my niece’s class voted on their favorite characters in Sarah & Katy and the Imagination Blankets. The runaway favorite was Ruddy, the slightly paranoid cardinal who is convinced everyone and everything wanted to eat … Continue reading →

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Behold the mighty Glomtom!

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

On Wednesday, I visited first- and third-graders at Dwight Grade School. During the visit, the students helped me on a special project for Book 2 in the Sarah & Katy adventures (coming in December 2015). The first part of our … Continue reading →

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Pulling the plug (temporarily) on your online presence

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Julie Stroebel Barichello

As an independent author, I know the importance of platform building. Being plugged in to social media, feeding content to a website or blog, and connecting with readers is part of the self-publishing process. But sometimes, it feels good to … Continue reading →

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