129I – One Story Spanning Generations: An Interview with Erin Bartels

WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz · Feb 28, 2019 · 1h 6m

New author Erin Bartels joins us today to talk about her novel, We Hope For Better Things. While this is her first published book, Erin has been involved in the publishing industry for over fifteen years. She shares her story of how the book came about, how long she researched it before she started writing, and much more.

We had a great discussion on diversity in writing and "us vs them" in writing and in real life. She shared great advice she got from another writer - that your characters need to have agency, to act on their own and not just be acted upon, especially if they are "other" than…