Archive - The Real Story

My Agent is Circulating My Graphic Novel. I Think It's Great!

I mean, of course I do. But how she and I got here is a pretty interesting window into my creative process in 2025.

Jun 7 •

Brent Hartinger

May 2025

I'm Calling It: It's Officially Pointless to Try to Break In As a Writer Using Traditional Methods

But when God closes a door, He opens a window.

May 18 •

Brent Hartinger

April 2025

As a Writer, You Can't Please Everyone. Also, You Shouldn't Even Try.

What is "success" anyway? And what's the *point* of writing?

Apr 29 •

Brent Hartinger

March 2025

February 2025

Demi Moore Will Win the Best Actress Oscar. To Be Successful in 2025, Writers Need to Do What She Did.

Use social media to tell a great story.

Feb 14 •

Brent Hartinger

January 2025

There's No Such Thing as an Overnight Success. (Or IS There?)

A career in the arts is one of the only professions where your life can be completely transformed in an instant.

Jan 18 •

Brent Hartinger

December 2024

I Hate Many Things About BACK TO THE FUTURE. It's Still a Great Movie.

It just goes to show that if you get some things *really* right, you can screw up a lot of the rest.

Dec 19, 2024 •

Brent Hartinger

November 2024

Spectacle Without Story is Boring

Every time a new Jurassic Park movie comes out, I think, "Even if it sucks, it will still have cool dinosaurs!" And every time, I'm bored anyway.

Nov 21, 2024 •

Brent Hartinger

October 2024

In Fantasy Novels, Should Metaphors Only Be Things That Exist Within the Fantasy World?

The work of J.R.R. Tolkien asks an obscure question, but it opens up a fascinating discussion.

Oct 30, 2024 •

Brent Hartinger

September 2024

The Secrets to Being a Successful Writer

And more importantly, how the hell do we writers make any money?

Sep 29, 2024 •

Brent Hartinger

August 2024

I Started Going Bald at Age 19, and It Was Incredibly Traumatic. But Now I'm Glad It Happened.

And no, it's not because I learned an important Life Lesson™.

Aug 3, 2024 •

Brent Hartinger

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