Cravings, Queer Love & Fat Liberation: Author Juliet James on Writing Desire, Identity & Self-Acceptance

In this episode of The Curvy Literary Podcast, host Keshia sits down with author Juliet James for a deeply honest conversation about writing, identity, and reclaiming desire on your own terms.Juliet opens up about growing up in a highly dysfunctional family, navigating life with ADHD, and how storytelling became both an escape and a form of survival. As a fat, bisexual, queer woman, she shares how her lived experiences shaped her debut novel Cravings — a “mostly-fiction memoir” told through diary entries that trace love, longing, self-discovery, and fat liberation through the eyes of its protagonist, Tessa.Together, Keshia and Juliet explore:Writing plus-size romance without fetishizationQueer love, bisexual erasure, and authentic representationBody positivity vs. fat liberation in fictionUsing narrative as a form of healing and self-acceptanceThe power (and risk) of writing from personal truthSetting boundaries when sharing your story publiclyJuliet also talks about her upcoming projects, including a new romance series set in a fictional Colorado town, experimenting across writing mediums, and her advice for writers who want to tell deeply personal stories without losing themselves in the process.This episode is a love letter to messy growth, chosen truth, and the radical act of seeing fat, queer bodies as worthy of desire, softness, and fully realized love stories.Follow Juliet on InstagramCheck Out Juliet's WebpageRead Juliet's Debut Novel - CravingsAll bodies deserve love stories.