Day 5: Visual Graphing with Julie Carrick Dalton

Author Julie Carrick Dalton helps us re-see our novel drafts through a unique (and colorful) method she calls “Visual Graphing.”Julie Carrick Dalton is the Boston-based author of Waiting for the Night Song, named a Most Anticipated 2021 novel by CNN, Newsweek, USA Today, Parade, and others, and an Amazon Editor’s pick for Best Books of the Month. A Bread Loaf, Tin House, and GrubStreet Novel Incubator alum, Julie is a frequent speaker on the topic of Fiction in the Age of Climate Crisis at universities, conferences, libraries, and museums. Her writing has appeared in Chicago Review of Books, Orion, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Electric Literature, Lit Hub, and other publications. When she isn’t writing, you can usually find Julie digging in her garden, skiing, kayaking, or walking her dogs. Her second novel, THE LAST BEEKEEPER, is coming out on March 7.Thank you for reading The 7am Novelist. This post is public so feel free to share it.Julie’s graph (plus her dog!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com