Ask the Author: Sonia Hartl
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Sonia Hartl
I didn’t mention where it’s set, but I’ll go ahead and say Michigan :)
Sonia Hartl
Thank you Rebecca! If I had to pick a creative field aside from writing I'd probably want to do something with floral or garden design. I delivered flowers for a while right before I started college and it was the best job I ever had. It would be fun to create arrangements of my own.
Sonia Hartl
Thank you for the question Kat! I am writing something new, mostly just a fun side project. I don't really have a plot for it yet, I'm just free writing, but it involves a small town, a quilting bee, and the pros and cons of technology.
Sonia Hartl
Thank you for the question, Sarah! Most of my ideas start with a setting, then I create a character who would be in constant conflict with that setting. My favorite part of writing is taking a place or set up people think they’re familiar with (or at least know enough about to form an opinion), and peel back the layers. With Have a Little Faith in Me, I wanted to write a sex-positive story, while also showing the harm that can be done by treating female sexuality as if it doesn’t, or shouldn’t, exist. Mostly, I wanted to write a story about how empowering it can be for girls to support each other, how important it is for them to have honest dialogue without fear of being shamed, and the conversations we should be having around consent.
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