Julie Hiner ON: AUTHENTICITY And Following Your Passion

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Julie Hiner is an author, storyteller, and blogger. She has independently published an inspirational work of non-fiction and two dark crime novels. Several of Julie’s short horror stories have been published, and she has collaboratively released a horror anthology. Julie’s home-base is KillersAndDemons.com where she serves up toxic cocktails of 80s metal, ritualistic murder, and raw horror.

Julie lives in her home-town in Canada, nestled near the rocky mountains. A hardcore 80s rocker at heart, Julie’s writing is infused with music of all eras. Her dark crime novels are a fusion of 80s metal, 70s acid rock and dark story telling. Obsessed with the dark mind of the serial killer, Julie’s characters are based on bits and pieces of some of the most terrifying monsters to roam the earth.

In this episode we go deep into:

What monsters Julie writes and her Journey [01:33]
What her author journey has felt like and how community changed the game [05:25]
Finding your community [08:28]
Networking and building relationships [13:48]
Launches in an ever changing landscape [19:14]
Creating her brand through passion [24:43]
Detective Mahoney and going back to go forward [30:25]
The evolution of being a writer [32:41]
A typical week [34:54]
Taking it one step at a time [37:28]
Avoiding burnout [40:07]
Why Julie writes [43:46]

Find out more about Julie Hiner

https://killersanddemons.com

IG: @killersanddemons

TikTok: @killersanddemons

Twitter: @killersanddemons

FB: @killersanddemons

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Special thanks to:

Show theme: Karl Hughes

Show editing: Sam Frost