Carrie Herthwell

Author of GeneEarth Novels

Hello, everyone! Welcome to my website!

I’m Carrie Herthwell and my greatest hope is to captivate readers with my dystopian fiction and offer readers an amazing experience. Here you can get the inside scoop on the GeneEarth novels and my upcoming book releases. My debut novel, Don’t Let Chacha Die, is available on Amazon and Kobo!

You can also check out my blog! I reflect on my journey as a writer, examine a variety of predicaments fiction writers encounter, and offer writing advice.

Don’t Let Chacha Die Now Available to Buy!

Do you like to read novels with a little of everything? Do you like books with a unique world, exciting action and lovable characters? Give this queer dystopia a chance and you won’t be disappointed!

Chacha must conform in order to avoid execution, but conforming is its own psychological hell. Chacha needs a genuine friend to survive, but how can they find one when it’s too dangerous to trust?

Don’t Let Chacha Die by Carrie Herthwell is now available to buy in the Amazon bookstore and in the Kobo store! Click below to purchase your copy!

Carrie’s News

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The wait is over! Don’t Let Chacha Die is now available to buy!
The wait is over! Don’t Let Chacha Die is now available to buy!

Don’t Let Chacha Die by Carrie Herthwell has been released and is now available to buy!

The wait is almost over! Don’t Let Chacha die will be released very soon!
The wait is almost over! Don’t Let Chacha die will be released very soon!

Don’t Let Chacha Die will be released very soon in Kindle and Kobo!

Don’t Let Chacha Die will be released January 2025!
Don’t Let Chacha Die will be released January 2025!
I’ve Decided to Self-Publish My Dystopian Novels!
I’ve Decided to Self-Publish My Dystopian Novels!

The life of a fiction writer is complicated.

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That Something More. The secret recipe for fantastic fiction.
That Something More. The secret recipe for fantastic fiction.

What ingredients need to come together to create amazing fiction? Six different flavors and that something more.

Writing sexual assault? Be kind to yourself and your readers.
Writing sexual assault? Be kind to yourself and your readers.

Stories about sexual violence can spread awareness and draw attention to systems that perpetuate it. But, when writing sexual violence, we must remember to take care of ourselves and our readers.

Should I write magic? A reflection on the problems with magic existing in a fictional world.
Should I write magic? A reflection on the problems with magic existing in a fictional world.

Writing magic into a fictional world can kill the tension and destroy the narrative. Should I stay away from crafting magic? Is there a way for it to work?

Should I write diverse characters? A reflection on writing outside my experience.
Should I write diverse characters? A reflection on writing outside my experience.

Some people say an author should only write characters who share their identity, while others insist it’s offensive to exclude diverse characters. So should I write diverse characters into my fiction?