Julie Vick had explored parenting humor. Next she added advice.

Julie Vick is the author of ”Babies Don’t Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?),” a humorous advice book for introverted parents navigating the early years of parenthood. She has written for New Yorker Daily Shouts, Parents magazine, Real Simple, and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. She teaches writing at the University of Colorado Denver.

 SunLit: Tell us this book’s backstory. What inspired you to write it? Where did the idea originate?

Julie Vick: After I became a parent, I began writing a lot of parenting humor (often as a way to cope with parenting frustrations). I had some success with humor pieces and started thinking about a book project. The book that I would have liked to have as a parent that I didn’t have was one aimed at the unique…