by Heidi | Sep 30, 2016 | 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes
Let the games begin! Every October, the Write 31 Days challenge gives anyone with a blog the opportunity to post every day for the entire month of October. The Five Minute Friday community is hosting a challenge within the challenge, prompting writers with a...
by Heidi | Sep 20, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
I’ve always loved country music. From old-school classics like Rhinestone Cowboy, Jolene, Wichita Lineman, and The Gambler to current top country hits such as Dirty Laundry, Vice, and Song for Another Time, I admire how each one tells a story and often reveals...
by Heidi | Sep 16, 2016 | Five Minute Friday
This world is crazy loud, isn’t it? I feel like I’m losing the ability to listen well. Or maybe I should say the art listening well. Because it is an art form. A gift to our audience. A well-honed ability to put aside our own agendas and endless to-do...
by Heidi | Sep 13, 2016 | The Ten on Tuesdays
I narrowed it down to books on my ‘keeper’ shelf, the rare few I’ve read repeatedly, characters who’ve come to mind several times over the years, and books that inspire me to be a better writer. Love Comes Softly by Janette Oke. This is the...