Heidi’s Blog
31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes: October 2016
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...
What’s Your Groove? | My Writing Playlist
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 the...
Five Minute Friday: Listen
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 lists and status...
10 Favorite Inspirational Romance Novels of All Time
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 first inspirational romance...
Character Spotlight: Going Up South’s Dylan Conner
My friend, fellow author, and critique partner Janet W. Ferguson recently released the second novel in her Southern Hearts series, Going Up South. I had the privilege of reading an advance copy of this wonderful story. Dylan Conner is the hero of the novel and one of...
Happy Book Birthday to Beth K. Vogt’s Almost Like Being in Love
Today award-winning author Beth K. Vogt releases the next novel in her destination wedding series, Almost Like Being in Love. It's a great read and the perfect book to take with you to the beach or enjoy while relaxing by the pool or lake. For those of us in the...