Heidi’s Blog
Failure: Unpopular Notion or Life-Changing Opportunity?
Failure: the dreaded outcome of a challenging endeavor. An undesirable finish to a grueling race. The absence of merit. To put it in fancy Merriam-Webster terminology, "the nonperformance of something due, required, or expected; a subnormal quantity or quality; an...
Cover Reveal: Lara Whatley’s Frozen Flames
Hi, bookworms! My friend Lara Whatley is revealing the cover for Frozen Flames today. Check out the blurb for this intriguing YA sci-fi/fantasy set in Toronto. Blurb: Lexi would give anything to have those minutes back—the minutes when she’d stood inside the fence,...
Five Minute Friday: Safe
Happy Friday! This is the day writers write for five minutes on one word, unscripted, then share their posts here. Whether you're a veteran at this blogging thing, or writing your very first post today, all are welcome to join this warm and caring community. Today's...
We Interrupt This Regularly Scheduled Blog Post…
Hi, friends! I did not participate in Five Minute Friday today because: A. We are traveling back from Great Wolf Lodge and I'm so water-logged and exhausted I can barely speak in coherent sentences. And also... B. Harlequin invited me to share my Call Story over at So...
Five Minute Friday: Control
Happy Friday! Today we write, for five minutes--unscripted--on one word. This is a warm and welcoming community, so feel free to jump in and join us. There's a lot of talented writers linking up their blog posts and I'm often moved by what they write. Click here for...
Five Minute Friday: Refine
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne Gretzky That quote always irked me a little. Sure, the Gretzky's and the Jordan's of this world can spout off pithy bits of inspirational wisdom like that. Look at all they've accomplished? We expect them to be...
