Heidi’s Blog
31 Days Meets Five Minute Fridays: {Together}
photo credit Compfight I've struggled mightily with my writing this month. Real life comes at me hard and fast. The plans I've made fall apart and are pushed aside, replaced by runny noses, the carpool line, appointments and ... laundry. Of course. When am I supposed...
31 Days: Best Holiday for a Romance Novel?
A cabin in the snowy Alaskan wilderness ... a million stars overhead ... the perfect Christmas tree illuminated in the yard ... I don't know about you, but I'm sold. This book was on my Kindle faster than you can say 'stockings were hung by the chimney with care'....
31 Days: Which Comes First, the Setting or the Romance?
One of the many benefits of sharing one's writing with the world is the opportunity to connect with other writers. When I entered So You Think You Can Write, Rachael Ruddick and I connected over our mutual affection for sports romances. Her entry, Climbing Into His...
31 Days: I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again …
Remember those lyrics from the late 90's hit, 'Tubthumping' by Chumbawamba? In case you need to refresh your memory, the video is available here . While the lyrics are not at all family-friendly, the chorus has played in my head throughout the weekend. It seems...
Happy, happy, happy!
This just in ... I'm interrupting my regularly scheduled word-wrangling to announce that I've made it into the top 50 of Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest. Woot! I'm in shock, elated, stressed. If you'd like to read my opening chapter, you may...
31 Days: Write What You Know {I Mean It}
Photo courtesy of Matt Champlin via Flickr My kids love to play this great app called Stack the States. It's a fun way to learn the names of the United States, where they belong on the map, capitals, flags and fun bits of trivia. The longer they play the game, the...
