Heidi’s Blog
31 Days: {Day 5} Newbie’s Guide To Creating Conflict
There's an ongoing battle in our house: the eldest holds a much coveted possession high above his head. The younger sibling leaps, again and again, trying to snatch the remote/book/t-shirt ... often screeching in protest. Occasionally the dominant child raises the...
Five Minute Friday: {write}
The opportunity to write for five minutes on the topic 'write'? Well, of course, I'm all in. Fingers to keyboard. The clock is ticking. Ready set w-r-i-t-e I write feverishly, in a hurried scrawl that I can barely read. I heard two of my favorite authors say that's...
31 Days: The Art of Storytelling
I've encountered a bit of a road block in my current manuscript. My hero is in a tight spot and I don't know how to write him out of it. Secondly, what role will the heroine play in all of this? Who has the most at stake? My first solution was to go out for coffee...
31 Days: Crafting A Clever Character
Today I'm sharing some links and resources I've found helpful in creating fictional characters, particularly if you are writing your first manuscript or possibly stuck in a frustrating re-write with characters that seem "flat". Writing a must-read romance requires the...
31 Days: Boy Meets Girl
Welcome back. Today we're talking about the crux of every romance novel: when the hero and heroine meet. Because let's face it: readers of romance novels want to see your hero and heroine interact as much as possible. I think this is one particular area where newbies...
31 Days Toward Writing A Must-Read Romance
Since our first-born was an infant, I've sought connections with other women in a similar life stage. Mothers of Preschoolers meetings were my lifeline. Twice a month, I could count on adult conversation, a safe place for my child(ren) to be, laughter, and let's not...
