by Heidi | Oct 24, 2013 | 31 Days Toward Writing a Must-Read Romance, Five Minute Friday
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....
by Heidi | Oct 3, 2013 | 31 Days Toward Writing a Must-Read Romance, Five Minute Friday
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...
by Heidi | Sep 26, 2013 | Five Minute Friday, Wrangling Words
It’s true. I spent hours staring at books and scribbling on paper until I figured out how to read and write for myself … which opened up a whole new world. It’s true. The bookmobile made a thirty-mile trek (one way) to my house in the summer, where...
by Heidi | Sep 12, 2013 | Five Minute Friday
Mercy. ‘Something that gives evidence of divine favor; a blessing’ … There are a few definitions listed for mercy, but that’s the one that resonates with me. This life is full of concepts we pay lip-service to, throw money at, raise support...
by Heidi | Aug 9, 2013 | Five Minute Friday
“Writing is like breathing, sometimes its better if you don’t think about it too hard.” -Lisa Jo Baker Five minutes. Pour out the words. Mute that feisty internal editor. Link up and feel the love. That’s how it’s done. The word for the...
by Heidi | Aug 2, 2013 | Five Minute Friday, Wrangling Words
The highlight of this word-wrangler’s week: an opportunity to write, unscripted, for five minutes. Come join this fabulous community of encouraging and talented folks. Link up with Lisa Jo Baker and the finest flash mob around right here. Word of the day? STORY...
