by Heidi | Oct 3, 2022 | Wrangling Words
November is National Novel Writing Month and NaNoWriMo encourages writers across the globe to write 50,000 words in 30 days. It’s an amazing accomplishment! Writing a novel requires making a plan. Let’s talk about how to win NaNoWriMo and why you need to...
by Heidi | Jun 27, 2018 | Wrangling Words
I’m often asked where I get my ideas for a novel. So far the sparks have ignited over observations of human behavior, a trip to a particular location that inspires a new idea, a comment from an editor about what they’d like to see more of, or a story in...
by Heidi | Nov 30, 2016 | Wrangling Words
It’s the last day of November. Only a few more wakeups and we can put 2016 behind us. My thoughts on this flip back and forth between ‘ecstatic’ and ‘so-not-fair’. A low level of anxiety hums through my daily life. Occasionally it crests,...
by Heidi | Apr 20, 2015 | Wrangling Words
I’m thrilled to announce I made it to stage 2 of Harlequin’s Blurb 2 Book contest. Woot! Woot! The next round involves submitting the first three chapters and a synopsis by May 1. This is not the complete list of authors advancing, only a screen shot of my...
by Heidi | Apr 8, 2015 | Uncategorized, Wrangling Words
I’m skipping over the letter ‘F’. I’ve got nothin’. Well, nothing that starts with the letter F that I want to blog about. I do, however, have two delightful new additions on my screened porch. Happiness is a hanging basket. And...
by Heidi | Feb 16, 2015 | Wrangling Words
Every month I look forward to receiving an email from Death to the Stock Photo. This month was no exception. They dropped free photos in my inbox with a writing prompt. What’s not to love? I’m a visual person, so I do a little happy dance when someone...
