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The Friday Four: Is Anyone Reading This?

Happy Friday! You know what that means… It’s time for another Fabulous Friday Four. And, as my kind friend, Jamie, just pointed out, I’ve been a bit lax (my word, not hers) in posting the Friday Four lately. Sorry! Honestly, I wasn’t sure anyone was reading my Friday ramblings.

So, on that note…

1.Let’s Discuss Something

So that I know you’re reading, let’s discuss something…

What can we discuss?

Something controversial, maybe…

I know…

Dress codes in public schools – Should there be one?

My d...

Tracked is One Week Away from Landing in Your Hands

1. @JennyTheGolden is famous AGAIN! (And Maggie Sunseri and I were featured in an article in the Herald-Leader today.

Cheryl Truman explores how Maggie and I write differently and how we each bring different world views to our stories.

You can read the online version of the article by CLICKING HERE.There’s an awesome picture of @JennyTheGolden, too.

2. Received this lovely message from a new Mindspeak fan over the weekend: I love hearing from fans like this. So much so, that I’m now feat...

Starting a Sequel

Sometimes I struggle to begin a story. Especially with a sequel to another book. Weird, right? I mean the characters are already developed. The setting is there and waiting for me to drop some action into it.

But the pressure of adding to a story that readers have already read and loved sometimes keeps me from even starting. Because once a story is out there, it’s no longer just my story. It belongs to all of us. We all bring expectations to what happens next.

That’s a lot of pressure to g...

Plotting a New Story: Some Thoughts

A few notes off the top of my head about plotting…

1.I love that feeling you get when you look at the blank page and think of all the possible ways you can mess up your characters lives. Then, after you’ve put them in those horrible places, you work like hell to help them fight their way through obstacles and bad times to eventually find their way back to the hope of a happily ever after.

2. I spend (have spent) a great deal of time reading books on the craft of writing. I’m a big believer...

TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A WRITER DECIDING WHAT TO WRITE NEXT

Now, that I’m in the formatting stage of Tracked (sending to typo checkers later today), I’m seriously trying to decide which book to concentrate on next. I have plots and ideas for three very different books in my head. I’ve already crossed one off the list for now, so I’m down to two.

I’ve loosely outlined many scenes for the two remaining stories. And they’re both screaming for attention from me. I must choose today as I’m already behind schedule.

So… what’s a writer to do?

1. I’m going to...

The Fabulous Friday Four: Tracked is Live for Pre-order, Homeless Teens, and a Vlog

A quick “Fabulous Friday Four” because I’m editing andother stuff…

1. TRACKED is Live for You to Pre-Order!!!

I am so excited to get this book into your hands! If you want to make sure Tracked downloads onto your device at midnight as of June 2, 2015, PRE-ORDER TODAY!!! And be sure to tell all of your friends to pre-order as well!

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

A year-old murder in the rainforest of Costa Rica haunts Raven MacMillan. Details of the tragedy she witnessed remain suppressed deep inside her...

A Vlog: Tracked Pre-order and Pinterest

Some questions answered and some links for you.

See the blurb for Tracked by clicking here.

And see inspiration behind my characters and setting for any of my novels by checking out my Pinterest boards.

Happy Thursday! Heather

The Fabulous Friday Four: New Giveaways, Book Signing, and Awesomely Funny Video of a Kid Involving Octopuses

Or is it Octopi????

Happy Spring! I love spring! It’s my third favorite season.

Welcome to today’s Fabulous Friday Four where I tell you amazing things going on in my little world this week plus share an awesomely fabulous video of a kid who refuses to eat Octo… whatever.

1. Amazing Giveaway News for My Most Fabulous Readers

I’m adding new features to thenewsletter – A Piece of My Mind. Starting this May, I will be sending out the newsletter monthly!! And if that’s not enough… In that newslet...

The Fabulous Friday Four

It’s been a crazy week, so let’s get to it…

1.Chicago Is My New Second Favorite U.S. City

My family and I had a blast in Chicago last week.

We went to Navy Pier and rode the ferris wheel (you know, the one in Divergent). We ate at Native Foods (my new favorite chain restaurant that serves only vegan food). TWICE! It’s that good. We toured the University of Chicago campus. It’s beautiful! We went to the Museum of Science and Industry and to the Field Museum (where wevisited one of t...

What are you willing to give up in exchange for something better tomorrow?

I love how Seth Godin can, in a very short blog post, make you realize something hugely grand! And today I’m thinking about how much work it takes to achieve “our” greatness.

What we do in the short term could be sabotaging what we desire to achieve in the long term. Sometimes we have to give up something (or everything) in our short term to even see the possibilities of our long term.

What are you willing to give up in exchange for something better tomorrow?

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