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What Kind of Writer do YOU Want to Be? Guest Post & Giveaway with Author Connie Almony

Today, I'm sharing a guest post with you from author friend Connie Almony. Read to the end for a chance to enter a book giveaway of her most recent release, Writing from the Trenches, which also includes chapters by talented authors Lynnette Bonner, Hallee Bridgeman, Louise M. Gouge, Michelle Griep, … [Read more...]


Connie Almony// giveaway// writer life// Writing from the Trenches

Authors and Book Award Contests–To Enter or Not to Enter?

Last week was quite exciting for me because I received a call that I'd finaled in a book contest I'd entered. Let me give you a little background, though... This year, I actually entered not one, but FOUR book contests with independently published releases from last year. I didn't place in any … [Read more...]


christy award// contests// writer life// writing contests

Interview and Giveaway with Katherine Scott Jones, author of Shadow Sister

I'm pleased to welcome author Katherine Scott Jones back to my blog today (check out her lovely, book review blog here!). You can find my previous interview with her here. She has a second women's fiction novel out, titled Shadow Sister, and it's a beautiful story of love and loss and restoration in … [Read more...]


author friends// author interview// giveaway// Katherine Scott Jones// women's fiction

Author Heather Day Gilbert

The Time Has Come…to Update Author Pictures

Some people freeze up for crowds. That's not me--I actually don't mind speaking to a large group of people I don't know, especially about independent publishing/authoring. Other people freeze up in social situations. I'm okay with that, too--I like getting to know more about others and I'm not … [Read more...]


author headshots// author photos// photos

The (Not So) Lazy Days of Summer

Just figured I should check in with a blogpost since it's been AGES! I am looking forward to being able to share more with you about my upcoming cozy mystery series that will be releasing starting in June 2019, but in the meantime, I've been working hard to finish the first three books in … [Read more...]


Cozy Mysteries// Jaime Jo Wright// Joanna Davidson Politano// Joanne Bischof// reading// West Virginia// West Virginia Writers Conference

Ramble and Roar

Interview and Book Giveaway with Catie Cordero, Author of Ramble and Roar

  Hello, folks! I know I haven't blogged in quite a while--I've been keeping busy cramming in as many hours of writing as I can this year. BUT I have to share about author Catie Cordero. Isn't her book cover above gorgeous? It's original artwork and she and her husband, Jonathan, modeled for … [Read more...]


author// author friends// author interview// author life// Breathe Writers Conference// Catie Cordero// debut author// giveaway// giveaways// historical// historical fiction// history// indie// indie author// indie publishing

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Hi, I’m Heather…

I write contemporary mysteries and Viking historicals. Born and brought up in the mountains of West Virginia, I enjoy writing about small towns, family relationships, and women who aren't afraid to protect those they love. Read More…

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Happy #WestVirginiaDay! You might know that I love Happy #WestVirginiaDay! You might know that I love setting my contemporary mystery series in my home state of WV. What you might not know is that there was a time I wanted nothing more than to move away and spread my wings (somewhere like NYC! Where I wound up living for a year when I got married!). But years down the road, I felt my mountain roots pulling me back. Suddenly, I could see nothing but beauty in these comforting mountains and moody skies and honeysuckled summers. West Virginia is so many things—good and bad as any state is—but it’s entirely unique. My husband once marveled at how many people “came back” to their home state here, even after being gone for years, and I see that all the time. These #Appalachianmountains have a way about them, and it becomes a part of you, a love you don’t want to let go of. I’m a #mountainmama, and I’m glad to bring this truly #wildandwonderful state to readers with my books.
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