Heather Day Gilbert

Author

Pros and Cons of Being a Viking

Let’s talk pros and cons, shall we? Would you choose to live in Viking times or now? PROS: 1) Vikings were expert storytellers. They would’ve spent lots of family time together during those cold winters. We don’t do that often in our technological age. 2) Vikings were adventurous, but also family-oriented. So many of their adventures were wrapped around giving… Read More

Forgive Me if I’m Marketing Too Loud

When an author makes the decision to self-publish, generally we just see the tip of the iceberg in terms of what we’ll have to do to launch our books. Once we get down and dirty with the publication process, we realize just how much is going to fall on our shoulders. We’re responsible for everything: Cover Art Editing Formatting our… Read More

GOD’S DAUGHTER Quotes Pin Series

The quote today is along the same vein as our previous quote about marriage. Gudrid is wrestling some serious stuff. Hope you enjoy this and pin it, too!

Getting a Little Heartfelt…

I’m so excited to be at my new site! Thanks for following me over here! Today I felt like talking writing journey. Everyone’s is unique. Here’s a little rundown of mine: 2009–complete first novel for NaNoWriMo (Paranormal fiction, Otherworld)–find agent–out on submission–rejected in 6 months flat–book too short at 50,000 words. 2010–start second novel (Viking historical, God’s Daughter) 2011–finish second… Read More