by Heidi | Aug 1, 2019 | Heidi's Updates
I swallowed down the lump in my throat and stepped toward the edge of the platform, built into the side of the mountain. About ten stories below me swayed lush vegetation. It looked soft, but I knew the truth–if the cords and buckles of my zip line harness...
by Heidi | Apr 9, 2019 | Heidi's Updates
I’m so excited to share this story with you, dear readers! All books have a piece of my heart, but this book…I don’t know, it feels especially personal. Maybe because it’s set in my hometown. Maybe because it explores the intricacies of marriage. Maybe because...
by Heidi | Mar 1, 2019 | Heidi's Updates
I can still remember clinging to my tiny cell phone, pacing around my college dorm room eighteen years ago. My mother’s voice was on the other end. While I don’t remember her exact words, I do remember the substance of what she said. “I’m...
by Heidi | Jan 30, 2018 | Heidi's Updates
As we begin gearing up for the release of my second novel, The Hidden Side, I thought it would be fun to start a blog series with some behind-the-scenes posts on the book, how it came to be, and the real life historical characters who inspired it. So what is the...
by Heidi | Jul 25, 2017 | Heidi's Updates
Freedom’s Ring is a time-slip novel, which is a storytelling method that might be new to readers. When I tell potential readers that I write time-slip stories, many think time travel, but in the case of the stories I write, there is no time travel. It is not a fantasy...
