Storymakers Conference, Here I Come!
I am SO thrilled to be teaching a class at the 2022 Storymakers Conference in Provo, Utah, May 12-14! My class is entitled All I Really...
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Heather Clark
Feb 10, 2022
Lemon Drop Falls In-Person Launch Party
The Provo Library and The King's English bookstore are hosting my in-person launch. I'm incredibly grateful to Jennifer A. Nielsen, one...
Heather Clark
Feb 10, 2022
Victoria Piontek—Author of Better with Butter—Blurbed my Book!
I was OVER the MOON when Victoria Piontek agreed to blurb LEMON DROP FALLS! She is one of my favorite authors, and BETTER WITH BUTTER is...
Heather Clark
Jan 17, 2022
Lemon Drop Falls Online, Virtual Book Launch
The King's English will be hosting the virtual book launch party for LEMON DROP FALLS! I am in SUCH luck, because the amazing NYT...
Heather Clark
Feb 18, 2021
My Debut Novel, LEMON DROP FALLS, Coming Feb 15, 2022
It's not every day you get to announce that one of your lifelong dreams is coming true. My writing journey so far has been surreal and...
Heather Clark
Feb 12, 2021
Signing With Agent Sarah Davies!
Announcing that you've signed with an agent is something every writer looks forward to. I signed with my first agent back in 2013, and...
Heather Clark
Jan 27, 2020
Your Story is NOT over!!
I posted this on a group for authors as we prepare for the Pitch Wars showcase to go live February fifth. I thought it might be helpful...
Heather Clark
Jan 9, 2020
More Red Than Black
For those who were wondering if I finished my big rewrite, I did! December 30th. Hallelujah. But that's just the beginning. I'm still...
Heather Clark
Jan 8, 2020
In which I eat a raw onion, and wind up with a book title.
Sometimes you're working so hard on a draft, so stuffed up with sinus infection that you can't taste food. So a fellow writer offers you...
Heather Clark
Jan 14, 2016
Sometimes You Must Get Your Audrey Hepburn On
And you must do it in a live webinar with your BFF who is concurrently dressed as The Mad Hatter. You must do this if your friend drags...
Heather Clark
Oct 29, 2014
Mechanics of Desire, Part Three of Three: Obstacles and Stakes
Since this is Part Three, it will reference concepts from Part One and Part Two. I’ve provided the links if you need a refresher....
Heather Clark
Mar 27, 2014
Natural Character Reactions – Using Beats
Research is Awesome. Especially when it’s not my research. Especially when it arrives specially timed to make the scene I was...
Heather Clark
Jan 27, 2014
Part Two of Three: The Mechanics of Desire–Controlling Belief and Announced Strategy
You can read part one of this series here. It addresses the character’s emotional and concrete desire lines. CONTROLLING BELIEF: A...
Heather Clark
Jan 24, 2014
Mechanics of Desire Part One of Three: How Martine Leavitt Changed My Life
The first time I tried to write a novel, it took me six years. Inconsistency in writing habits meant the first draft took for years to...
Heather Clark
Jan 22, 2014
More Than You Ever Needed To Know
Some fun questions so you can get to know me a little better: 1. What books and / or authors are most inspiring to you as a writer? It’s...
Heather Clark
Oct 28, 2013
Blog Tour
Thanks so much to Stephanie Kelley for inviting me to be a part of this blog tour! Go read her blog post for the tour. It was fun to get...
Heather Clark
Sep 9, 2013
Author Interview with YA Author Natalie Whipple
I am so excited. My post today is an author interview with YA author Natalie Whipple. Natalie’s debut novel, TRANSPARENT, came out this...
Heather Clark
Aug 6, 2013
Anne Lamott – Bird by Bird
This is not a formal review. I don’t do those. I just read books, and then I think about them a lot and then, sometimes, if I’m feeling...
Heather Clark
May 6, 2013
Word Count Disaster
Writing along. Loving every minute. Delighted by my characters, my story, my dialog. So excited to finish my novel on May 6th. 80,000...
Heather Clark
Apr 30, 2013
Fifteen Ever-Living Minutes A Day!
I’ve had people ask recently how I’ve gotten so consistent with my writing. This has not always been the case. The first few writing...
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