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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
Feb 12, 2021
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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 27, 2020
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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 9, 2020
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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 8, 2020
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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
Jan 14, 2016
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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
Jan 22, 2014
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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
Oct 28, 2013
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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
Sep 9, 2013
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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
Aug 6, 2013
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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
May 6, 2013
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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...

Heather Clark
Apr 30, 2013
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Writing YA Fiction – Saying Something True About Love
I’m a writer because I am a reader. I love books. I love the escape, the entertainment, the new worlds, and the messages. Most of all, I...

Heather Clark
Apr 19, 2013
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Outlining Is Hard: A Sneak-Peak At My WIP
I think outlining is hard. I said it. I need it, but it ties me up in knots. I’m about 40,000 words into my WIP and I’m still taking...

Heather Clark
Mar 7, 2013
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Secrets Of The Universe
Writing fiction is interesting. You want to tell a satisfying story. You can only do this if you can create a satisfying arc for your...

Heather Clark
Feb 9, 2013
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We’ll Run Out Of Stuff To Write When We’re Dead
A writing friend commented on Facebook the other day that she had so much left to do on her book. I made the offhanded comment that we...

Heather Clark
Feb 7, 2013
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Writing Journey - From First Attempts to Agent
Fair warning: You are about to embark on reading the longest blog post of my bloggerly life. It may bore you. If you don’t care about how...

Heather Clark
Feb 2, 2013
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Falling in Love
I’m starting to think of books as romances. Love affairs. Starting a new book is like a new romance. You’re all tingly-twirly with...

Heather Clark
Jul 18, 2012
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Art for Validation
Listening to playtime with my seven-year-old daughter and her cousin today was revealing. They were pretending to be artists. Great...

Heather Clark
May 30, 2012
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Rejection Fuels Creativity
…or it can send you into a dark place of despair where no writing occurs. But it’s your choice. At least that’s what I’m telling myself....

Heather Clark
May 29, 2012
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Late Nights
I’ve got a nine-week-old baby. Only nine weeks, and he pretty much insists on being held every minute of every day. There is a little...

Heather Clark
May 19, 2012
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