Most of you know that my publishing journey has not been an easy one. There’s been a lot of disappointment and heart ache surrounding my debut novel, PRETTY DARK NOTHING and its sequel. Despite all the bumps in the road, I refuse to quit. Writing is my passion and my calling. To all my artist…
Category: Writing
Creative Coaching and The Power of Intuitive Writing
A few months ago, one of my close writing friends introduced me to Lauren Sapala‘s book The INFJ Writer. Thank you, Jill Cox! Jill knew I had been fighting my natural creative process and that conventional writing methods didn’t work for me. They never have, yet I continued to bang away at the keyboard, getting…
Writer Unboxed Un-Conference: Through-ness and The Power of Genuine Community
Sunday night. My suitcase yawns open in front of me, empty and waiting. My flight leaves in eight hours. Piles of clean clothes encircle me as I kneel by the case and examine each possible outfit. Where should I start? An unfamiliar question for a seasoned and decisive traveler who usually has her bags packed…
Eat Sleep Write: My Podcast Interview
Yesterday, I had the BEST time being interviewed by Adam Scull of Eat Sleep Write! It was my first time doing a solo radio interview, and although I was a wee bit nervous, Adam put me at ease. If you want to hear more about my writing process, my inspiration, and more, you can listen…
Redirect: Exploring The Darker Side of Pretty Dark Nothing
Want to know more about the dark nightmares that inspired Pretty Dark Nothing? Today I’m over on Darkly Delicious YA talking about the darker side of my debut and how terrifying it was to bleed some of my own darkness onto the page.
YAK (Young Adult Keller) Book Fest 2014: Where Writers and Readers Go to Party
I’ve been to a lot of events in the past year, but I can honestly say that none of them compare to YAK Fest. From Neal Shusterman’s keynote, to author Krissi Dallas leading everyone in the YAK Fest Dance (performed to the tune of YMCA), I could already tell this was going to be the…
The Heart Of An Artist
A friend of mine posted this picture on FB this morning and the truth of it resonated so strongly within me that I wanted to share some of my own thoughts. The heart of the artist is at the very soul of their creation. With every word on a page, in every dance step, in…
Fight Evil, Read Books! Carrollton-Farmers Branch Literacy Night
So excited to be a part of this years Fight Evil, Read Books literacy night at RL Turner High School in Carrollton Texas Monday, November 11th 6-8PM. I’ll be using my author super powers to combat the dark side and promote literacy along with fellow authors Jeramey Kraatz, J.A. London, Krissi Dallas, Rachel Hawthorne, Victoria…
Pretty Dark Nothing 2
Woke up this morning to this message on my FB page: Heather Reid, this Halloween we are stewing over when we get to read Pretty Dark Nothing 2. My roommate Abby and I are no longer going to talk to you, until you produce a copy for us. I am working on it, girls! This…
Paneling with fellow authors Krissi Dallas, Jeramey Kraatz, Mary Gray, and Victoria Scott
Last night I got the chance to hang out with fellow authors Krissi Dallas, Jeramey Kraatz, Mary Gray, and Victoria Scott, meet some amazing readers, and answer some great questions. Which would you rather fight and alligator or a lion? Heck yeah! Those are my kind of questions. This panel lifted my spirits on a…