by Heather | Aug 3, 2011 | Blog, Deleted scenes, Sweet Bites Mysteries
Though I protested that the key fit the back door just fine, Honey dragged me around front. In moments, I found myself sliding the key in the lock of the glass door at the front of the restaurant I hadn’t stepped foot into since before Grandma died over two years...
by Heather | Jul 21, 2011 | Blog, Deleted scenes
Last week I posted the original chapter 1 for my culinary mystery. This is the deleted chapter 2. The headlights slashed onto my best friend’s face, making her teeth glow white against her caramel-colored skin. She sat on the steps leading up to my grandma’s place,...
by Heather | Jul 14, 2011 | Blog, Deleted scenes, Sweet Bites Mysteries
Okay, I know, it’s not Wednesday anymore (I’m still trying to figure out what happened to last week), but I wanted to share a couple of deleted scenes from my culinary mystery–which still needs some tweaks before I start submitting, but we’re...
by Heather | Jan 26, 2011 | Blog, randomness
Okay, first things first, the Whitney Awards is a program to recognize great writing by LDS people. Some of the books have LDS characters and themes, but many do not, and there were big national titles that qualified this year all over the place from Anne Perry, Allie...
by Heather | Jan 20, 2011 | Blog
Speech attribution can be a sticky thing sometimes. You want to make sure your reader knows who’s speaking, and you don’t want to get too repetitive, which leaves many writers searching for new and different ways to explain who’s talking. First,...
