It's Wednesday Guest day and I'm thrilled to have multi-published author Heidi Hormel visiting today. Learn a little bit about her book, about her, and maybe some writer's wisdom.
Something for Readers
As a child, my family rented a
Winnebago and drove from Pennsylvania to Maine and back. This was back in the
day when seat belts were just a nuisance and not a safety feature, so my sister
and I were able to roam around the RV. I remember that trip fondly (not sure
about my siblings) and have always been fascinated by the economy of RVs -- how
so much can be fit into such a small space. Maybe that’s why I wanted to force
my hero and heroine into sharing an RV (the old-style kind), not those new
fangled ones with the TVs, microwaves and the walls that expand. I also
attribute my recent fascination with Tiny Homes (it’s all HGTV’s fault )
to the early Winnebago travel. I’ve even thought about moving from my current
locale to one of these Hobbit-sized abodes (then I remember I have cats and
litter boxes). Still, I do dream of living efficiently and clutter-free in a
Tiny Home. What about you? Tiny? Or Windsor Castle? Which is your dream home?
Something for Writers
I recently read the
late Alice Hoffman’s The Rules of Magic.
(She’s also the author of Practical
Magic.) In this book that delves
deep into how love shapes our lives, I found this passage that made my little
writerly heart sing:
“Writing itself was a
magical act in which imagination altered reality and gave form to power.”
Although this next
quote isn’t strictly about writing, it still made me shiver with authorial
delight:
“‘Anything whole can
be broken. … And anything broken can be put back together again. That is the
meaning of Abracadabra. I create what I
speak.’”
In the case of
writers, we create what we write.
Blurb for The Cowboy & the Showgirl
Opposites
attract when a bull-riding cowboy gets roped into helping a Vegas showgirl on
the run from a marriage in name only.
Val
Summers needs to get away from Vegas fast before her almost-bridegroom tracks
her down and his missing money. She’s got everything handled until she realizes
she’d stowed away in the wrong rodeo cowboy’s RV.Cisco Santos is a bull rider trying to rebuild his career, not save a damsel in distress, but he’s certainly not going to let some goons take the money out of her hide. On the lam together, they end up stuck in a snowstorm. By the time the snowplows dig them out, they’re a lot more than traveling companions.
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About Heidi Hormel
A former innkeeper and radio talk show host, Heidi Hormel has
always been a writer. She spent years as a small-town newspaper reporter and as
a PR flunky before settling happily into penning romances with a wink and a
wiggle.
While living in the Snack Food Capital of the World, Heidi has
trotted around the globe from forays into Death Valley to stops at Loch Ness in
Scotland.
She has published five books in the Angel Crossing, Arizona series
with Harlequin Western Romance. To sign up for her newsletter or to read more
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6 comments:
The old kind of RV wouldn't be for me haha Not sure my cats would like the tiny homes, not sure I would either. Great quotes indeed.
How i would love to build a tiny home on wheels and take off. It’s my dream!
When my hubby was alive we had a touring caravan, had much fun I can relate to you Susan.
Yvonne.
Beautiful quotes! Thanks for sharing them, especially the one about anything broken being made whole again. Whew, I needed to read that :)
Don't think I'm cut out for the RV kind of life. It would be fun for weekend get-aways, but not permanently. I live in a tiny enough space right now, though having wheels would put a new spin on things (pun intended).
And I DON'T know where the snack food capital of the world is. I'm Googling that now.
Cheers,
Jen
My folks bought a small camper-van after we'd moved out and loved touring the country :)
Love those quotes!
Love the quotes for writers. Some times I wonder how I'd like a camper, but I'm really a homebody.
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