Laura Heffernan, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/lauraheffernan/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:21:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Top 5 Things Pole Fitness Taught Me About Writing https://booksbywomen.org/top-5-things-pole-fitness-taught-me-about-writing-by-laura-heffernan/ https://booksbywomen.org/top-5-things-pole-fitness-taught-me-about-writing-by-laura-heffernan/#respond Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:37:33 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=26252 Top 5 Things Pole Fitness Taught Me About Writing Several years ago, I realized an important truth about myself: if exercise is not something fun and interesting, I am never, ever going to do it. However, my tendonitis becomes harder to manage when I gain weight. I also harbor a deep, abiding love for junk […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/top-5-things-pole-fitness-taught-me-about-writing-by-laura-heffernan/feed/ 0 26252 No, I Haven’t Quit My Day Job https://booksbywomen.org/no-i-havent-quit-my-day-job-by-laura-heffernan/ https://booksbywomen.org/no-i-havent-quit-my-day-job-by-laura-heffernan/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:35:59 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22072 Now that I’ve been published for almost a year, a question I’m hearing more and more is, “Have you quit your day job yet?” When I finish wiping the tears of laughter from my eyes, I always explain that, no, I’m still working. The next question, of course is, “Wow! How do you do it?” […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/no-i-havent-quit-my-day-job-by-laura-heffernan/feed/ 2 22072 How To Pitch A Series https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-pitch-a-series-by-laura-heffernan/ https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-pitch-a-series-by-laura-heffernan/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 05:25:25 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=20411 A few weeks ago, I announced the Gamer Girl series, three books coming out from Kensington’s Lyrical Press starting in 2019. Since this is my second series, many people have asked me how to get an editor to buy multiple books rather than just one. Initially, if you do not know the editor and have […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/how-to-pitch-a-series-by-laura-heffernan/feed/ 0 20411 Putting My Hobby Onto The Page https://booksbywomen.org/putting-my-hobby-onto-the-page-by-laura-heffernan/ https://booksbywomen.org/putting-my-hobby-onto-the-page-by-laura-heffernan/#respond Sun, 05 Mar 2017 06:44:27 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=17996   They say (whoever, “they” is, with their infinite wisdom) to write what you know. Well, I’m a bit of a dork. What I know is math and reading. I know Star Wars and Star Trek (both old and new), I know Joss Whedon’s entire oeuvre. You know what doesn’t make a great book? A […]

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