Heidi Siefkas, Author at Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/author/heidi-siefkas/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 22:35:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Can Adventure Be Your Muse? https://booksbywomen.org/can-adventure-be-your-muse-by-heidi-siefkas/ https://booksbywomen.org/can-adventure-be-your-muse-by-heidi-siefkas/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:12:27 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=23112 One author’s true story of exploring Cuba, living in Hawaii, and walking the Camino de Santiago In writing as in life, there are countless hurdles, hiccups, and roadblocks. There is no secret sauce for preventing the life stuff. Let’s face it, shit happens. However, many of the hurdles that happen in writing, whether typical writer’s […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/can-adventure-be-your-muse-by-heidi-siefkas/feed/ 1 23112 From Desk Job to Dream Job: A true story of leaving the cubicle for Cuba https://booksbywomen.org/from-desk-job-to-dream-job-a-true-story-of-leaving-the-cubicle-for-cuba-by-heidi-siefkas/ https://booksbywomen.org/from-desk-job-to-dream-job-a-true-story-of-leaving-the-cubicle-for-cuba-by-heidi-siefkas/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2017 06:53:12 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=18139 What I’m about to share may seem like fiction, but I’m disclosing it to convince you that by taking risks, being adventurous, and believing in serendipity dreams can come true. Six years ago, I would daydream from my cubicle about travel. It didn’t matter where. I would escape my cluttered desk of press releases and […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-adventure-of-writing/feed/ 2 13973 Memoir Writing Tips https://booksbywomen.org/memoir-writing-tips-by-heidi-siefkas/ https://booksbywomen.org/memoir-writing-tips-by-heidi-siefkas/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:00:47 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=12154 Heidi Siefkas wrote a memoir about her extraordinary story of survival. We asked her if she could share some memoir writing tips with us. Writing a memoir is an all-in, unveiling of your most private experiences to the world. It’s not a sneak peek, but the whole enchilada whether good, bad, or Montezuma’s revenge. I’m […]

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