The Path to Publishing: A Guide for New Authors A question I’ve been asked many times over the years is how I publish. When I started writing back in 2020, I admit that I had no clue what publishing looked like (or writing, for that matter, as I would soon discover). But my core purposeContinue reading “Publishing Real Talk”
Tag Archives: Journey
Expanding Horizons
From publishing Win We Shall to developing a TV pilot about a young Trini girl determined to save her family’s cocoa farm, 2024 was filled with unexpected adventures in storytelling. Join me as I share the journey of the past year and peek into what’s brewing for 2025 – including an exciting new project that’s taking my stories from page to screen.
Win We Shall Update
Homecoming and Looking Ahead I’m drafting this update while traveling back home after a transformational sojourn to the land that inspired Jamroq. The trip has been full of impartation and inspiration, connecting to people and a land we love. Even better, before leaving home, I was able to send out draft two of Win WeContinue reading “Win We Shall Update”
The Rocky Road of Revision
Revising a first draft is – ROUGH! Hence my dubbing the process the rocky road of revision, which has nothing to do with ice cream. Haha
The Journey of a First Draft
A 2020 lockdown project that is finally getting somewhere!
One year, thirty chapters, 82,854 words later, I have officially reached my first milestone as an author: a completed first draft.
When I started this journey in 2020, I didn’t even know that first drafts were a thing.
I find now is the perfect time to celebrate with some reflection and lessons learned along the way.
Heidi Alert 