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Thank You Kingston, Ontario!

I’m back from a whirlwind 3-day trip to Kingston, Ontario. Such fun, and many great surprises!

I was a speaker at the Queen’s University Media & Journalism Conference (QMJC), and also had a fun ‘wine & chocolate’ celebration of my fourth collection, ‘Three Spaces,’ at Novel Idea Bookstore, and a book signing and reading of ‘Three Spaces’ and an excerpt from my upcoming novel, Strangely, Incredibly Good, at Chapters Kingston on Sunday.

CFRC Radio recorded the reading at Novel Idea, and may interview me, too, so I’ll let you all know when that’s going to be on air and streamed on their website.

I was thrilled to get a surprise visit from my former drama coach, who drove down from Ottawa to see me at Novel Idea, and a funny thing happened during question period at my workshop on being a published author: a student asked me to take part in a group selfie!

The resulting photo was not only a hoot, and retweeted a couple times, but it’s also going to be featured in my Queen’s Alumni Review article on my speaking experience at QMJC. The article will appear in the Spring 2014 issue.

Now that I’m home, it’s back to full time work every day, working on the edits of Strangely, Incredibly Good with my publisher, Morning Rain Publishing. Of course, I still have time to tweet, and maybe even a selfie once in a while. 🙂 The book comes out this Spring and I’m so excited to share it with you!

The Friends I’ve Never Met hit the top 10,000 books on Kindle (Amazon.ca), and hit a bestsellers list again: #92 in Women’s Fiction>Single Women this week. Top 10,000 (it was 7,000 something for a while) doesn’t sound that impressive, but when I learned there are over 2,430,648 books on the Canadian Kindle, I decided that’s an accomplishment. Getting read by even just a few of you when the market is flooded with ebooks like that is something to smile about.

So, thanks to all of you who are buying it, reviewing it, and sharing about it with your friends! I’m thrilled to learn you’re enjoying it. I loved writing it.

Best wishes,

Heather

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Half Price Signed Paperback Books!

Hey guys!
If you’re starting your holiday shopping for literary lovers on your list, I’ve got a deal for you all this month. Where the Butterflies Go, Leap and Three Spaces will be half-price if you order a signed copy in November 2013 (plus shipping to your city). So that’s $4 for a signed WTBG, $10 for a signed Leap (only 1 copy left! hurry!) $6 for Carry On Dancing, $7 for Three Spaces.  Payment is by Paypal. If you order several copies I can of course give you a great deal on shipping. CONTACT ME writer@hgrace.com to arrange for your signed copy to be shipped to you!

For those who prefer ebooks, it’s also sales time for you. I’ve reduced Where The Butterflies Go, Three Spaces and my screenplay, The Friends I’ve Never Met, to just $1.99 all this month, on all ereaders – Kindle, Kobo, Nook, Sony, Apple iBooks and many more!

Just my way of saying thank you for supporting my writing these past five years – hoping you’ll share the joy by buying someone you love some of my poetry or prose! CHEERS and thanks!ImageHeather

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Heather Reading “Trick or Treat?” (Kids Poem)

Trick or Treat?

Listen to Heather read this poem here

In the fall, I start to plan
the disguise of all disguises.
I plot and prepare
for an evening of surprises.

I practice stirring a witch’s pot;
I wear scars like Frankenstein’s.
I cackle and I screech
like an owl up in the pines.

I can be what I want;
mysterious and unseen.
Oh, what should I be
for this year’s Halloween?

I could be a pirate,
if I only had a patch.
Or perhaps a fire-eater,
if I only had a match.

I could be a fortune teller,
but I’d need a crystal ball.
I could be Humpty Dumpty,
but who would be my wall?

Perhaps I’ll be a butterfly,
with blue-speckled wings.
Perhaps a court jester;
my dog could be the King.

No, I must be different—
and scary—a surprise.
So no one else can tell it’s me,
except by my two eyes.

Yes, I’ll be what I want;
mysterious and unseen.

But what will YOU be
For this year’s Halloween?

copyright Heather Grace Stewart 2012