Tamara Hart Heiner's Blog

��Winners announced!Last week I announced on Instagram the winners of my paperback book boxes! Only three people could win, but! If you didn't win, you have one more chance!I'm giving away ONE hard cover book box!I'm doing all of these promotions on Instagram. You do have to find me there (@tamaraheiner). Look for Monday's post and follow the instructions to enter! (If you entered for the

 Winners announced!Last week I announced on Instagram the winners of my paperback book boxes! Only three people could win, but! If you didn't win, you have one more chance!I'm giving away ONE hard cover book box!I'm doing all of these promotions on Instagram. You do have to find me there (@tamaraheiner). Look for Monday's post and follow the instructions to enter! (If you entered for the

We're all stuck at home right now, so I kept busy making a few fun book trailers. I'll share one this week and the other next week.













Road Trip (episode 3, season 1) is the free book of the week.

It took Amazon several days last week, but they did finally put book #2 to free. If you really want to get it off Amazon, wait a few days, I'm confident they'll follow through again!

I didn't see this coming.My life has changed radically in a week.Suddenly I'm a homeschooling mom. I don't go to the gym anymore. Or church. I don't have upcoming book events. I'm not a soccer coach anymore. We aren't going to swim meets. Me and mine have become everything.I suppose it's not as radical as it could be. Some people have lost their jobs. Money isn't as free as it was. 

I didn't see this coming.

My life has changed radically in a week.

Suddenly I'm a homeschooling mom. I don't go to the gym anymore. Or church. I don't have upcoming book events. I'm not a soccer coach anymore. We aren't going to swim meets. 

Me and mine have become everything.

I suppose it's not as radical as it could be. Some people have lost their jobs. Money isn't as free as it was. 

People used to ask me all the time what my platform was. Why I wrote. What was my purpose.

Did I have to have a purpose? I wracked my brain. Mostly I just had stories in my head. I thought maybe my platform was on empowering moms. Finding happiness within yourself.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend an amazing little writers conference in Kansas City. The classes were amazing and the

I did something crazy last Saturday.

I ran a half-marathon. That's thirteen miles, people. And the craziest thing? I'm not a runner.

No, seriously, before you close your computer or put your phone away laughing, hear me out. I hate running. My husband ran track in college and has been trying to get me to run for thirteen years. But I hate it. Passionately. I ran a mile for the first time about

The reality of a teenager's life

I've already had a few people email me or post in reviews that they were a little disturbed by a topic that gets brought up in the newest Cassandra Jones book. Since it's not a central part of the plot, there's nothing in the blurb or description to warn people, so it's natural that some people will react in surprise or alarm.

So I'm going to warn you.

You may have seen me mention on my Facebook page the death of an old friend.

Not old as in age, but old as in, we became friends in high school.

This person was my friend Joey. If you've read Priceless, you kind of already know him. While the real Joey liked music more than football, his sense of humor, his friendliness, his dark hair and lanky body were all very much the same.

Though high

 










My kids helped me come up with this list, amidst laughter and some tears (happy I hope). So without further ado, life lessons from the sandy shore.

1) You don't need a surfboard to surf

2) Boogie boards give you carpet burn on your tummy

3) There are bugs in the sand that bite you

4) Electronics aren't so great in the sun

5) Sunburn hurts

6) The ocean floor can disappear from