Heather M. Herrman's Blog

Arecent pieceI wrote for Writers Resist.

  UPDATE: The juror in question has been removed. Here is the HWA's announcement on Facebook from President Lisa Morton: "In regards to the situation involving David Riley, who announced on his blog that he would be serving on the Anthology jury: We've reached out to Mr. Riley, and both Mr. Riley and the HWA have agreed that it's in the best interest of all for him to step down. Mr. Riley will be replaced on the jury immediately by Nicole Cushing. The HWA thanks Nicole for stepping up, and we

If any of you are like me in your writing process you will, inevitably, at some point, convince yourself that whatever you're working on isn't any good. And that's okay. Doubt is also part of the process. But if you need a little inspiration to get through that first draft, here's what's working for me. And if you have any suggestions of your own on the revision process, please share. 

Another Women in Horror Month inteview, this time with Aussie Simon Dewar. Be sure to check out the other women he's featuring on his blog all month. Honored to be sharing space with these terrifyingly smart authors. Click on the photo to read.  

Really loved doing this interview for Share The Horror with author Glenn Rolfe. I've done a lot of interviews for the book, but this was far and away one of my favorites. Glenn asked some killer questions. If you want to know what tequila, Bentley Little, and my mom's book club have in common, dive on in!      

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Hello all ye tremblers. This one is for the hardcore horror fan (or anyone else looking for a good read) who thinks he's read it all. Check out my new article in Writer's Digest! I explore 5 exquisite horror books that walk the line between literary and terrifying (two of them from MN powerhouse press Graywolf). And, BONUS, I bet you haven't read most of them ;)  CLICK HERE FOR WRITER's DIGEST ARTICLE.      

What is it about home that pulls us ever back, iron filings to some internal magnet? I grew up in Salina, Kansas, a mid-size town surrounded by farm country. My grandparents farmed, and I was able to spend a large amount of my time in the country, rocking on the porch swing of the house built by my great-grandfather and listening to my grandmother tell me stories of the generations who came before me. Land, and the stewardship of land, has long filled my heart and has always stoked my

On today's final stop of the CONSUMPTION blog tour, we move on to part 3 of 3 concerning how to invoke rhetorical appeals to improve your fiction. In the first part we explored appeal to ethos, in the second part we discussed appeal to pathos, and today we'll finish with appeal to logos. Take a look!  When you're finished, head on over to the final stop on the CONSUMPTION blog tour to read a review and enter a giveaway for an ebook gift certificate. And if you haven't yet, click here to get your

Today we move on to part two of the rhetorical triangle: appeal to pathos (for appeal to ethos, click here). This is, perhpas, the most important appeal of all, as it is the means to emotionally connecting with your reader. Take a look below for a quick, two-minute tip offering a couple suggestions on how to make this appeal and improve your fiction.  When you're finished, head on over to today's blog tour stop, schedule posted on the Horror and Brains main page. Also, if you haven't had a