Catherine C. Heywood
Woman Who Has Nothing To Prove
The best advice I ever got on writing compelling characters was from Hollywood script consultant Michael Hauge. Start with your...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Dec 11, 20213 min read
How To Prepare for a Snowstorm in the Upper Midwest
Anyone will tell you, the name of the game is to stock up. Make sure you’ve got the essentials for 48 hours. No one, not even a...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Sep 1, 20212 min read
The Summer of Difficult Things
In our house over the past few months, we went on a journey with some hard things. The first had to do with implementing a chore chart...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Aug 8, 20214 min read
Dad, A Eulogy
I was born with a broken smile, and Dad dedicated himself to helping me mend it. On his own, he brought me, at one week old, to my first...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Apr 21, 20204 min read
Dad, An Obituary
There isn't a day that goes by I don't realize what an immeasurable privilege it is to be able to call a man so many admired "Dad."
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Catherine C. Heywood
Sep 19, 20184 min read
"You're Incredible"
Twenty years ago, September 19th was a Saturday. The night I walked into the Lone Tree in downtown Minneapolis. And met the man who...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Jun 6, 20182 min read
The Boys of Pointe du Hoc
“…In seizing the firm land at the top of these cliffs, they began to seize back the continent of Europe. Two hundred and twenty-five came...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Mar 17, 20183 min read
Chasing Anna Kelly
Why write an epic about Ireland when you spent a year living in Scotland and studying Scottish history? Here are some answers: The first...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 10, 20182 min read
You Get a Taco
So here’s the thing about tacos: Their delicious. I could eat them every day, two and three times a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner,...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 10, 20185 min read
WKB – Meet Cute
…Natalia came to a great gothic gate with the words Saint-Cloud on it with a bright smile on her face. Then she looked up the long drive...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 10, 20183 min read
A Master Class in Resilience
If you’ve ever queried a literary agent, then you know it’s a special kind of hell. Frankly, I thought writing a book would be the most...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 10, 20184 min read
WKB – Celtic Cross Flashback
[Jack] stood a hairsbreadth behind her, all the nerve endings closest to her firing and crackling, his fingers twitching to touch. ...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 10, 20181 min read
This Storyboard Brought to You by the Letter “R”
So my storyboard is pretty benign, nothing scandalous on it, really. I'm saved from having to explain too much to my boys because they...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20183 min read
Why I Will Never Forget
Originally posted on September 11, 2016. Fifteen years ago, on a day when so many Americans lost loved ones, I began the journey that...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20182 min read
Hero vs. Antihero
So I've been thinking a TON about this: what makes a character a hero vs. an antihero? I'm working on my most complicated story to date...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20181 min read
A Drazen Christmas Tale
Originally published in December 2016. ‘Twas the night before Christmas at Sheila Drazen’s house, Four generations had gathered, one girl...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20188 min read
Excerpt from WHIMPER, KNOCK, BANG
A thick, shrouding copse of honeysuckle opened to reveal an ornate, iron gate swung wide. Gleaming Cadillacs, Rolls Royces, and Bugattis...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20183 min read
Book Club Discussion Questions for The California Limited
BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS for The California Limited Warning: contains spoilers! Jack O’Drassen nearly misses the train in Chicago....
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Catherine C. Heywood
Feb 8, 20183 min read
My Writing Process -- so far
The other night I was commenting with some authors about writing process. I know some people, writers or not, find this interesting, so...
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Catherine C. Heywood
Sep 11, 20173 min read
Why I Will Never Forget
Fifteen years ago, on a day when so many Americans lost loved ones, I began the journey that would bring me back to the man my heart...
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