Lori's Blog on Books, Writing, and Creativity
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Between Worlds: YA Books Without Romance
Lori Wolf-Heffner | February 28, 2024
Between Worlds is a dual-timeline series about two teen girls—Juliana and Elisabeth—who grow up a century apart. As much as I wanted to explore how teens have lived differently, I also…
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Are the Love on Belmont Books Later-in-Life Romance Novels?
Lori Wolf-Heffner | January 23, 2024
I love reading romance novels about characters my age or older: What experiences do we share? How do their lives differ from mine? What might I be able to look…
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Being a Canadian Romance Writer: Avoiding Stereotypes. Most of the Time
Lori Wolf-Heffner | July 31, 2023
When you think of a Canadian romance writer, maybe you envision writers sitting in a log cabin, a story idea in their mind, banging it out…um, typing it out in peaceful tranquility.…
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Absence Seizures in Children: What’s It Like?
Lori Wolf-Heffner | March 25, 2021
I was diagnosed with absence seizures when I was 11. I’m now in my 40s, and although I’ve never actually asked my parents what they thought when they heard the…
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3 Ways to Help Local Businesses Without Spending Money
Lori Wolf-Heffner | December 7, 2020
Please forgive the headline: Depending on the context, it can come across as originating from a cheapskate. But my intention is good. Because of the pandemic this year, you’ve likely…
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Discovering Black Tea: What Not to Do
Lori Wolf-Heffner | December 2, 2020
When I tried my first cup of loose-leaf black tea, my first reaction was, “Oh, it tastes like black tea.” Hardly a culinary epiphany of gastronomical proportions. I was disheartened…
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Coming Soon: Lori Wolf-Heffner’s Online Store
Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 24, 2020
Just a very quick heads-up: If you live in or are shipping to an address in Canada, you’ll soon be able to order signed books directly from me. I do…
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Writing about Anger While Keeping the Story Uplifting & Real
Lori Wolf-Heffner | June 26, 2020
Have you ever read a story or watched a movie only to be disappointed in the ending because the protagonist won too easily? Don’t get me wrong: sometimes I enjoy…
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What Did Elisabeth Wear? Clothing in Semlac
Lori Wolf-Heffner | May 29, 2020
Clothing in Semlac is perhaps the hardest detail to keep track of in Between Worlds. I have photos, but they don’t match the exact years that Between Worlds takes place in. Fashion in…
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Returning to Grad School After 13 Years: What I’ve Learned So Far
Lori Wolf-Heffner | February 28, 2018
Considering grad school? I did. For over 10 years, actually, after I’d completed a Masters and two years of a PhD. Now I have a husband, two kids, a freelancing…
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