Lori's Blog on Books, Writing, and Creativity

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Category: Love on Belmont

Oh, What the Fudge: An Age Difference Romance Novel

Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 17, 2023
Age difference romance novels give romance novelists one way to show that sometimes, we really can’t decide who we fall in love with. When I was out in the dating……

Shaking up the Pages: Exploring My World of Dance Fiction

Lori Wolf-Heffner | October 3, 2023
In my world of dance fiction, dance has more uses for storytelling than just “Will I pass this audition? Will I make it?” I love exploring the possibilities. A student……

Setting Books in Belmont Village Kitchener: Between Worlds and Love on Belmont

Lori Wolf-Heffner | September 8, 2023
I’ve spent most of my life in the twin cities of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. Both cities have a downtown core, but Kitchener also has a little shopping gem: Belmont Village. It……

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.……

The Nutcracker Ballet in a Sweet Romance Book 

Savina Rueffer | December 6, 2022
[Contains spoilers for Tea Shop for Two, a sweet romance for adults]  What is the first performance that comes to mind when someone mentions ballet? For many, it would be……

Disability in Fiction: Austin, a Character with Epilepsy

Lori Wolf-Heffner | November 18, 2022
Austin Tschirhart, age 16 in 2017, is one of my favourite characters to write. I can kind of live vicariously through him and raise awareness at the same time. In……

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……

Discovering the Allure of Black Tea

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……

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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