Author: heathercmorris
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A Few Little Poems
I’ve been writing poetry my whole life. But I rarely share it. Until now. Hopefully, this small sampling will be the first of a fairly regular set of poetry-related posts. In keeping with my love of writing for kids, most of these poems are geared toward what kids love, think about…worry about. I’ll leave it…
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First Stories…Featuring Cynthia Mackey
It’s been a few months since I had the pleasure of hosting a fellow Kidlit writer on the First Stories blog! A few months filled with lots of fun book events surrounding the release of Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites, which is available in many bookstores across the country as well as…
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View From the Writing Desk: An Author’s Year 2024
Hello, dear readers, I hope your new year is off to a spectacular start! If you’re new to my site, I’m Heather Morris (not the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, not THAT Heather Morris, that’s another writing story for another day) and I write a little bit of everything. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s, adult, but…
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One Week Until Trunk Goes Thunk!
Fall is my favorite season – the colors, the smells, the crisp air. Which is why I was thrilled when my publisher told me that my debut picture book – Trunk Goes Thunk! – would be part of their Fall 2024 list! And also why I set my story, White Thing, part of the The…
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First Stories Welcomes…Maxine Schur
The school year is off to a start for most of the U.S., bringing with it teachers and librarians and parents who are looking for fresh and fun books to recommend to their children. I’ve been looking forward to the release of my very first picture book, Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites…
Heather C. Morris 