Q: Let me start with asking you to tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. I’m married and have a son and two dogs. I reside in a Cincinnati suburb.
Q: When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
A. I’ve been writing since I was 13, only back then, I wrote screenplays.
Q: Could you give us the highlights of your professional writing career including how you got your first writing break?
A. I got my first writing break in nonfiction. I authored two articles for Intercom magazine. Later, I signed a contract with Pelican Book Group for Dog Tags.
Q: Would you tell us about your current book release DOG TAGS?
A: A former Marine (Mark Graham) determines to protect the woman he loves (Beth Martindale) at all costs, and yet his own secrets might turn her against him forever.
Q: Where did you get your inspiration for DOG TAGS?
A: My hero’s weaknesses served as a major inspiration for the novel.
I wanted a villain with certain weaknesses that might help lead to his demise, but at the same time, I wanted the villain to be able to capitalize on the weaknesses of the hero.
Also, I wanted a strong female as my heroine.
Q: What is the main thing you hope readers remember from this story?
A: I hope readers remember the theme of forgiveness and remember to forgive themselves as well as others
Q: What is your favorite scene/chapter from the book?
A: I have so many favorite scenes from the book, but if I have to pick only one, then I choose the ending.
Q: What inspires you to write?
A. I like to express myself through the written word. I share my faith through my writing.
Q: How has being a published novelist differed from your expectations of the profession?
A: When I was a kid, I thought I’d be published, and that would be my only job. The reality is that I’m published, and I still work my regular day job.
Q: What advice or tips do you have for writers who are just getting started?
A: Be open to change. Learn as much as you can from others.
Q: Would you share with us what you are working on now?
A. I’m working on a spinoff/sequel to Dog Tags, a romance novella set in Mexico, and a new suspense series, although I’m thinking I should write a children’s book for my son.
Q: When you’re not writing what do you like to do?
A. I enjoy reading and flower gardening.
Q: Where can readers find you on the internet?
A. heidiglickbooks.com
http://sleuthsandsuspects.blogspot.com
http://queencityquill.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/authorheidiglick
https://twitter.com/sheglick
Q: Anything else you’d like to tell or share with us?
I’d like to share the blurb from Dog Tags:
When disabled ex-Marine Mark Graham reconnects with his best friend’s sister, he finds himself falling in love. But Beth Martindale’s presence is a constant reminder of events he’d rather forget. Mark wants to move forward, but the secrets surrounding her brother’s death as well as his own confinement to a wheelchair threaten to tear them apart. When a psychopath who calls himself The Knight fixates on Beth, Mark is determined to give her the protection he failed to give her brother on the battlefield, yet he discovers that a wheelchair isn’t the only impediment he has to keeping Beth safe. Will terror win or can Mark find the strength of mind and body to rescue Beth and find his own redemption?
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