I am officially moving all my communities to one site for ease. Join me here: https://www.telladraft.com/on-fridays-we-write This Skool account will be monitored for the next month. Thank you so much and happy writing!

My first chapter is live: Down on his luck, journalist Jack Sutherland pitches a profile on famous foodie Serendipity Brown, tasked by his editor to uncover her husband Richard's disappearance. Jack arrives at her art nouveau-style estate, Bishops Ridge farm, and is boisterously welcomed by the flame-haired chef. Serendipity settles Jack into her missing husband’s former study, fueling his investigative instincts. Over strong drinks, she invites him to her upcoming cooking demonstrations at her home. My novel: A week-long demo by a famous cook has four guests hide links to her missing husband. A romance with a visiting journnalist uncovers the truth. I'll be posting a chapter at a time on my site. (I hope I'm allowed to post this here, @Heather Hays?)

How is everyone's summer writing going? Q2 has been my biggest writing challenge and it is paying off. Here are the first ten articles on my progress of drafting a book in Q2. If you want to join along, I would love to have you join my Zoom on Fridays at 8am. We write for an hour and you would be shocked what you can achieve in that time. Happy Writing! https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-0-my-q2-plan-to-write-a-book https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-1-following-the-plan-when-life https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-2-turn-the-project-upside-down https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-3-writing-is-a-superpower https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-4-write-it-into-reality https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-5-what-stevie-nicks-said-in https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-6-youre-not-an-author-yet-neither https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-7-character-flaw https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-8-on-fridays-we-write https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-9-the-messy-middle

Wherever I am is the best place to write. Hope you’re getting your writing in too!

TGIF! How is everyone doing with their Q2 writing goals? Please let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you. My Substack articles for April, May and June are chronicling my book writing progress. Here are the first 6 weeks of observations: Week 0: My Q2 Plan to Write a Book https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-0-my-q2-plan-to-write-a-book Week 1: Following the Plan When Life Does Not https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-1-following-the-plan-when-life Week 2: Turn the Project Upside Down https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-2-turn-the-project-upside-down Week 3: Writing is a Superpower https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-3-writing-is-a-superpower Week 4: Write it into Reality https://heatherhays.substack.com/p/week-4-write-it-into-reality Week 5: What Stevie Nicks Said in the Rain https://heatherhays.substack.com/publish/post/196115291