The Writer's View: Dora Hiers

This post is part of a virtual book tour scheduled by Goddess Fish Promotions. Dora will be awarding one $10 GC to http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/ to one randomly drawn commenter at every stop during the tour.

Welcome to my writing world. Come on in.

Would you like something to drink? How about some Café con Leche? It’s one of my faves. It’ll just take me a second. Be right back.

Here you go.

Do you like it? Yeah, I know it’s strong, but when your alarm goes off at five-thirty, you need something to kick-start that old motor.

My office isn’t too neat, is it? But it’s organized the way I like it, with things I need at my fingertips, like my laptop, printer, manuscript folders, and ALWAYS something to drink. Usually coffee, but when the temperatures escalate outside, I like a Caffeine Free Diet Coke or iced tea.

And this mess doesn’t compare to the chaos floating around in my head. Characters, plots, scene ideas. You name it. Wish I had some way to file those or turn them off at night. I do my best with sticky notes, on my desk, the wall, the laptop screen. Smart phone apps like Voice Recorder and Color Note work great for those ideas that wake me up or while my dog walks me around the park.

Some writers like music. Not me. The only music I listen to is the hum of the ceiling fan or Bruiser’s soft snore. This afternoon, I enjoyed rumbles of thunder and the soft rhythm from raindrops. Bruiser isn’t too fond of thunder. Here he is in his new thundershirt.

Isn’t he adorable? He’s not too sure of it, but since he hasn’t bolted for the shower stall upstairs, it seems to be working.

A few times a month, my office doubles as a daycare. Our grandson claims to be sick, but I think he just wants a day off to spend with Meme. On those days, I only get work done when this happens:

My creativity takes a drastic nosedive in the afternoons, so I write in the mornings. I’m a routine kinda gal. You won’t find me huddled over my laptop at my favorite coffee shop. Sometimes, though, I can’t resist taking my laptop out onto the deck.

Inspiring, don’t you think?

Occasionally, a wild turkey meanders through the yard. Or a fox. Or the five ducks that live on the lake beyond the fence. At different times, of course. There must be a “no passing” sign back there. Can you see the turkey in the middle of the picture?

And the squirrels can be quite entertaining. Caught one of these little guys draining the hummingbird feeder, then he had the nerve to play dead. What? Did he think I wouldn’t notice the empty feeder? Never mind that he has his own feeder back by the fence. Guess he just needed a drink. It’s no wonder animals play a huge role in my books.

I hope you enjoyed this visit into my writing world. Stop by anytime, won’t you? Next time I’ll brew some Island Coconut coffee. Mmmm…

About the Author:

After a successful auditing career, Dora left the corporate world to be a stay-at-home mom to her two sons. When her youngest son didn’t want her hanging out at school with him anymore, Dora started writing heart racing, God-gracing books. Dora belongs to the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and the Carolina Christian Writers. Her first inspirational romance, Journey’s End, released with White Rose Publishing in 2011, and her second, Journey’s Edge released in March 2012. White Rose also contracted her third book in the Marshals of Journey Creek series, Journey’s Embrace, and her first short romance, Small Town Treasure. Dora and her husband make their home in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Find Dora online at

Website: www.dorahiers.com
Email: Dora@DoraHiers.com Blog: http://dorahiers.blogspot.com/
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Twitter: @DoraHiers

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