The world is about to get a new novel from my friend and coach Heidi Reimer, called What we Found Instead.
Long time readers of this blog will know that the biggest joy of the last year for me has been fully embracing my creative writing self — and finding an amazing learning space, writing coach and community of writing women I meet with almost every day to co-write for a while. And I’m so thrilled that Heidi, the coach who has taught me so much, is launching her second novel.
Sam and I were talking about why telling stories about writing belongs on a fitness blog. “It’s the same process,” she said. We need goals, intentional plans, persistence, discipline, community — and celebrating our accomplishments.
I asked Heidi if her characters do anything fitness-y as well. “They do go swimming! And canoeing. Albeit a bit badly.”
That sounds like us.
Preorder it from Penguin Random House Here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/696555/what-we-found-instead-by-heidi-reimer/9781039002210
And follow Heidi on substack here: https://heidireimer.substack.com/p/at-lastthe-cover-reveal
I have had a lot of amazing mentors and friend-guides in my life, and she is at the top. I feel so happy you all can get to experience her too.
Fieldpoppy is Cate Creede-Desmarais, who would like to be canoeing and swimming right now instead of packing to move to Nova Scotia.
