Today, I would like to introduce my good friend Heather Pardoe, who writes serials and short stories, and is now published by Endeavour Press.
Heather’s first book with Endeavour, ‘Finding the Snowdon Lily’, (if you are in the US click HERE) is a historical adventure sent on and around Snowdon during the great Victorian fern-collecting craze (yes, there really was such a thing) is published today.
I was going to celebrate the occasion by interviewing her, only this might be a little predicable, as, er, (as most of you will already know), she is, in fact, me.
I’ve written before about the pros and cons of writing under two names for the Novelistas Ink Blog http://novelistasink.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/serials-or-novels-that-is-question-by.html Over the past few months I’ve been in even more of a whirl between my two identities. I’ve been writing the next serial and editing further books for Endeavour as Heather, while at the same time bashing away at the new book as Juliet, trying to get as much done as possible before the edits land for the novel out with Honno next year.
And yes, I have ended up talking to myself! Luckily, my four-legged secretary and research assistant takes such things in her stride.
Today, however, I’m going to celebrate as Heather. There I was, taking it all in my stride, telling myself, just another Heather adventure out there – but now it’s come to it, I’m just as excited as when a Juliet book comes out!
And so, what does Heather write? Well, much shorter books, for one. But they are also historical exciting adventures, inspired by the many wonderful women we generally don’t hear about, who never let a crinoline or corset get them down, but were off up mountains and outwitting villains with the best of them. And like her serials, they are set in Snowdonia – including on Snowdon itself.
So this evening Heather and I will be raising a glass of champagne (possibly of the homemade elderflower variety, it being a weekday, and having a hero to rescue from particularly dire straights) to ‘Finding the Snowdon Lily’ – and Heather Pardoe’s future writing career!
Heather’s website is HERE
You can follow her on Twitter HERE
And on Facebook HERE
I’ve just downloaded! I am also going to take a look at your post about writing under different names. I just drafted my first attempt at a historical novel, and since it’s so different from my other work, I thought about using a different name when it’s ready (which will most likely be a while!)…so I will look to see what you have to say on the matter.
I look forward to following Heather on social media!
Thanks, Nadine! I hope you enjoy it. I’d definitely recommend using a different name, it gives a different ‘brand’ identity, even if it’s not a secret, and I find it gives me freedom from expectation. Good luck with finishing the historical novel – sounds exciting! Looking forward to reading it x 🙂