CP Interview:Heather Michelle

Heather Michelle is an inspiring example of what women can accomplish today.  It's a bit like juggling grenades, but Heather has an enviable fearlessness. She is successful because she takes strength from the past and always looks to the future. My thanks to her for being so willing to share her story.

What is the most important thing for you, personally, to express via your writing?
I think what any writer aspires to do is to share part of themselves with the reader. I feel that I accomplish this through adding my own life into the articles I write for AC,  adding that personal spin to them.

How much influence does where you live, or other places you've lived, affect your writing? How?
It doesn't. It is more how I have lived that affects my writing. While it is not apparent in my writing, my young childhood was much less than ideal. My mother worked very hard to escape the life we were in.  I have been lucky enough to marry and have children in a safe environment, so a lot of my writing has to do with parenting. Being a parent is the most important job there is.

How disciplined are you about writing? Do you follow the "every day" mandate or write when the spirit strikes? Why?
I am very undisciplined. I tend to write in spurts. I was writing a lot over the past several months, but right now I am in my first trimester of pregnancy and it is kicking my butt. This baby is less than an inch in length and yet requires all of my energy. Add that to the almost two-year-old who never stops moving, and I am lucky to find the time to brush my teeth. I hope to start writing more soon. I have a lot of ideas, most relate to pregnancy, and I am feeling the need to get the words out.