Catherine C. Heywood

Bestselling author of #histfic #romance and #mystery. Your escape into bygone eras, first kisses and dark warrens. Wife+Mom+Coffee+Laughter.❤️

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

Hi! Welcome to my Twitter. I love epic history and mystery, intrigue and adventure. I love character-driven stories of overcoming. And I love a good love story to anchor it all. So that’s what I write. #epic #histfic #romance #mystery

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

I love this and agree wholeheartedly!

I’m immediately taken out of the story if I can see that the author is trying to push a political position.

I read to escape from all that and be entertained.

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Project Hail Mary writer Andy Weir on social commentary in books:

"I dislike social commentary. Like… I really hate it. When I’m reading a book, I just want to be entertained, not preached at by the author. Plus, it ruins the wonder of the story if I know the author has a political or social axe to grind. I no longer speculate about all possible outcomes of the story because I know for a fact that the universe of that book will conspire to ensure that the author’s political agenda is validated. I hate that."

"I put no politics or social commentary into my stories at all. Anyone who thinks they see something like that is reading it in on their own. I have no point to make, and I’m not trying to affect the reader’s opinion on anything. My sole job is to entertain, and I stick to that."

"To that end, I also don’t talk about my personal political opinions publicly. I don’t want readers to even know, honestly. I don’t want that in the back of their minds as they read my stuff."

Is this why he has the #1 sci-fi movie in decades?

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

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I can’t promise to be wittier, but I will promise to be there… more often than here.

[Deon Joseph @ofcrdeonjoseph]

I held my tongue for a long time, because as an American I believe we should respect the Oval Office and our leaders whether we agree with some of their decisions or not. But I can’t. I look back on the last four years and can only come to one conclusion about the man many pundits said early in this election, should be on Mt. Rushmore. This was one of the most corrupt men to ever sit in the White House. This man, I now believe without reservation, stole the 2020 election. There is no way he got 81,000,000 votes. He could not have campaigned from his basement and been more popular than Obama. With the news of PA counting illegal ballots today, it is ever so clear, Trump at least won the EC in 2020. Biden destroyed our sovereignty by erasing our borders on purpose without our consent. Never asked the American people what we thought. Just flew them in the cover of darkness and told border agencies to stand down. In doing so, put Americans in further danger and strain. Prior to that, hid information from the American people that showed he was more than likely bought and paid for. A completely compromised man who had no business being in political office. While Americans suffered under his bad economy, his family was getting rich and trying to hide how. Engaged in such divisive and inflammatory rhetoric that it almost got his rival killed and weaponized the justice system against him. His words divided us further while claiming to be a uniter. His feckless leadership emboldened and empowered our enemies and lit three proxy wars. He picked an embarrassment of a VP and knew it. His entire cabinet was filled with gaslighters, liars and fear mongers. Mt. Rushmore my butt. This was the worst and most corrupt President in my lifetime. I’ll be glad when he finally shuffles out of the White House. I literally owe George W. Bush an apology.

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

WE HAVE A WINNER! Or 3.☺️
1st Prize - Shiloh Greenwood
2nd Prize - Tera Albright
3rd Prize - Amanda Woodruff

W/ @aharmon_author

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

FALL INTO A COZY CUP of HISTORICAL FICTION GIVEAWAY is now CLOSED.
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Winners announced on Monday! So stay tuned.
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#WIPWednesday #amwriting #epic #historicalfiction #timeslip #saga #Ireland #SilentEraHollywood #InterwarNYC #authorslife #writerslife #histfic #ilovehistfic

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

#WIPWednesday

Been awhile since I’ve shared anything from my WIP. I didn’t even want to think the dreaded term that begins with W and B). But I’m feeling an energy shift, so I’m hopeful again.

#amwriting #historicalfiction #authorslife #writerslife #histfic #ilovehistfic

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FALL INTO a COZY CUP OF HISTORICAL FICTION Giveaway!

Ruffoni tea kettle + 6 autographed paperbacks.

Barefoot Dreams blanket + $50 Amazon gift card.

Sundance mug + $25 Amazon gift card.

Be sure to follow me and @aharmon_author to learn more!

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[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

🎉 ARE. YOU. READY. 🎉 for a historical fiction giveaway with prizes valued over $750?

Be sure to like and follow me and @aharmon_author for more details.

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*Musk is not responsible for any of this!

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

FALL INTO a COZY CUP of HISTORICAL FICTION Giveaway opens on Monday, September 4th and runs through Friday, September 29th!

Follow me and @aharmon_author for more details coming soon!

#Giveaway #Free #historicalfiction #readerslife

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

🎉JOIN US!🎉

On Aug. 31st at 12nCDT over on Instagram, I'll be chatting all things history, heroines, and storytelling with NYT bestselling author Amy Harmon @aharmon_author. And we'll have an exciting announcement. So mark your calendars. You don't want to miss it!

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Thursday, Aug 31st, 12CDT on IG, I’ll be chatting all things “History, Heroines, and Storytelling” w NYT bestselling author Amy Harmon.

Special announcement during our chat! Hope to see you there!🎉

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

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Jonathan has sixty-three hours to woo the woman of his dreams. And a lifetime to regret it.
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🍀TREAT YOURSELF THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY!🍀

The unforgettable coming-of-age saga of one girl’s fight for her freedom, her country, and her heart. Ground Sweet as Sugar, the entire series, now available in KindleUnlimited!

#Ireland #histfic

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MY EBOOKS ARE soon going into KindleUnlimited!

So if you prefer a different retailer, get your copies today, before they’re gone.
#histfic #romance #mystery #adventure #ilovereadingromance #ilovehistfic #historicalromance #booklover #bookworm #bookish #bibliophile

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

It seems like half my time writing involves researching when things were invented so that I don't have any anachronisms in my stories.
#WritingCommunity #histfic

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

OH THE LANGUAGE! And the spelling. The slang. The accents.

I love using language to immerse my readers in a different time and place.

I’m actually writing an American in the late 1920s right now and he sounds so… normal.😆 It’s weird.

#amwriting #histfic

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

HAPPY VETERAN’S DAY! For my European and Canadian friends, Happy Armistice Day!

The hero of my WIP is a veteran of the Great War. Writing him in NYC on Armistice Day was so fun!

#wip #writerslife #authorslife #momwriter #amwriting #amediting #histfic #armisticeday #veteransday

[Catherine C. Heywood @CCHeywoodauthor]

In my happy place. If you’re waiting patiently for my next novel, I promise I’m busy writing.