tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55993792747772009042024-02-18T23:04:05.664-08:00Heather Doherty WritesHeather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-68978530961858086102011-02-14T03:07:00.000-08:002011-02-14T03:16:09.700-08:00Hello ... Looking for me?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPYeM-3Fz4kOOpoKZXKibF3Inq_GTr7Arrd8BtmEDX1jHEcMKkjP9YPlht7s-PKfM77atiyXFqjTGxE-yq9cVEwZeF7e1rpvBE4HE-11Ud6qXb4Tpgq-QAwsniIH1wEewSmqPvs69GAaY/s1600/Writers+Grimoire4.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPYeM-3Fz4kOOpoKZXKibF3Inq_GTr7Arrd8BtmEDX1jHEcMKkjP9YPlht7s-PKfM77atiyXFqjTGxE-yq9cVEwZeF7e1rpvBE4HE-11Ud6qXb4Tpgq-QAwsniIH1wEewSmqPvs69GAaY/s400/Writers+Grimoire4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573502059468748370" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I'm still in the writing life. I've been working on a few things over the last little while. I'm still writing my literary fiction (oh, and still loving it!), but too I'm now writing young adult paranormal with Norah Wilson. We've got lots on the go, both jointly and independently. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check us out at <a href="http://www.writersgrimoire.com/index.php"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Writers' Grimoire</span></b></a></div>Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-22938952533013873562007-07-28T07:51:00.000-07:002007-07-28T08:05:51.420-07:00Au World Features Heather Doherty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax1tUjhrmoNPJ5rHMkeSthh2mVZHerS3mYEsssO7UBoiKzR4kNRjKNkNSyPvuCNM3I6lvrMmDmxi7pA-ljqfwKc2-73INw9govZhOGWVxotCY3oPqRErvGC2LOL274sOfwU6Cl7Gr8c2X/s1600-h/auworld_logo.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax1tUjhrmoNPJ5rHMkeSthh2mVZHerS3mYEsssO7UBoiKzR4kNRjKNkNSyPvuCNM3I6lvrMmDmxi7pA-ljqfwKc2-73INw9govZhOGWVxotCY3oPqRErvGC2LOL274sOfwU6Cl7Gr8c2X/s400/auworld_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092263964753241458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKiI8w-GutbSiWMmxQC0-arVqPJJ7femwx00X8MGgZJkhKASnW5Bw5ufg81bZKjfcPYDZTXGaAuvRgO24WB0vlefCy02UD5cv5KzlspIz4EfF2_426OqkG4k9ZcObdb3j5EgMFh_Owago/s1600-h/ath+u+canadasopen.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKiI8w-GutbSiWMmxQC0-arVqPJJ7femwx00X8MGgZJkhKASnW5Bw5ufg81bZKjfcPYDZTXGaAuvRgO24WB0vlefCy02UD5cv5KzlspIz4EfF2_426OqkG4k9ZcObdb3j5EgMFh_Owago/s400/ath+u+canadasopen.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092262770752333154" border="0" /></a><div class="left"> <h1><br /></h1><h1>Going After A Goal </h1> <div id="one"> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.athabascau.ca/media/auworld/200707/images/going_after_a_goal_1.jpg" alt="Heather Doherty" title="Heather Doherty" /></p> <p><em>Alumna Heather Doherty's first novel,</em> <a href="http://www.oberonpress.ca/titles.pl?v=new#goody_bledsoe"><b>Goody Bledsoe</b></a>,<em> was reviewed by </em>The Globe and Mail<em> and included in its spring fiction books section (April 14, 2007). She lives in Fredericton, <acronym title="New Brunswick">N.B.</acronym>, where she is working on other novels.</em></p> <p>I signed up for my first <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym> course in 2001 and, depending on life's demands, studied both part- and full-time until I earned my <acronym title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</acronym> (English, with distinction) in 2005.</p> <p>I have two sons, the youngest of </p> </div> <div id="two"> <p>whom is severely autistic, so my life is pretty busy, but I was ready to return to studies and finish the degree I'd started so many years before. That had been a desire of mine for a very long time. I really felt it was time for me to go after this goal. </p> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.athabascau.ca/media/auworld/200707/images/going_after_a_goal_2.jpg" alt="Heather Doherty book" /></p> <p>That's where <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym> came in.</p> <p>The course selection was terrific, and most importantly for me, I was able to take the courses I wanted when I wanted, and apply myself to those studies at my own pace. I didn't have to fit myself around a set schedule, and the classroom was where I made it. <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym> fit around me. </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <p>I actually didn't start out as an English major. Initially, I was studying psychology, but I enjoyed the English courses so much and was starting to really look toward my heart's desire of writing more and more seriously that a switch in majors made sense. </p> <img src="http://www.athabascau.ca/media/auworld/200707/images/quote_top.gif" alt=" " class="quote-top" height="8" width="217" /><div class="quote"> <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym> worked with my life.</div> <img src="http://www.athabascau.ca/media/auworld/200707/images/quote_bottom.gif" alt=" " class="quote-bottom" height="8" width="217" /> <p>The courses that I enjoyed most of all were the writing courses, but also <a href="http://www.athabascau.ca/courses/engl/307/about.htm">Women in Literature</a> and <a href="http://www.athabascau.ca/html/syllabi/engl/engl306.htm">Literature of Work</a> really held my interest. Both of those courses provided amazing reading material. Some of the best books I have ever read, I read while studying with <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym>. </p> I am a fan of <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym>. It was a very real option for me in my very busy and complicated world! Being a mom is demanding. Being a mom of a severely autistic child has its very real and very unique challenges. <acronym title="Athabasca University">AU</acronym> worked with my life to allow me to obtain my degree.<br /><br /><br />http://au.world.athabascau.ca/200707/htdocs/student_success.phpHeather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-14737252152086581612007-07-26T16:31:00.000-07:002007-07-26T16:45:20.951-07:00Prairiefire Reviews Goody Bledsoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAJDQ4zobSeyGsWVS_j-rm9jWWXaDzDg978iZBMrThr3kDaJGVdRkQn5FRqHaGFf73Z9HU5xA6tU1Waf9Fidh2yb1P7j4VsssSAFE88fPfvx4_6CA0jK_aVfQweWO-syhAoWX0KNaXU5X/s1600-h/pf+review+of+books+review_title.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAJDQ4zobSeyGsWVS_j-rm9jWWXaDzDg978iZBMrThr3kDaJGVdRkQn5FRqHaGFf73Z9HU5xA6tU1Waf9Fidh2yb1P7j4VsssSAFE88fPfvx4_6CA0jK_aVfQweWO-syhAoWX0KNaXU5X/s400/pf+review+of+books+review_title.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091654014972699938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_3F19X_nfELKdxDfxAz7NESHjgmlBaLX4vf9_0I1Fmu7Wp3H5gS935RYEG_1wYwCaV-WGvDUPMWgK_NRgYgok_inEJcuSE_i2SwlnSFcnlPKUAFm8W9AVcNBXK1CMAVk48525oZK5AMD/s1600-h/review_logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_3F19X_nfELKdxDfxAz7NESHjgmlBaLX4vf9_0I1Fmu7Wp3H5gS935RYEG_1wYwCaV-WGvDUPMWgK_NRgYgok_inEJcuSE_i2SwlnSFcnlPKUAFm8W9AVcNBXK1CMAVk48525oZK5AMD/s400/review_logo.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091655376477332802" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Goody Bledsoe is Heather Doherty's first novel, but it shows the skill of a practised writer.<br /><br />-<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 51);font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:100%;" >Donna Gamache, Prairiefire, a Canadian Magazine of New Writing<br /><br />http://www.prairiefire.ca/reviews/doherty_bledsoe.html<br /><br /></span></span>Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-82403030787527625082007-04-16T08:30:00.000-07:002007-04-16T08:41:08.928-07:00Globe and Mail Reviews Goody Bledsoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtesP0YSGRvXwsQstbunleN5nXoFMFuo8fUaVltxVWjgPOq5VufUyFCdtL6UBK6RKqTvH3ktkeOVOHUDB0lgV71ztYCxAVG4mAuiqyKB-fyVnryAQPLOypm8UOOBIYEj6ZrM-IVKNDDpI/s1600-h/g+%26+m+sectionD-490.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtesP0YSGRvXwsQstbunleN5nXoFMFuo8fUaVltxVWjgPOq5VufUyFCdtL6UBK6RKqTvH3ktkeOVOHUDB0lgV71ztYCxAVG4mAuiqyKB-fyVnryAQPLOypm8UOOBIYEj6ZrM-IVKNDDpI/s200/g+%26+m+sectionD-490.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054049625063011538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4n0WMC-C4agzkr9PGUgJ6ZWNWP4q3aqUbYmNAk54N0ml05D3D2w-vXe2O3vsOOnynduraRSmAu-YiVAZoFYhPpsrLf7kuNmKVdshcbC9Wz4Rxppwk0fpbFeSe_4QIrkBa4Fzun3Nv1rk/s1600-h/goody_bledsoe.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4n0WMC-C4agzkr9PGUgJ6ZWNWP4q3aqUbYmNAk54N0ml05D3D2w-vXe2O3vsOOnynduraRSmAu-YiVAZoFYhPpsrLf7kuNmKVdshcbC9Wz4Rxppwk0fpbFeSe_4QIrkBa4Fzun3Nv1rk/s320/goody_bledsoe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054049513393861826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn2cjQqeP7YMcR0dzksuZAV75w4vIhey4Z67NuG52j1go6joxmwGmmEVwkc0spPIoCkBEJYAMoNqWsUHM0qcuQeP9fWq-a_KXFvoLfG63ZC7nPA0sCyryMwPbp74OUzJv-uCKxZoKAe7R/s1600-h/112.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn2cjQqeP7YMcR0dzksuZAV75w4vIhey4Z67NuG52j1go6joxmwGmmEVwkc0spPIoCkBEJYAMoNqWsUHM0qcuQeP9fWq-a_KXFvoLfG63ZC7nPA0sCyryMwPbp74OUzJv-uCKxZoKAe7R/s200/112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054049307235431602" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Globe and Mail included Goody Bledsoe in it's 'Spring Fiction' <br />books insert with a review by Jim Bartley !!!<br /><br />In the review, Mr. Bartley writes:<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />"The characters grow in complexity. Each wound or (rare) joy of <br />the heart increases the fascination."</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Jim Bartley, The Globe and Mail, Saturday, April 14, 2007</span><br /><br />The full review can be found at the following link:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/2knpkzHeather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-74687060195238670602007-04-08T17:14:00.000-07:002007-04-08T17:30:38.430-07:00Kind Words For Goody Bledsoe"The storytelling is not trendy but traditional, even universal. <br />It is not dissimilar to the works of David Adams Richards, and <br />like them, the story is an engaging and a moving one."<br /><br />- reviewed by TISH PACEY<br /><br />The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, March 17, 2007Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-35236210062406497372007-04-06T10:46:00.000-07:002007-04-06T10:56:35.312-07:00Goody Bledsoe Reading April 19 at Nashwaaksis Public Library<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEVtUdJjJQdUSIHttdg5hK2P2OBirXEurGrEnATSc2cOE-M0ZwwLDb5cLXFLzGZlC0sH_H2yrLD6cG3TJ8_AKozRDCMm3nScjCZ0JdGGJ0aFihVzzFkEmc8UEtsNh2PFmJyyU4g5b7sMe/s1600-h/nashwaaksis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEVtUdJjJQdUSIHttdg5hK2P2OBirXEurGrEnATSc2cOE-M0ZwwLDb5cLXFLzGZlC0sH_H2yrLD6cG3TJ8_AKozRDCMm3nScjCZ0JdGGJ0aFihVzzFkEmc8UEtsNh2PFmJyyU4g5b7sMe/s400/nashwaaksis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050374115901030322" /></a><br /><br />On Thursday, April 19th at 7pm, I will be reading from Goody <br />Bledsoe at the Nashwaaksis Public Library. Hope to see you there.Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-20391399189802099562007-03-15T03:32:00.000-07:002007-03-15T03:35:19.476-07:00Chapters Signing PostponedMy Goody Bledsoe signing scheduled for this Saturday, March 17, at Chapters in Fredericton is being postponed due to logistical glitches. I will post the new date when it is set. Hope to see you then.Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-58105702806000149322007-03-03T03:52:00.000-08:002007-03-03T04:04:03.201-08:00March 17 Signing at Chapters Fredericton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZJEGMP8jY_VeHxYQDpTI1pdocWMdGLPiZ6riJDOzxoQCQSZPUWHg1i_zqjdBbkwlsKDwFRhq939bzOaXDOZZyRXwCl75SEnXCJPKf8nCMnv7M58IuuTzBhyphenhyphenT-0sseH9HNeTTt1gbveY-/s1600-h/Four-leaf-clover.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZJEGMP8jY_VeHxYQDpTI1pdocWMdGLPiZ6riJDOzxoQCQSZPUWHg1i_zqjdBbkwlsKDwFRhq939bzOaXDOZZyRXwCl75SEnXCJPKf8nCMnv7M58IuuTzBhyphenhyphenT-0sseH9HNeTTt1gbveY-/s320/Four-leaf-clover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037666824064230178" /></a><br /><br />On March 17 from 2-4 I will be signing copies of Goody Bledsoe at Chapters in the Regent Mall in Fredericton. Hope to see you there!Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-29573804413793476152007-02-18T17:06:00.000-08:002007-02-18T17:21:24.223-08:00Goody Bledsoe Signing at Westminster Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHG7cGR4XyuLhRrZRY9Je-jvsdFJKePhLRNwW0j6wfAg4V-l0ER_W6AZ6rDaQkViOUdbtWdVpqH78vGZqMPMN6qrdnSF-G_bzDPcZTPH4ywEBy_ObS56J9buOsrHTCULvxsosUF83cKTXE/s1600-h/HPIM1348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHG7cGR4XyuLhRrZRY9Je-jvsdFJKePhLRNwW0j6wfAg4V-l0ER_W6AZ6rDaQkViOUdbtWdVpqH78vGZqMPMN6qrdnSF-G_bzDPcZTPH4ywEBy_ObS56J9buOsrHTCULvxsosUF83cKTXE/s320/HPIM1348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033047673552777602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFNrRGr-M51Kkp3Snggr6zXUVaZDXMNSw36bj_N-zYvjSAvdicLUUUVmfhk7JsLEfMwpqSb_6jXLUw2OH-EARGZzEkSp0280q5qApxPsc9Y3CAsZCoSJ2-DTpRzott0fmWiGO_hMF2kqK/s1600-h/HPIM1345.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFNrRGr-M51Kkp3Snggr6zXUVaZDXMNSw36bj_N-zYvjSAvdicLUUUVmfhk7JsLEfMwpqSb_6jXLUw2OH-EARGZzEkSp0280q5qApxPsc9Y3CAsZCoSJ2-DTpRzott0fmWiGO_hMF2kqK/s320/HPIM1345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033047372905066866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0scaSjsLKZ6qp3m3lNBWTEF-KrAw80pNW5OQPR9k8vxV8XNubT9emBVl-zldbZvJ3dnmJQKAC0VaKetez_cXZszHTqIJdiUEW36H7MbVXNvD2nLygF1nfNeL5jHKzRn4vk6wJ6NwWes5/s1600-h/HPIM1342.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0scaSjsLKZ6qp3m3lNBWTEF-KrAw80pNW5OQPR9k8vxV8XNubT9emBVl-zldbZvJ3dnmJQKAC0VaKetez_cXZszHTqIJdiUEW36H7MbVXNvD2nLygF1nfNeL5jHKzRn4vk6wJ6NwWes5/s320/HPIM1342.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033046612695855458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><pre><tt><tt><br /></tt></tt></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><tt><tt>On January 18, 2007, Westminster Books on King Street </tt></tt><br /><tt><tt>in Fredericton hosted a launch for my first novel, Goody</tt></tt><br /><tt><tt>Bledsoe. What a great time! (thanks to Harold Doherty for</tt></tt><br /><tt><tt>these pics!)</tt></tt></div></div>Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5599379274777200904.post-60735174599085673502007-02-17T04:29:00.000-08:002007-02-17T05:02:18.197-08:00Greetings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F46JDySBG0C9WhRNZfkepjBOYrVbrNwYW_GTdK8TzhlyGw430oj_yfeCtNrdP_K4o0VyceOk6ixHtbs9aWzZVBqEX2MYx6Y_PbYJY74sj0cUHsz_C_TjVNC4QfXcOeu7UWKfu0onghmr/s1600-h/HPIM1338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F46JDySBG0C9WhRNZfkepjBOYrVbrNwYW_GTdK8TzhlyGw430oj_yfeCtNrdP_K4o0VyceOk6ixHtbs9aWzZVBqEX2MYx6Y_PbYJY74sj0cUHsz_C_TjVNC4QfXcOeu7UWKfu0onghmr/s320/HPIM1338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032482971252699474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf6Vu31FkDNmYf9fDXvLubRFFJTiJpkc8yc7xKtVG7ZyxJPU_hbOxt0xDxy6F3DuZEJJAzZJxoHuNmyzkDuE5wumIprihEV7NaJRH_FGa7nm8sNT__Ztn2VvVoPrLmQr9QS28-W46FZk1/s1600-h/goody_bledsoe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWf6Vu31FkDNmYf9fDXvLubRFFJTiJpkc8yc7xKtVG7ZyxJPU_hbOxt0xDxy6F3DuZEJJAzZJxoHuNmyzkDuE5wumIprihEV7NaJRH_FGa7nm8sNT__Ztn2VvVoPrLmQr9QS28-W46FZk1/s320/goody_bledsoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032481506668851522" border="0" /></a><br /><pre><tt><tt><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></tt></tt></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><tt><tt><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm pleased to announce the publication of my first novel, Goody</span></tt></tt><br /><tt><tt><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bledsoe, published by Oberon Press in Ottawa in October of 2006.</span></tt></tt><br /></div><pre><tt><tt><br /></tt></tt></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Goody Bledsoe</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> is the story of a young girl who is sent as an</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">orphan to live with her aunt and uncle on a farm in rural New</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Brunswick. Heather Doherty says of it: “This is a story of survival, of</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">choosing to survive in spite of the darkness, in order to find the</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">light that lies beyond.” In another mood she says: “</span><i style="font-style: italic;">Goody Bledsoe</i> <span style="font-style: italic;">is a novel of daring, daring to see what lies within, even when that</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">knowledge hurts like hell.”<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">This is what David Adams Richards has to say about the book: “Heather Doherty has written an exceptionally moving and brilliant first novel, a startlingly permanent novel that must be read.” Heather Doherty was born in 1964 and grew up in New Brunswick, where she still lives with her husband and two sons. As this is written she’s working in the local library and writing her second novel.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">8.5 by 5.5 by 158 pages, cover by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />http://www.oberonpress.ca/titles.pl<br /><br /><br /></span></div>Heather Doherty Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06878313768201869844noreply@blogger.com3