<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Historical Fiction Author Catherine C. Heywood]]></title><description><![CDATA[All the latest news on author Catherine C. Heywood]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:13:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catherinecheywood.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Woman Who Has Nothing To Prove]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best advice I ever got on writing compelling characters was from Hollywood script consultant Michael Hauge. 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No one, not even a...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/how-to-prepare-for-a-snowstorm-in-the-upper-midwest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61b5184507a1ff00173af27a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:36:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/598f89_e1a9f196b2fb41578c9a4feb6db71e69/720p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Summer of Difficult Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our house over the past few months, we went on a journey with some hard things. 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Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dad, An Obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[There isn't a day that goes by I don't realize what an immeasurable privilege it is to be able to call a man so many admired "Dad."]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/dad-an-obituary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9f4a7aee12840017504ff1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/598f89_8f04afe2b62a4c029d0bdde0389b279b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_695,h_915,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["You're Incredible"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, September 19th was a Saturday.  The night I walked into the Lone Tree in downtown Minneapolis.  And met the man who...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/you-re-incredible</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ba29313354c760014a3aa66</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:58:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/598f89_e8542090dd0a4a9a94ee0afb9da3dfac~mv2_d_3264_2448_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Boys of Pointe du Hoc]]></title><description><![CDATA[“…In seizing the firm land at the top of these cliffs, they began to seize back the continent of Europe. Two hundred and twenty-five came...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/the-boys-of-pointe-du-hoc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5b17ee44b5bbdc001471477b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:40:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/598f89_24faec75a5464ed6879ccb1655b6bbf7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_576,h_324,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing Anna Kelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why write an epic about Ireland when you spent a year living in Scotland and studying Scottish history? 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I could eat them every day, two and three times a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner,...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/you-get-a-taco</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7f1112baa69f0318d4ca7f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:36:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_e9dc80ca85f743f6827dd7719481b327~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_625,h_468,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WKB – Meet Cute
]]></title><description><![CDATA[…Natalia came to a great gothic gate with the words Saint-Cloud on it with a bright smile on her face.  Then she looked up the long drive...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/wkb-meet-cute</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7f105bbaa69f0318d4c946</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:34:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_6a42856dd68249998ab3467ccd085b21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_951,h_634,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Master Class in Resilience
]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’ve ever queried a literary agent, then you know it’s a special kind of hell. Frankly, I thought writing a book would be the most...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/a-master-class-in-resilience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7f0f03d7124803057289cc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_26de6eb3ea9e4802acbe58dc83dd4e61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_236,h_283,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WKB – Celtic Cross Flashback
]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Jack] stood a hairsbreadth behind her, all the nerve endings closest to her firing and crackling, his fingers twitching to touch. ...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/wkb-celtic-cross-flashback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7f0e08d712480305728809</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:25:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_907be83270e14dd8bbda6994f62e973b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Storyboard Brought to You by the Letter “R”]]></title><description><![CDATA[So my storyboard is pretty benign, nothing scandalous on it, really. I'm saved from having to explain too much to my boys because they...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/this-storyboard-brought-to-you-by-the-letter-r</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7e4f17775445014953a980</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 01:50:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_dcb3a781a0744dba84d641993eda73e4~mv2_d_2448_3264_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Will Never Forget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally posted on September 11, 2016. Fifteen years ago, on a day when so many Americans lost loved ones, I began the journey that...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/why-i-will-never-forget</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6efc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_14703c054f5d4292911665f724645355~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_468,h_624,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hero vs. Antihero
]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I've been thinking a TON about this:  what makes a character a hero vs. an antihero?  I'm working on my most complicated story to date...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/hero-vs-antihero</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6efd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_7d7490424fed43b2a7d40429c7e36c73~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Drazen Christmas Tale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally published in December 2016. ‘Twas the night before Christmas at Sheila Drazen’s house, Four generations had gathered, one girl...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/a-drazen-christmas-tale</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6ef9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_b84c2869b2bf4252b695e886cc767bac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_606,h_451,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excerpt from WHIMPER, KNOCK, BANG]]></title><description><![CDATA[A thick, shrouding copse of honeysuckle opened to reveal an ornate, iron gate swung wide.  Gleaming Cadillacs, Rolls Royces, and Bugattis...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/excerpt-from-whimper-knock-bang</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6efa</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_f64ee324303e4b78b2753b615c4a56c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Club Discussion Questions for The California Limited]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION QUESTIONS for The California Limited Warning: contains spoilers! Jack O’Drassen nearly misses the train in Chicago....]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/book-club-discussion-questions-for-the-california-limited</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6efb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_f328e6a6204b409384afe80da6b24033~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_452,h_525,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Writing Process -- so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other night I was commenting with some authors about writing process.  I know some people, writers or not, find this interesting, so...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/my-writing-process-so-far</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7ca712d814cf018bce6ef7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:37:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_3dde11527d004582858f684eab7b8b1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_468,h_624,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I Will Never Forget
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteen years ago, on a day when so many Americans lost loved ones, I began the journey that would bring me back to the man my heart...]]></description><link>https://www.catherinecheywood.com/post/why-i-will-never-forget-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5a7e50aa6f67ef01a0678575</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:43:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_ae6471ef1bfd4b588729416cbd6ec631~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_468,h_624,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Catherine C. Heywood</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>